By Haruna Salami
President Bola Tinubu has sent two bills to the Senate requesting the amendment of the Court of Appeal Act and High Court Act to increase the number of Appeal Court Judges from 70 to 110 and High Court judges from 70 to 90.
Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday.
Tinubu said the proposed amendments were to strengthen the institutional capacity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Court of Appeal.
This, the president noted was line with the constitutional provisions and contemporary realities in the justice sector.
He said “The bill seeks to increase the number of justices of the Court of Appeal from 70 to 110 and Judges, clarification of judicial structure and seniority.
According to him, the bill seeks to restructure provisions relating to ranking of justices of the Court of Appeal, including the ranking of the President of the Court and the determination of seniority among justices.
On the Federal High Court Amendment Bill 2025, Tinubu said “I am pleased to transmit to the Senate for Constitutional Passage into Law the Attached Federal High Court Amendment Bill 2025.
