On 20 February 2026, the Supreme Court of Nigeria coram Justice Kekere-Ekun (CJN), Justice Iyang Okoro, Justice Helen Ogunwumiju, Justice Adamu Jauro, Justice Jummai Shankey, Justice Obande Ogbuinya and Justice Stephen Adah, unanimously delivered a landmark decision in a Constitutional Case Reference, clarifying the jurisdictional boundaries between the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (“NICN”) and State High Courts in defamation related matters.
