Amina Augie
Amina Augie | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| In office 2016–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amina Adamu Augie 3 September 1953 |
| Party | Non partisian |
Amina Adamu Augie (born 3 September 1953) is a Nigerian jurist who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since November 7, 2016. She is the sixth woman to be appointed to the nation's highest court.[1][2][3]
Early life and educational background
[edit]Augie was born on 3 September 1953, in Lagos, Nigeria. She has eight siblings and hails from Kebbi State in North West Nigeria.[4] Between 1958 and 1971, she received primary and secondary education in schools including Abadina School, Ibadan; Hope Waddell Primary School, Calabar; Holy Rosary Primary School, Enugu and in Kaduna at Queen Amina College from 1969 to 1971, all in Nigeria[5].
After her early education, Augie studied at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, from 1972 to 1977 where she earned her LLB. She then attended the Nigerian Law School and became a barrister and solicitor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1978. She later enrolled at the University of Lagos to obtain her LLM between 1986 and 1987 in criminology.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Details - Supreme Court of Nigeria". supremecourt.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "Supreme Court rules on suit against Gov Ikpeazu - Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ↑ "INEC strategises to overcome election challenges -". The Eagle Online. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- 1 2 "Pioneer African Women in Law". African Women in Law. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ↑ "Supreme Court of Nigeria". supremecourt.gov.ng. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
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