The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice B. B. Kanyip, has announced new postings for 36 judges of the court across the country.

In a public notice dated November 15, 2023, Justice Kanyip stated he was re-assigning the judges to different judicial divisions under the authority granted to him by the National Industrial Court Act of 2006.

The notice provides a list of all 36 judges along with their previous and new court divisions. Notable changes include Justice Kanyip himself, who will now preside over all divisions, and Justice E.D.E. Isele, who is moving from Kano to Makurdi. Several judges such as Justice M.N. Esowe and Justice J.T. Agbadu-Fishim will remain in their current posts in Lagos and Yola respectively.

Four newly appointed judges yet to be assigned – Justices Danjuma Subilim, Hamza A. Muhammed, A.J. Damachi-Onugba and H. Muhammed Yakubu – are also included in the notice from the Court President.

The notice states the information is for public reference and ease of access to the judiciary.

The National Industrial Court holds jurisdiction over labor, employment and industrial relations cases across Nigeria.

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PUBLIC NOTICE:

OF THE COURT (PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 (2) OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT ACT, 2006).

RE: POSTING OF JUDGES TO VARIOUS JUDICIAL DIVISIONS

This is to inform the general public that pursuant to the power conferred on me by Section 2 (2) of the National Industrial Court Act, 2006, I have effected new posting of the Judges of the Court as shown in the table below:

S/N NAME PRESENT DIVISION NEW DIVISION
  1. | HON. JUSTICE B. B. KANYIP, PhD, OFR | ABUJA | ALL DIVISIONS
  2. | HON. JUSTICE M. N. ESOWE | LAGOS | LAGOS
  3. | HON. JUSTICE F. I. KOLA-OLALERE | PORT HARCOURT | PORT HARCOURT
  4. | HON. JUSTICE 0. A. OBASEKI-OSAGHAE | ABUJA | ABUJA
  5. | HON. JUSTICE J. T. AGBADU-FISHIM | YOLA | YOLA
  6. | HON. JUSTICE A. N. UBAKA | LAGOS | LAGOS
  7. | HON. JUSTICE 0.Y. ANUWE | ABUJA | ABUJA
  8. | HON. JUSTICE J. D. PETERS | IBADAN | IBADAN
  9. | HON. JUSTICE R. B. HAASTRUP | ABUJA | ABUJA
  10. | HON. JUSTICE 0. 0. OYEWUMI | ABUJA | ABUJA
  11. | HON. JUSTICE R. H. GWANDU | LAGOS | LAGOS
  12. | HON. JUSTICE E.D.E.ISELE | KANO | MAKURDI
  13. | HON. JUSTICE J. I. TARGEMA | AWKA | AWKA
  14. | HON. JUSTICE M. A. NAMTARI | UYO | KANO

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  1. | HON. JUSTICE G. I. NWENEKA | LAGOS | LAGOS
  2. | HON. JUSTICE S. KADO | CALABAR | CALABAR
  3. | HON. JUSTICE S. 0. ADENIYI | KADUNA | ABUJA
  4. | HON. JUSTICE A. A. ADEWEMIMO | BENIN | BENIN
  5. | HON. JUSTICE 0. A. OGUNBOWALE | IBADAN | ASABA
  6. | HON. JUSTICE I. J. ESSIEN | MAKURDI | LAGOS
  7. | HON. JUSTICE E. A. OJ! | LAGOS | LAGOS
  8. | HON. JUSTICE 0. O.AROWOSEGBE | ENUGU | ENUGU
  9. | HON. JUSTICE N. C. S. OGBUANYA | OWERRI | OWERRI
  10. | HON. JUSTICE Z. M. BASHIR | PORT HARCOURT | PORT HARCOURT
  11. | HON. JUSTICE I. S. GALADIMA | LAGOS | JOS
  12. | HON. JUSTICE S. H. DANJIDDA | LAGOS | UYO
  13. | HON. JUSTICE I. P., HAMMAN | PORT HARCOURT | YENAGOA
  14. | HON. JUSTICE K. D. DAMULAK | AKURE | AKURE
  15. | HON. JUSTICE B. A. ALKALI | YENAGOA | KADUNA
  16. | HON. JUSTICE T. MUSTAPHA | BAUCHI | BAUCHI
  17. | HON. JUSTICE DANJUMA SUBILIM NIL | ABUJA |
  18. | HON. JUSTICE HAMZA A, MUHAMMED NIL | PORT HARCOURT |
  19. | HON. JUSTICE A. J. DAMACHI-ONUGBA NIL | LAGOS |
  20. | HON. JUSTICE H. MUHAMMED YAKUBU NIL | IBADAN |

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  1. | HON. JUSTICE BUHARI SANI NIL | PORT HARCOURT |
  2. | HON. JUSTICE SANDA AUDU YELWA NIL | LAGOS |

The above is for your information and ease of reference.

Hon. Justice B. B. Kanyip, Phb., OFR, FNIALS, FCTI, FCIArb

President, National Industrial Court of Nigeria.
15th November, 2023

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