Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to consider far-reaching amendments to Nigeria's key judicial statutes aimed at tackling increased case backlogs, modernising court procedures and strengthening access to justice.

The requests, conveyed in separate letters read by the Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen during Wednesday's plenary, seek to significantly increase the number of justices of the Court of Appeal from 70 to 110 and increase the number of judges of the Federal High Court from 70 to 90, while also introducing virtual hearings and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms at the appellate level.

The bill was earlier transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday before reaching the House.

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