Chief justice of Nigeria - Wikipedia Chief justice of Nigeria The Chief Justice of Nigeria or CJN is the head of the judicial arm of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country 's Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council The current Chief Justice is Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen who was appointed by the President on acting capacity after the retirement of Mahmud Mohammed who attained the prescribed retirement age. The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria and its decision is final. The Chief Justice of Nigeria is nominated by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria upon recommendation by the National Judicial Council and is subject to confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The CJN holds office at the pleasure of the Nigerian constitution and can only be removed from office by death or on attainment of age 70 whichever occurs first or by impeachment by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which requires a super majority of the members of the Nigerian Senate Contents 1 List of Chief Justices 2 List of previous Chief Justices 3 References 4 External links List of Chief Justices Source : Federal Judicial Service Commission, Nigeria Chief Justice Term Sir Edwin Speed 1914 -- 1918 Sir Ralph Combe 1918 -- 1929 Donald Kingdon 1929 -- 1946 Sir John Verity 1946 -- 1954 Sir Stafford Sutton 1955 -- 1958 Adetokunbo Ademola 1958 -- 1972 Taslim Olawale Elias 1972 -- 1975 Darnley Arthur Alexander 1975 -- 1979 Atanda Fatai Williams 1979 -- 1983 George Sodeinde Sowemimo 1983 -- 1985 Ayo Gabriel Irikefe 1985 -- 1987 Mohammed Bello 1987 -- 1995 Muhammad Lawal Uwais 1995 -- 2006 Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore 2006 -- 2007 Idris Legbo Kutigi 2007 -- 2009 Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina - Alu 2009 -- 2011 Dahiru Musdapher 2011 -- 2012 Aloma Mariam Mukhtar 2012 -- 2014 Mahmud Mohammed 2014 -- 2016 Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen 2017 -- List of previous Chief Justices Lagos ( 1863 -- 1929 ) Sir William Nicholl ( 1902 -- 1908 ) Sir Thomas Crossley Rayner ( 1895 -- 1902 ) Sir John Salman Smith ( 1886 -- 1895 ) James Marshall ( 1874 -- 1886 ) George French ( 1867 -- 1874 ) John Carr ( 1866 -- ) ( West African Settlements Supreme Court ) Benjamin Way ( ? -- 1866 ) Northern Nigeria Sir Edwin Speed ( 1908 -- 1913 ) Sir MR Mendez ( 1905 -- 1908 ) Henry Cowper Gollan ( 1901 -- 1905 ) Alastair Davidson ( 1900 -- 1901 ) Southern Nigeria Willoughby Osborne ( 1906 -- 1913 ) Henry Green Kelly ( 1900 -- 1902 ) References Jump up ^ `` Constitution ''. The National Judicial Council. Retrieved July 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` ALOMA MUKHTAR : Making of Nigeria 's Female CJN ''. P.M. News. Independent Communications Network Limited. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Jonathan swears in Nigeria 's first female chief justice ''. The Punch. Ajibola Ogunsola. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012. External links Website of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Website of the National Judicial Council This article about government in Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article relating to the law of Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Nigeria portal Chief Justices of Nigeria Sir Edwin Speed Sir Ralph Combe Stafford Foster - Sutton Donald Kingdon Sir John Verity Sir Adetokunbo Ademola Taslim Olawale Elias Darnley Arthur Alexander Atanda Fatai Williams George Sodeinde Sowemimo Ayo Gabriel Irikefe Mohammed Bello Mohammed Uwais Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore Idris Legbo Kutigi Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina - Alu Dahiru Musdapher Aloma Mariam Mukhtar Mahmud Mohammed Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_Nigeria&oldid=850894159 '' Categories : Nigerian government stubs African law stubs Nigerian law stubs Chief Justices of Nigeria Judiciary of Nigeria Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Yorùbá Edit links This page was last edited on 18 July 2018, at 17 : 38 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the chief justice of nigeria today
Answer: Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen