Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has been sworn in as the Acting Chief justice of Nigeria pending senate approval.
President Tinubu sworn in the new CJN in Abuja on Friday.
Her swearing-in followed President Bola Tinubu’s return to Abuja on Friday after a trip to France on a brief work visit.
The President, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the early hours of Friday, left for France on Monday.
Upon Senate approval, Justice Kekere-Ekun will succeed Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who bowed out on Thursday after clocking the retirement age of 70 years.
