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The Federal Court of Appeal of Nigeria is the intermediate Appellate Court of the Nigerian federal court system. [1] The Court of Appeal of Nigeria decides appeals from the district courts within the federal judicial system, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agencies . [ 2 ]
The Federal High Court was formerly called the Federal Revenue Court and was established by the Federal Revenue Act of 1973. [3] However, by virtue of section 228(1) and 230 (2) of the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was renamed, Federal High Court. [4]
For example, in Lagos state, there is a Federal High Court, Lagos and a High Court of Lagos State (sometimes referred to as The Lagos State High Court). It is presided over by a Chief Judge who is assisted by other Judges. The Customary Court of Appeal of a state/FCT is the highest Customary law court in a state/FCT.
High Court, Rivers State (Nigeria). Ministry of Justice. Law Reporting Committee (1975). Rivers State of Nigeria Law Reports. Evans Brothers. Festus Emiri and Gowon Deinduomo (2009). Law and Petroleum Industry in Nigeria: Current Challenges : Essays in Honour of Justice Kate Abiri. African Books Collective.
An appeals court in Nigeria convened Wednesday to rule on whether President Bola Tinubu's February election victory was legitimate, a decision that has put Africa's most populous country on edge.
A writ of mandamus (/ m æ n ˈ d eɪ m ə s /; lit. ' 'we command' ') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing an act the law forbids it from doing.
The Lagos State courts comprises three levels of courts. The high court is the court of last resort before the Supreme Court of Nigeria. [4] It is generally an appellate court that operates under discretionary review, meaning that the Court can choose which cases to hear, by granting of writs of certiorari. [5]
A Nigerian rights group asked the High Court in the federal capital Abuja to forc ... Nigeria court tells government to account for recovered Abacha loot. July 9, 2023 at 11:05 AM.