NJC

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NJC is Nigeria’s apex constitutional body responsible for recommending judicial appointments and exercising oversight and disciplinary control over judges.

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NJC canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
government body ⓘ
judicial council ⓘ
abbreviation NJC ⓘ
aim maintain high standards of judicial conduct ⓘ
protect the integrity of the judiciary ⓘ
category Government agencies of Nigeria ⓘ
Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
constitutionalStatus apex judicial regulatory body in Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
fullName National Judicial Council ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver judicial officers of superior courts of record in Nigeria ⓘ
hasFunction disciplining erring judicial officers ⓘ
formulating policies for the Nigerian judiciary ⓘ
recommending candidates for appointment as judges ⓘ
recommending removal of judges ⓘ
jurisdiction Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Nigeria
languageOfOperation English ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
monitors performance of courts in Nigeria ⓘ
oversees federal judges in Nigeria ⓘ
state judges in Nigeria ⓘ
regulates conduct of judicial officers in Nigeria ⓘ
responsibility disciplinary control over judges ⓘ
ensuring judicial accountability ⓘ
ensuring judicial independence ⓘ
oversight of the judiciary ⓘ
recommending judicial appointments ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
sector judiciary ⓘ
subjectOf judicial reforms in Nigeria ⓘ
typeOfAppointmentPower recommendatory, not directly appointive ⓘ
worksWith President of Nigeria ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
State Governors in Nigeria ⓘ

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