Senate Moves To Increase Federal High Court Judges To 90, Appeal Justices To 110

The Senate has passed for second reading two bills seeking to increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court and justices of the Court of Appeal, in a bid to strengthen judicial capacity and reduce the growing backlog of cases nationwide.
The bills, sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central), were debated and consolidated during Wednesday’s plenary.
Leading the debate, Bamidele said the judiciary must be properly resourced with adequate manpower to effectively discharge its constitutional responsibilities in a rapidly evolving legal environment.
He described the Federal High Court as a critical institution within Nigeria’s judicial structure, n...