A) i All Retired Federal Judicial Officers vide Federal Judicial Officers (Administration of Pension) Act, 2007. ii All Retired State Judicial Officers with Federal Government Share of Pension. B) All Retired Judicial Staff that worked in the Judiciary of the Federal Government of the First Republic, the Regional Governments and the States created in 1967 and in March 31st 1976, and continued with their services in the States created thereafter; whose pensions administration and payment had been transferred in 2007 from the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to the National Judicial Council. All Retired Judicial Officers and Retired Judicial Staff to be verified shall be only those that were captured in the last Biometric Exercise and are on the payroll of the National Judicial Council. No Retired Staff of the Judiciary whose name was not included in the list of Pensioners transferred to the National Judicial Council by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation in 2007and is not currently on its Pensioners’ Payroll, shall be verified. This Exercise does not include Retired Judicial Staff who are currently on the Contributory Pension Scheme being administered by the various Pension Fund Administrators. Newly Retired Judicial Officers that are yet to receive their retirement benefits are to kindly appear in any of the venues indicated in paragraph C with the following documents:- i Letter/Gazette of First Appointment; ii Letter of Last Promotion; (Appointment as a Judicial Officer); iii Letter of Retirement; iv Certified True Copy of Record of Service; v Last Pay Certificate; iv Birth Certificate/Sworn Declaration of Age; v Clearance of Indebtedness to the Federal Government of Nigeria; . vi Two recent Passport Photographs. C) The Affected Retired Judicial Officers and Staff of the Judiciary are to appear before the Officers of the National Judicial Council, that will be conducting the verification exercise in the Six Geo-Political Zones from 02nd to 17th November, 2015, in the High Court of each state as per the itinerary below:- ZONES DATE/MONTH VENUE NORTH EAST ZONE 1.Bauchi 02nd • 03rd Nov., 2015 State High Court 2.Gombe 04th – 05th Nov., 2015 3.Yobe 06th • 07th Nov, 2015 4.Borno 09th – 10th Nov., 2015 5.Adamawa 11th· 12th Nov., 2015 6.Taraba 13th· 14th Nov, 2015 NORTH WEST ZONE 1.Kaduna 02nd • 03rd Nov., 2015 State High Court 2.Kano 04th • 05th Nov., 2015 3.Jigawa 06th ·07th Nov, 2015 4.Kasitna 09th • 10th Nov., 2015 5.Zamfara 11th – 12th Nov., 2015 6.Sokoto 13th – 14th Nov, 2015 7.Kebbi 16th -11th Nov., 2015 SOUTH WEST ZONE 1.EKiti 02nd – 03rd Nov., 2015 State High Court 2.Ondo 04th ·05th Nov., 2015 3.Osun 06th – 07th Nov, 2015 4,Oyo 09th • 10th Nov., 2015 5.Ogun 11th· 12th Nov., 2015 6.Lagos 13th· 14th Nov, 2015 NORTH CENTRAL ZONE 1.Kwara 02nd – 03rd Nov., 2015 State High Court 2.Niger 04th – 05th Nov., 2015 3.Kogi 06th – 07th Nov, 2015 4.Benue 09th -10th Nov., 2015 5.Nasarawa 11th· 12th Nov., 2015 6.Plateau 13th • 14th Nov, 2015 7.FCT COURT 16th • 17th Nov., 2015 National Judicial Council SOUTH EAST ZONE 1.Ebonyi 02nd • 03rd Nov, 2015 State High Court 2.Enugu 04th • 05th Nov., 2015 3.Abia 06th • 01th Nov, 2015 3.Imo 09th – 10th Nov., 2015 4.Anambra 11th -12th Nov., 2015 SOUTH SOUTH ZONE 1.Edo 02nd – 03rd Nov, 2015 State High Court 2.Delta 04th ·05th Nov., 2015 3.Bayelsa 06th • 07th Nov, 2015 4,Rivers 09th • 10th Nov., 2015 5.Akwa Ibom 11th • 12th Nov., 2015 6.Cross-Rivers 13th • 14th Nov, 2015 Signed Management National Judicial Council]]>