As part of the formal activities to kick off the 2024/2025 legal year, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will swear in 87 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, on Monday.
A statement by Festus Akande, Supreme Court Director of Information and Public Relations, noted that the CJN will also deliver a state-of-the-Judiciary address, reflecting on the performance of the Nigerian Judiciary during the 2023/2024 legal year.
According to the statement, key stakeholders in the justice sector, including the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Chairman of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, BOSAN, and the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, will present speeches discussing the session.
The Supreme Court began its annual vacation on July 22, 2024, and while sittings resumed on September 23, 2024, the new legal year ceremony is traditionally held to mark this significant occasion.
The events to celebrate the commencement of the new legal year will commence at 10:00 AM in the main courtroom of the Supreme Court.
