Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official source253. Constitution
The Federal High Court shall be duly constituted if it consists of at
least one Judge of that Court.
254. Practice and procedure
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 Federal High Court.
[Part CC (Sections
CC- The National Industrial Court
254A- 254F) is
inserted by the 254A. Establishment and composition of the National Indus-
Constitution of trial Court
Federal Republic (1) There shall be a National Industrial Court of Nigeria.
of Nigeria (Third (2) The National Industrial Court shall consist of:
Alteration Act) 2010]
(a) President of the National Industrial Court; and
(b) such number of Judges of the National Industrial Court as
may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.
254B. Appointment of President and Judges of the National
Industrial Court
(1) The appointment of a person to the office of President of
the National Industrial Court shall be made by the President on
the recommendation of the National Judicial Council subject to
confirmation of such appointment by the Senate.
(2) The appointment of a person to the office of a Judge of the
National Industrial Court shall be made by the President on the
recommendation of the National Judicial Council.
(3) A person shall not be eligible to hold the office of a President
of the National Industrial Court unless the person is qualified to
practice as a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified
for a period of not less than ten years and has considerable
knowledge and experience in the law and practice of industrial
relations and employment conditions in Nigeria.
(4) A person shall not be eligible to hold the office of a Judge of the
National Industrial Court unless the person is a legal practitioner in
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