Schedule 3 → Part 1 → Schedule Item 21

Schedule 3 → Part 1 → Schedule Item 21 · 1999 Constitution (2004 edition)

What Constitution says

The National Judicial Council shall have power to - (a) recommend to the President from among the list of persons submitted to it by - (i) the Federal Judicial Service Commission, persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Justices of the Supreme Court, the President and Justices of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge and Judges of the Federal High Court, and (ii) the Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, persons for appointment to the offices of the Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Shar ia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the President and Judges of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; (b) recommend to the President the removal from office of the judicial officers specified in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph and to exercise disciplinary control over such officers; (c) recommend to the Governors from among the list of persons submitted to it by the State Judicial Service Commissions persons for appointments to the offices of the Chief Judges of the States and Judges of the High Courts of the States, the Grand Kadis and Kadis of the Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States and the Presidents and Judges of the Customary Courts of Appeal of the States; (d) recommend to the Governors the removal from the office of the judicial officers in sub- paragraph (c) of this paragraph, and to exercise disciplinary control over such officers. (e) collect, control and disburse all moneys, capital and recurrent, for the judiciary; (f) advise the President and Governors or any matter pertaining to the judiciary as may be referred to the Council by the President or the Governors; (g) appoint, dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over members and staff of the Council; (h) control and disburse all monies, capital and recurrent; for the services of the Council; and (i) deal with all other matters relating to broad issues of policy and administration.

This is the 1999 Constitution as published in 2004. Later amendments aren't included yet, so a section may have changed since.

Original source

Official Gazette · CFRN 1999 official PDF · printed page 154–155. Original document

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