Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, Joseph Oyewole, for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

The recommendation was made alongside those of 35 other candidates for various judicial offices across the country at the Council's 110th meeting held on Wednesday, presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.

The decisions were disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NJC Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe.

Mr Oyewole, who currently heads the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, was the only judicial officer recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court. He hails from Osun State b...