President Bola Tinubu has nominated 11 judges for appointment to the Supreme Court, seeking to fill vacancies on the nation’s highest court.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter of nomination at a Senate plenary session on Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee has now begun screening the 11 nominees, who were recommended by the National Judicial Council.

Among those nominated is Justice Haruna Tsammani of the North-East region, who previously served as chairman of the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

The additional 10 nominees are: Hon. Justice Jummai Hannatu Sankey, Hon. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa, Hon. Justice Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme, Hon. Justice Moore Aseimo A. Adumein, Hon. Justice Obande Festus Ogbuinya, Hon. Justice Stephen Jonah Adah, Hon. Justice Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru, Hon. Justice Jamilu Yammama Tukur, Hon. Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar, and Hon. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris.

If confirmed by the Senate, the new appointees will bring the Supreme Court to its full allotment of 21 justices as mandated by Nigeria’s constitution.