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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023

Annotated alteration evidence — page 177

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177
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English
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254E. Constitution of the Court (1) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law, the National Industrial Court shall be duly constituted if it consists of a single Judge or not more than three Judges as the President of the National Industrial Court may direct. (2) For the purpose of exercising its criminal jurisdiction, the President of the Court may hear and determine or assign a single Judge of the Court to hear and determine such matter. (3) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by the Constitution or any other law, the Court may, if it thinks it expedient to do so or in a manner prescribed under any enactment, law or rules of court, call in the aid of one or more assessors specially qualified to try and hear the cause or matter wholly or partly with the assistance of such assessors. (4) For the purpose of subsection (3) of this section, an assessor shall be a person who is qualified and experienced in his field of specialization and who has been so qualified for a period of not less than ten years. 254F. Practice and procedure (1) Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the President of the National Industrial Court may make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the National Industrial Court. (2) For the purpose of exercising its criminal jurisdiction, the [Section 254F (2) provisions of the Criminal Code, Penal Code, Criminal Procedure is deleted by the Constitution of the Act, Criminal Procedure Code or Evidence Act shall apply. Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth D - The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Alteration) (No. 9) Act, 2023] 255. Establishment and composition of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (1) There shall be a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations 171

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023 · placng.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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