Appointment – Prime Pointers

FHC CJ invites AGF, NBA to nominate 9 candidates for employment as judges

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 admin

The Chief Judge, Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has invited the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, to nominate suitably qualified persons for appointment as judges of the court.Justice Tsoho also invited the President, Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, for the nomination in line with the National Judicial Council (NJC)’s Guidelines and Procedural Rules for Appointment of Judicial Officers of Superior Courts.He said candidates for the appointment should be from the five states, which include Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Ogun and Oyo.The FHC’s Assistant Director…

Alleged lopsided appointment: Lawyer asks FCT Minister to produce CTC of education qualifications of his appointees

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 admin

An Abuja-based constitutional lawyer, Mr. Maxwel Opara, has written to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Mohammed Bello, to apply for the certified true copies (CTC) of the education qualifications of persons appointed as heads of the FCT Administration Mandate Secretariats. Opara, a human right activist, said the application is in line with Section 1 of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011. He named the affected mandate secretaries to include Ibrahim Abubakar Dantsoho, Secretary, Area Council Services Secretariat; Abubakar Ibrahim, Secretary, Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat; Sani…

Group calls for appointment of more women in sensitive positions

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 admin

An NGO, President of Prime Unique Women Initiative (PUWI) has called for the appointment of more women in sensitive positions. The President of PUWI, Dr Folake Yobah, gave the advice on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. She said a four-day workshop was organised by PUWI in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in Kigali, Rwanda, recently for Nigerian women, especially those in position of power, on leadership and national development. According to her, one of the takeaways in the meeting…