‎President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate’s approval for a series of judicial reforms aimed at increasing the number of judges across key courts in the nation.
‎This was made known at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday as Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, read a letter from President Tinubu,
‎In the letter The President requested an amendment to the Court of Appeal Act to raise the number of justices from 70 to 110.
‎He cited the need to strengthen the court and address the growing volume of cases.
‎President Tinubu also transmitted a bill seeking amendments to the Federal High Court Act to increase the number of judges from 70 to 90, up from the original provision of 50 judges.
‎He urged the Senate to give the bill expedited consideration and the proposed amendments were referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Business for further legislative action.
‎In addition to the proposed increases, the President sought Senate confirmation of the appointment of Justice Oyewole Joseph Kayode as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.