Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

The Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria are members of the Supreme Court of Nigeria composed of the Chief Justice of Nigeria and other justices not more than 21 including the chief justice, appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, (NJC)[1] and subject to confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. Justices of the Supreme Court must be qualified to practice law in Nigeria, and must have been so qualified for a period not less than fifteen years. Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria have a mandatory retirement age of 70 years.[2][3]

## Recent history

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In June 2019, when the court had 16 justices, the president wrote the CJN, asking him as the chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to “initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make the full complement of Justices of the Supreme Court” as contained in the Nigerian Constitution. After the quarter of 2020, a number of justices retired, making the number of justices to 13 justices and increasing the workload on the bench. The recommendation from the National Judicial Council for the appointment of 8 new judges in 2020 after the confirmation by the Nigerian Senate increased the number to 21 Justices.[4] After the death of Justice Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, the retirement of Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, the death of Justice Samuel Oseji, the retirement of Justice Mary Odili, the retirement of Justice Ejembi Eko, the retirement of Justice Abdu Aboki and the resignation of Chief Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, it became a total number of 13 Justices in the Supreme Court of Nigeria including the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The death of Justice Chima Nweze in July 2023 and the retirement of Justice Amina Augie and Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad in September and October 2023 respectively, further reduced the number of Justices to 10.

On 21 December 2023, the Nigerian Senate confirmed the appointment of 11 more Supreme Court justices, bringing the number of justices in the Supreme Court to the maximum constitutional requirement of 21 for the first time since 2020.[5][6] The 11 justices were sworn in on 26 February 2024.[7]

Following the retirement of Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on 22 August 2024, the number of Justices reduced to 20.

## Current Justices of the Supreme Court

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Office | Name | Term
Chief Justice | Kudirat Kekere-Ekun  | 2013–present
Associate Justice | John Inyang Okoro | 2013–present
Associate justice | Uwani Musa Abba Aji | 2018–present
Associate Justice | M. Lawal Garba | 2020–present
Associate Justice | Helen M. Ogunwumiju | 2020–present
Associate Justice | I. N. M. Saulawa | 2020–present
Associate Justice | Adamu Jauro | 2020–present
Associate Justice | Tijjani Abubakar | 2020–present
Associate Justice | Emmanuel A. Agim | 2020–present
Associate Justice | Haruna Tsammani | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Moore Adumein | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Jummai Sankey | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Chidiebere Uwa | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Chioma Nwosu-Iheme | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Obande Ogbuinya | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Stephen Adah | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Habeeb Abiru | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Jamilu Tukur | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Abubakar Umar | 2024–present
Associate Justice | Mohammed Idris | 2024–present

## References

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1. ^ NJC Procedural Rules on appointments of judicial officers - National Judicial Council, 1999-05-29, retrieved 2020-07-27
2. ^ "Recruitment and Tenure of Supreme Court Justices in Nigeria".
3. ^ "Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria". www.nigeria-law.org.
4. ^ "Nigeria Senate Confirms 8 Justices of the Supreme Court - The Guardian News Nigeria". 2020-10-13.
5. ^ Omogbolagun, Tope (22 December 2023). "Senate confirms 11 S'Court justices, urges more funding". The Punch. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
6. ^ Ogunseyin, Oluyemi (21 December 2023). "Senate confirms appointment of 11 Supreme Court judges". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
7. ^ Enumah, Alex (26 February 2024). "Finally Supreme Court Attains Full Complement of 21 Justices - THISDAYLIVE". This Day.

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