The upper chamber confirmed them during plenary, after a debate by the lawmakers who advocated for augmentation of the judiciary budget and also stated the impropriety of leaving a vacuum in the Supreme Court for an extended period before making the appointments.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters chaired by Senator Tahir Munguno, screened all eleven nominees and brought the report of the exercise before the lawmakers.
Thereafter, approval was given after the Senate dissolved into the committee of the whole.
Among the newly confirmed judges is Justice Haruna Tsammani, who chaired the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Court.
The move is a sequel to their recommendation by the National Judicial Council and President Bola Tinubu’s letter to the lawmakers seeking their confirmation.
