Nigeria, Jan. 1 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Thursday denied reports claiming that 34 lawyers failed an "integrity test" and were dropped from consideration for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court.

In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, the NJC Secretary, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, described the reports circulating on social and conventional media as inaccurate and unauthorised, insisting that it did not reflect what transpired during the judicial appointment process.

The council said the processes referenced in the report were conducted entirely by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and not by the NJC, stressing that it had not taken any decision or action regarding any of the candidates ment...