The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 14 candidates to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as judges of the Federal High C...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 14 candidates to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court.
In a statement on Thursday, Kemi Ogedengbe, deputy director of information at the NJC, said the recommendation was made during the council’s 110th meeting held between January 13 and 14, 2026.
Ogedengbe said 14 candidates were cleared and recommended to the president for approval after security reports indicated there were “no adverse comments on any of them”.
The names of the successful candidates are:
1. Suleiman, Amida Hassan
2. Muhammad, Barau Saidu
3. Igboko, Chinelo Conchita
4. Onuegbu, Chioma Angela
5. Galumje, Edingah
6. Ibrahim, Vera Eneabo
7. Abubakar, Musa Usman
8. Salihu, Aisha Yunusa
9. Ikpeme, Joy Bassey
10. Shehu, Umaru Adamu
11. Mohammed, Ibrahim Buba
12. Eigege-Binjin, Nendelmum Judith
13. Usoro, Kuyik Uduak
14. Nwoye, Osinachi Donatus
On January 14, the NJC recommended Joseph Oyewole, a justice of the court of appeal, for appointment to the Supreme Court.
The NJC also approved 27 candidates for appointment as judges of state high courts across seven states — Borno, Niger, Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Delta, and Ekiti.
The council also okayed the appointment of six kadis to the sharia courts of appeal in Niger, Taraba, and Katsina states, as well as two judges to the customary court of appeal in Delta state.
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