President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Tanko Muhammad by three months. The National Judicial Council approved the appointment of Justice Muhammad following a recommendation sent by President Buhari. Muhammad was sworn in as the acting CJN on January 25 by Buhari after the president suspended Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria following the directive of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A statement released by the NJC confirmed that it considered and approved the request for the extension of appointment sent by the president. It also debunked a report that the council would meet to decide on the extension of the acting CJN’s tenure.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2019 12:33 UTC