DATESESSIONTOPICSPEAKER
30th May, 20221st sessionCourt Room Decorum: Synergies Between
Judges and
(a) Counsel
(b)Court Staff

Judges and Counsel/ Court Staff: Maryam Hamdana Kankia


Chief Magistrate, Katsina State Judiciary

Judges and Counsel: Agada Elachi Esq.


Legal Practitioner, Abuja


Judges and Court Staff: Mr. Bayo Aina


Litigation Unit, Supreme Court of Nigeria

31st May, 20222nd sessionEvaluation of Evidence: Practice and ProcedureMrs. Njideka Duru
Chief Magistrate FCT Abuja
3rd sessionPre-trial Detention and Bail: Practice and
Procedure in the Lower Courts
Mr. Hamza Mohammed
Chief Magistrate, Kaduna State
4th sessionExpediting Judicial Process through Appropriate
Use of Case Law
Layi Babatunde, SAN, FCTI
Principal Counsel, Layi Babatunde &Co.,
Legal Practitioners, Editor- in-Chief, Judgments
of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (S C. Reports),
Lagos State
1st June, 20225th sessionNo Case Submission in the Lower Courts: Practice and ProcedureMr. Hanif Sanusi
Chief Magistrate, Kano State
6th sessionBalancing the Discretionary Powers of Judges on
Interim and Interlocutory Applications
Mrs. Agatha A. Shankyula
Chief Magistrate, Kogi State Judiciary
7th sessionJudicial Ethics: Pertinent ConsiderationsRita Dashe Selkur
Chief Magistrate Plateau State
2nd June, 20228th sessionDiversion and Plea Bargain in Criminal Trials:
Practice and Procedure
Mrs. Olawoyin Ibijoke Olabisi
Chief Registrar, High Court of Justice, Kwara State
8th sessionAppeals from the Sharia Courts to the Sharia Courts
of Appeal: Issues and Challenges
Dr. Magaji B. Chiroma
Islamic Law Dept., University of Maiduguri
8th sessionAppeals from the Customary Courts to the
Customary Courts of Appeals: Issues and
challenges
Mr. Emmanuel Esiaba
President Customary Court, Umuahia, Abia State
9th sessionSummary Trials: Practice and ProcedureMrs. Busola Adeyemi Okunuga
DCR Lagos State Judiciary
9th sessionAdministration of Justice in the Sharia Courts:
Issues, Challenges and Prospects
Mr. Aminu Saad
Chief Registrar Sharia Court of Appeal, FCT
9th sessionAdministration of Justice in the Area/Customary
Courts: Issues, Challenges and Prospects
Mr. Doocivir Yawe, Chairman
Customary Court, Gwagwa, FCT, Abuja
3rd June, 202210th sessionSentencing Guidelines: Practice and ProcedureDr. Polycarp C. Okorie
Nigerian Law School Abuja