Nigerian Senate, has, on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The Upper House had, on arrival of Muhammad into the chamber, gone into a closed session to set the template for the screening.
Justice Tanko, who arrived at the Senate at around 10:10am, was ushered into the chamber around 11:13am.
He was accompanied to the red chamber by top judiciary officers in the country.
The CJN was grilled on corruption, administration of criminal justice and the poor funding of the judiciary
Muhammad has been acting CJN since January 25 when the then CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was suspended from office over alleged corrupt practices.
President Muhammadu Buhari had, last Thursday, forwarded to the Senate a letter requesting the confirmation of Muhammad as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria.