Judicial Reform: NBA’s unheeded proposal to restructure NJC
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri About two and a half years ago, precisely in April 2024, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) proposed a bold reform to remove the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, as the statutory chairman of the National Judicial Council, NJC. The NBA, as the umbrella body of legal practitioners in the country, faulted the […]
Address judges’ welfare now or reduce justice to ‘merchantable commodity’— Awa Kalu, SAN
By Ise-Oluwa Ige In this interview with a respected member of the inner bar, Prof. Awa Kalu, SAN, advised that the relevant authorities should address comprehensively the welfare and wellbeing of all categories of judges, judicial staff as well as judicial apparatus and infrastructure in the country, warning that failure to so do would demote […]
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NBA lists 53 candidates for national election
NBA lists 53 candidates for national election
Rumblings over Nigerian judges’ poor pay
By Iseoluwa Ige In 2008, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) reviewed upward the salaries and allowances of Nigerian judges. The pay raise took effect from February 1, 2007. Unlike their counterparts in other parts of the world who enjoy periodic pay raise, the salaries and allowances of Nigerian judges have remained stagnant […]
Party congress: EFCC’s invasion, cosmetic approach to tackle corruption — Prof Erugo, SAN
Party congress: EFCC’s invasion, cosmetic approach to tackle corruption — Prof Erugo, SAN
