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Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 256. Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of the Capital Territory, Abuja
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 6, 2014
(1) The appointment of a person to the office of Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja shall be made by the President on the...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 255. Establishment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 6, 2014
(1)There shall be a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. (2) The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja shall consist of (a) a Chief Judge of...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 254. Practice and procedure
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court may make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 253. Constitution
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
The Federal High Court shall be duly constituted if it consists of at least one Judge of that Court.
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 252. Powers
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1)For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or as may be conferred by an Act of the National Assembly, the Federal High...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 251. Jurisdiction
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 249. Establishment of the Federal High Court
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) There shall be a Federal High Court. (2) The Federal High Court shall consist of (a) a Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; and (b) such number of Judges of the...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 248. Practice and procedure
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the president of the Court of Appeal may make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the Court...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 247. Constitution
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law, the Court of Appeal shall be duly constituted if it consists...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 246. Appeal from Code of Conduct Tribunal and other courts and tribunals
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal shall lie as of right from (a) decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established in the Fifth Schedule to this Constitution; (b)...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 245. Appeals from customary court of appeal. Court in civil and criminal matters
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of a customary Court of Appeal to the Court of Appeal as of right in any civil proceedings before the customary Court of Appeal...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 244. Appeals from Sharia court of appeal
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of a Sharia Court of Appeal to the Court of Appeal as of right in any civil proceedings before the Sharia Court of Appeal with...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 243. Exercise of the rights of appeal from the Federal High Court of a High
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
Any right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the decisions of the Federal High Court or a High Court conferred by this Constitution shall be (a) exercisable in the...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 242. Appeals with leave
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 241 of this Constitution, an appeal shall lie from decisions of the Federal High Court or a High Court to the Court of Appeal...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 241. Appeals as of rights from the Federal high Court or a High Court
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of the Federal High Court or a High Court to the Court of Appeal as of right in the following cases (a) final decisions in any...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 240. Appellate jurisdiction
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Court of Appeal shall have jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court of law in Nigeria, to hear and determine...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 239. Original jurisdiction
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Court of Appeal shall, to the exclusion of any other court of Law in Nigeria, have original jurisdiction to hear...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 238. Appointment of President and Justices of the Court of Appeal
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) The appointment of a person to the office of President of the Court of appeal shall be made by the President o the recommendation of the National Judicial Council...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 237. Establishment of Court of Appeal
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 4, 2014
(1) There shall be a Court of Appeal. (2) The Court of Appeal shall consist of (a) a President of the Court of Appeal; and (b) such number of Justices of the Court of...
Chapter 7. Part 1. Section 236. Practice and procedure
Nigerian ConstitutionApril 3, 2014
Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of Nigeria may make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the Supreme