Supreme Court gets substantive Chief Registrar

The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has confirmed the appointment of Mr Kabir Akanbi as substantive Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria via a letter issued to him on Friday, 14th March 2025.

A statement made available to newsmen on Sunday by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande recalled that Mr. Akanbi was appointed in acting capacity on 13th February, 2025, following the retirement of the immediate past Chief Registrar of the Court, Hajo Sarki-Bello.

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Prior to his appointment, Akanbi was the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of the Election Petition Tribunal Unit at the Court of Appeal headquarters in Abuja.

The statement said he came into the job with a wealth of experience in law and information and communication technology (ICT) spanning two decades.

He obtained his Law Degree at the University of Ibadan in 2001, and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 2003. In 2005, he got his LL.M Degree at the Temple University, in Philadelphia, United States of America.

Akanbi is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Institute of Information Management, Africa, respectively.