National
Chief Justice of Nigeria
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to confirmation by the Senate (1999 Constitution, s.231(1)).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Report Source: allafrica.com, checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: office, seat count and selection method (ss.48-50, 64, 142-143, 230-231). Parts of the text (President election rules s.132/134, Vice President s.142) are cited from knowledge of the constitution and were not in the pages read. For: Chief Justice of Nigeria
- allafrica.com · checked AllAfrica, Nigeria: CJN Calls for Sweeping Judicial Reforms (29 January 2026) and 2026 news reports, read 2026-10-12: Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is Chief Justice of Nigeria. Start date not confirmed (acting from August 2024). For: Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, current term