Bills to increase number of Federal High Court, Court of Appeal judges scale second reading in Senate

…To increase number of Court of Appeal judges from 70 to 110
… High Court judges from 70 to 90
By Henry Umoru
ABUJA — THE Senate has passed for second reading two bills seeking to expand the number of judges in the nation’s superior courts as part of efforts to decongest the judiciary and accelerate the dispensation of justice across the country.
The bills are designed to increase the number of Federal High Court and Court of Appeal judges.
The bills yesterday received overwhelming support during debate, with no senator opposing their passage for second reading.
The proposed legislation seeks to increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90, while also ...