batch-1791056361 1791056361 Global Insights Law Journal publisher@gilawjournal.com Global Insights Law Journal Global Insights Law Journal 3141-5717 2026 1 1 Omoniyi Akinola Faith Akinola The menace of court congestion is one of the challenges bedeviling the Nigerian Judicial System that calls for concerted efforts among stakeholders in tackling the adverse effect at all levels. Many scholars, judges, lawyers as well as litigants have decried the malady of this cancerous enigma that has eaten deep into the fabric of the Nigerian judicial system. The impact of which is felt in the socio-political realm. Hence, the call for drastic concerted efforts to decongest the courts for the expeditious disposal of cases thereby creates an environment for timely dispensation of justice and economic growth. The paper adopts the doctrinal methodology of research by looking at the opinion of authors, judicial decisions, and opinions as well as some statutes. This paper analyses the concept of court congestion in Nigeria by examining the remote and immediate causes and its effects on the growth of Nigeria into nationhood and made recommendations on the way forward. Consequently, this paper called on all stakeholders in the judicial system to fight against court congestion thereby making for easy, fast, and expeditious dispensation of Justice in Nigeria. 2026 1 9 Access to Justice Court Court Congestion Judiciary