The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended two judicial officers for one year without pay over misconduct and issued queries to 256 judges over performance-related concerns. The decisions were taken at the Council's 111th meeting chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. As part of measures to fill vacancies in the judiciary, …
By Esther Ososanya The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International, has raised the alarm over rising concerns of corruption within the judiciary. The organisation says this trend threatens Nigeria’s anti-graft campaign, democratic stability, and the rule of law. In a strongly worded statement, CISLAC Executive Director Comrade Auwal Ibrahim …
