The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended 28 candidates for appointment as judicial officers across six states of the federation.

The recommendations cover five State High Courts in Kano, Ebonyi, Edo, Adamawa and Ogun, as well as the Plateau State Sharia Court of Appeal and the Sharia and Customary Courts of Appeal in Adamawa State.

The NJC disclosed this in a statement issued by its Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, following its 112th meeting held on November 3, 2026, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun.

The council said the appointments comprise 24 High Court candidates and four candidates for Sharia and Customary Courts of Appeal.

The full list includes Tijjani Jibrin Zololo as Grand Kadi of the Plateau State Sharia Court of Appeal, while Abubakar Ishaku was recommended as Kadi of the Adamawa State Sharia Court of Appeal.

For the Kano State High Court, the recommended candidates are Nafisah Yusuf Hassan, Halima Yahuza Ahmad, Abdullahi Abdulsalam Bature and Musa Ibrahim Umar.

Dickson Edmund Amaga was recommended for the Ebonyi State High Court, while seven candidates were listed for the Edo State High Court.

They are Benson Osagie Osawaru, Taiye Osayanmon Omoruyi, Dorothy Ibhade Adamaigbo, Festus Osagie Usiobaifo, Pius Idemudia Oiwoh, Majebi Samuel Amune and Emike Jessica Imuekemhe.

The seven candidates recommended for the Adamawa State High Court are Aminu Sa’ad, Ibrahim Ulenda Musa, Sadiq Giwa, Musa Bala Mijinyawa, Japhet Ibrahim, Aliyu Bakari and Yakubu Ahmadu.

For the Ogun State High Court, the nominees are Olakulehin Luqman Abiola Oke, Adebimpe Folusho Obienu, Fatimat Adeola Daudu, Rafiat Bolanle Kadiri and Oludotun Olaniyi Osho.

Meanwhile, Elshama Gwama Dimas and David Benjamin Pembi were recommended as judges of the Adamawa State Customary Court of Appeal.

The NJC said all the recommended candidates are expected to be sworn in by their respective state governors without delay.