Nigeria, April 28 -- Lawyers and key justice sector players have advocated far-reaching reforms in the appointment of judges and the administration of courts across the country.

If implemented, the recommendations will substantially whittle down the enormous powers of the office of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

It will also reduce the overbearing influence of CJN and other heads of court in the administration of judicial institutions.

Other heads of courts, like the Chief Judges at Federal and State High Courts, will substantially shed their powers going by proposals for "sustainable reform of the judiciary."

A two-day national summit on justice sector reform ended in Abuja on Thursday where varied issues inhibiting the efficien...