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Senate Confirms 11 Supreme Court Justices | READ MORE

Faith Ukanwa

Dec 21, 2023

Senate Confirms 11 Supreme Court Justices | READ MORE
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of 11 new Justices of the Supreme Court.

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The justices were confirmed on Thursday following the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.

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The Senate approved the recommendation of the committee, which screened the nominees.

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The report was presented before the Senate by Borno North Senator and chairman of the committee, Senator Mohammed Monguno.

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Recall that president Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday, December 20, asked the Senate to confirm the 11 nominees.

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The nominees were recommended by the National Judicial Council, NJC, to fill vacant positions that arose as a result of the death and resignation of some Justices of the Supreme Court.

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