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The expulsion of section 233 (3) from the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended); a limitation on the appellate

Reps reject bill to reduce cases getting to Supreme Court   The House of Representatives has voted out a bill seeking to limit the category of litigations that can be appealed at the Supreme Court. The bill was to reduce the workload on the apex court, thereby fast tracking justice delivery.   Critics of the bill, however, argued that the proposed amendment to the Constitution would be counterproductive as it might lead to justice denial to would-be litigants.   At the plenary on Thursday, t...

Reps may increase Supreme Court justices from 21 to 41 Reps may increase Supreme Court justices from 21 to 41 Share The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed through First Reading a bill which seeks to increase the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 21 to 41. The bill which seeks to alter the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Cap. C23, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, was sponsored by Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Hon Onofiok Luke. According to the...