Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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Official source(3) The National Industrial Court may establish an Alternative
Dispute Resolutions Centre within the Court premises on matters
which jurisdiction is conferred on the court by this Constitution or
any Act or Law:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall preclude the National
Industrial Court from entertaining and exercising appellate and
supervisory jurisdiction over an arbitral tribunal or commission,
administrative body, or board of inquiry in respect of any matter
that the National Industrial Court has jurisdiction to entertain or
any other matter as may be prescribed by an Act of the National
Assembly or any Law in force in any part of the Federation.
(4) The National Industrial Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction
and powers to entertain any application for the enforcement of the
award, decision, ruling or order made by any arbitral tribunal or
commission, administrative body, or board of inquiry relating to,
connected with, arising from or pertaining to any matter of which
the National Industrial Court has the jurisdiction to entertain.
(5) The National Industrial Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction
and powers in criminal causes and matters arising from any cause or
matter of which jurisdiction is conferred on the National Industrial
Court by this section or any other Act of the National Assembly or
by any other law.
(6) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Constitution,
appeal shall lie from the decision of the National Industrial Court
from matters in sub-section 5 of this section to the Court of Appeal
as of right.
254D. Powers
(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 National Industrial Court shall have all the
powers of a High Court.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the National
Assembly may by law, make provisions conferring upon the
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second , Third and Fourth Alterations 167
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