President Muhammadu Buhari swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria on Monday (CJN).
Ariwoola was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammed on health grounds.
Justice Ariwoola was born on August 22, 1958, and was appointed to the Nigerian Supreme Court in 2011.
In 2011, he was appointed to the Supreme Court. Between 2005 and 2011, he served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal after being elevated from the Oyo State State High Court.
Justice Ariwoola was appointed to the Oyo State Superior Court of Record from private legal practice in 1992.
Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he was a Justice of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Enugu, and Lagos Divisions.
Ariwoola is expected to retire in 2028.
Justice Tanko Muhammad resigned as CJN due to illness.
