The 1999 Constitution Section 251 (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdictionas may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, the Federal High Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters –…
The 1999 Constitution Section 249 (1) There shall be a Federal High Court. (There will be a Federal High Court (FHC).) Section 249 (2) The Federal High Court shall consist of – (The FHC will be made up on the following: ) Section 249 (2)(a) a Chief Judge of the Federal High Court; and (The…
The 1999 Constitution Section 246 (1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal shall lie as of right from – (The following appeals can come before the Court of Appeal without leave of Court; ) Section 246 (1)(a) decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established in the Fifth Schedule to this Constitution; (Whatever decision…
The 1999 Constitution Section 244 (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 respect to any question of Islamic personal law which the Sharia Court of Appeal is competent to decide….
The 1999 Constitution Section 242 (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 with the leave of the Federal High Court or that High Court or the Court Appeal; (Based on what…
The 1999 Constitution Section 240 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 appeals from the Federal High Court, the High Court of the Federation Capital Territory, Abuja, High Court of a state, Sharia…
The 1999 Constitution Section 237 (1) There shall be a Court of Appeal. (There will be a Court of Appeal (CA).) Section 237 (2) The Court of Appeal shall consist of – (The Court of Appeal will be made up of; ) Section 237 (2)(a) a President of the Court of Appeal; and (The Court…
The 1999 Constitution Section 234 For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any Law, theSupreme Court shall be duly constituted if it consists of not less than five Justices of the Supreme Court: (The Supreme Court of Nigeria must not have less than 5 (five) justices when it…
The 1999 Constitution Section 233 (1) The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other court of law in Nigeria, to hearand determine appeals from the Court of Appeal. (The Supreme Court is the only Court in Nigeria that has the power to hear and judge appeals that come from the Court…
The 1999 Constitution Section 230 (1) There shall be a Supreme Court of Nigeria. (There will be a Supreme Court in Nigeria.) Section 230 (2)(a) The Supreme Court of Nigeria shall consist of – the Chief Justice of Nigeria; and (The Supreme Court of Nigeria will be made up of the Chief Justice of Nigeria;…
