Adopting traditional justice and the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism in resolving conflicts is a panacea for court decongestion, overcoming delays, high costs, and limited access to justice. AMEH OCHOJILA reports that for ADR practice to be entrenched in Nigeria, there is a need for greater government support and awareness.
The Nigerian judiciary is currently groaning under an ever-increasing backlog of cases, resulting in prolonged delays, judicial inefficiency, and a steady erosion of public confidence.
From the backlog of 155,969 cases pending at the Federal High Court in the last legal year to 6,992 cases pending at the National Industrial Court, the volume of unresolved matters in Nigeria’s judiciary remains significant. In the Court of Appeal, records show that 39,526 cases were pending as of the 2023/2024 legal year.
These developments saddened the Chief Justice…
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