Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will on Wednesday swear in 14 newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court.

The ceremony is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. at Courtroom Two of the Supreme Court in Abuja, according to a statement issued on Monday.

The 14 appointees are part of 36 judicial officers recommended by the council for various courts, including the Supreme Court, State High Courts, Sharia Courts of Appeal and Customary Courts of Appeal across the country.

The judges were appointed following recommendations by the National Judicial Council (NJC), which at its 110th meeting held on 13 and 14 January approved 14 candidates for the Federal High Court bench.

In another statement issued in J...