Amina Augie Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Amina Augie
Office:Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Term Start:2016
Term End:2023
Birth Name:Amina Adamu Augie
Birth Date:1953 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Kebbi State, Nigeria
Party:Non partisian

Amina Adamu Augie (born 3 September 1953) is a Nigerian jurist and former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and educational background

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 had her primary and secondary education in different schools including: Abadina School, Ibadan, Hope Waddell Primary School, Calabar, Holy Rosary Primary School, Enugu and in Kaduna at Queen Amina College from 1969–1971, all in Nigeria[5]

After her early education, Augie enrolled at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, from 1972 to 1977 where she bagged LLB. She then attended the Nigerian Law School 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Details - Supreme Court of Nigeria. supremecourt.gov.ng. en. 2018-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418031730/http://supremecourt.gov.ng/Profile/details/1007. 2018-04-18. dead.
  2. News: Supreme Court rules on suit against Gov Ikpeazu - Daily Post Nigeria. 2018-04-13. Daily Post Nigeria. 2018-04-17. en-US.
  3. News: INEC strategises to overcome election challenges -. 2018-04-16. The Eagle Online. 2018-04-17. en-US.
  4. Web site: Pioneer African Women in Law . 2023-03-03 . African Women in Law . en.
  5. Web site: Supreme Court of Nigeria . 2023-03-03 . supremecourt.gov.ng.