Senate moves to expand judiciary as caseload overwhelms courts

The Senate on Wednesday commenced legislative action to expand Nigeria’s federal judiciary, giving second reading to two bills aimed at increasing the number of judges at the Federal High Court and Court of Appeal to address mounting case backlogs and delays in justice delivery.
This followed the consideration of a Bill for an Act to amend the Federal High Court Act to increase the number of its judges, and a Bill for an Act to amend the Court of Appeal Act, to among other things, increase the number of justices of the court from 70 to 110 and provide for the integration of virtual court proceedings.
Leading debate on the bill to amend the Federal High Court Act, Senate Leader, Senato...