Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year. They were instituted by the National Honors Act No. 5 of 1964,during the First Nigerian Republic,to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation.
Mohammed Bello was a Nigerian Jurist who was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1987 to 1995.
The chief justice of Nigeria or CJN is the head of the judicial arm of the government of Nigeria,and presides over the country's Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council. The current chief justice is Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who was appointed on 22 August 2024. She was appointed acting chief justice of the Federation upon the retirement of incumbent chief justice,Olukayode Ariwoola. The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria and its decisions are final. The chief justice of Nigeria is nominated by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria upon recommendation by the National Judicial Council and is subject to confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The CJN holds office at the pleasure of the Nigerian constitution and can only be removed from office by death or on attainment of age 70 whichever occurs first or by impeachment by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which requires a super majority of the members of the Nigerian Senate.
Idris Legbo Kutigi was a Nigerian lawyer and jurist. He was Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State before becoming a high court judge. He joined the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1992 and served as Chief Justice from 30 January 2007 to 30 December 2009.
Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu was a Nigerian jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2009 to 2011.
Dahiru Babura Musdapher was a Nigerian jurist who served as the 12th chief justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012. He served as the attorney-general and commissioner of justice of Kaduna State from 1976 to 1979,and as the chief judge of Kano State from 1979 to 1985. Musdapher was a justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal from 1985 to 2003 and of the Nigerian Supreme Court from 2003 to 2012.
Mohammed Lawal Uwais is a Nigerian jurist who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1995 to 2006. He chaired a commission that published a much-publicized report on electoral reform.
The following lists events that happened in 2013 in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Body of Benchers is a professional body concerned with the admission of successful candidates at the Nigerian Law School Bar Final Examination into the Legal Profession. Members of the body are called Benchers. The body also regulate the call of graduate of law school to the Nigerian Bar as well as the regulation of the legal profession in Nigeria.
Chief George Sodeinde Sowemimo,was a Nigerian jurist and chief justice of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985. Prior to becoming a Supreme Court judge,Sowemimo is remembered as the judge in the treasonable felony charge of the State v Omisade and others.
Chief Atanda Fatai Williams,was a Nigerian Jurist and Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983.
Mahmud Mohammed is a Nigerian jurist and Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2014 to 2016.
Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa,OFR is a Nigerian judge and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeal.
John Afolabi Fabiyi,CON is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal.
Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko is a Nigerian jurist,who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2006 to 2022 and as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2019 until his resignation in June 2022 citing ill-health as the reason for his decision. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal.
Olukayode Ariwoola is a Nigerian jurist and justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who served as the chief justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2022 to 2024. He was formerly a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on 22 November 2011,he was appointed to the bench of the supreme court of Nigeria. He was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June 2022 following the resignation of former chief justice Tanko Muhammad and formally confirmed chief justice by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.
John Inyang Okoro is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo,popularly known as Kudirat Kekere-Ekun,is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who has served as the Chief Justice of Nigeria since 22 August 2024. She was appointed Chief Justice following the retirement of Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
Musa Dattijo Muhammad is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
