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• This initiative, she said, aims to leverage retired jurists to groom the future judicial workforce and reduce the high cost of external training.

The President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria to work towards upgrading the National Judicial Institute (NJI) to a Judicial University.

Mrs Dongban-Mensem made the call on Thursday at the farewell lunch for the presiding Justice of Abuja Division of the court, Hamma Barka.

This initiative, she said, aims to leverage retired jurists to groom the future judicial workforce and reduce the high cost of external training.

Justice Barka will be retiring on 17 April after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years.

The Appeal Court president expressed delight in the remarkable legacy of the retiring Justice.

“He will undoubtedly be greatly missed by his brother Justices, the Bar, and the entire judicial community.

“As His Lordship transitions into the next phase of life, we wish him continued fulfilment, good health and success in all his future endeavours,” she said.

“Thank you, my Lord, for your invaluable service and contributions to the Judiciary and our dear nation,” she said.

The Appeal Court president noted that a total of 21 panels were constituted for the Special Sitting.

These, she added, comprised 63 Justices drawn from various Divisions of the Court, including herself.

“A total of 330 appeals, covering civil, criminal and commercial matters, were listed and heard before these panels.

“The panels sat throughout the duration of the exercise in scheduled sessions.

“While some panels sat within the Court of Appeal Headquarters and Abuja Division, others sat at designated courtrooms graciously made available within the Federal Capital Territory,” she said.

She appreciated partners and stakeholders whose collaboration and support contributed immensely to the successful organisation of the special sitting.

Some colleagues of the retiring justice, in their remarks, thanked him for his fatherly way he associated with them.

Justice Hamma Barka, in his speech, thanked the court for the opportunity given to him to serve. He further thanked his colleagues for the very good working relationship he had with them.

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In my opinion, the proliferation of universities which hasn't increased the overall educational standards and cognitive thinking capacity of our citizens should be something worrisome.

We should look to coalesce some of our very many universities into a single university with multiple campuses. That is likely to reduce the cost of maintaining each disparate university, especially cost of bureaucracy. We possibly have too many Vice Chancellors, Registrars and all what not, as it currently is.

It makes sense for the training and retraining of junior judicial officers.

-Kiss the truth!

TimeManager:
It makes sense for the training and retraining of junior judicial officers.

-Kiss the truth!

Doesn't make any sense at all.
There has been nothing like a Judicial University anywhere in the world.
Instead she should have called for upgrading the institute to a research and training centre for Judicial officers. That's their core mandate: to train officers of the law.
They could also offer training similar to what ASCON and NIPPS do. That would have been a very good upgrade instead of changing it to a University

she be quack judge now
she be quack judge now

HeroicMeastro:
Doesn't make any sense at all.
There has been nothing like a Judicial University anywhere in the world.
Instead she should have called for upgrading the institute to a research and training centre for Judicial officers. That's their core mandate: to train officers of the law.
They could also offer training like the ASCON or NIPPS. That would have been a very good upgrade instead of changing it to a University

Drsheddy:
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Eyes service.... Eyes 👀 service.

TimeManager:
It makes sense for the training and retraining of junior judicial officers.

-Kiss the truth!

Pray, to award what Degree? Funny talk!

DrTee1:
In my opinion, the proliferation of universities which hasn't increased the overall educational standards and cognitive thinking capacity of our citizens should be something worrisome.

We should look to coalesce some of our very many universities into a single university with multiple campuses. That is likely to reduce the cost of maintaining each dissipate university, especially cost of bureaucracy. We possibly have too many Vice Chancellors, Registrars and all what not, as it currently is.

You're just writing to full the page without dropping anything reasonable

popp:
You're just writing to full the page without dropping anything reasonable

If that's your picture on your profile, then I shouldn't respond to your rather unnecessary attempt at offense.

My Nairaland account was probably created before you were born. We apparently do not have the same viewpoint of these matters.

HeroicMeastro:
Doesn't make any sense at all.
There has been nothing like a Judicial University anywhere in the world.
Instead she should have called for upgrading the institute to a research and training centre for Judicial officers. That's their core mandate: to train officers of the law.
They could also offer training similar to what ASCON and NIPPS do. That would have been a very good upgrade instead of changing it to a University

Very well said.

I believe the current Act of the NJI should cover research and training. The institute only needs better funding, improved facilities and higher patronage.

Elevation without funding is an own goal