Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017
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- Nigeria
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Official source(a) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly from
establishing courts, other than those to which this section relates,
with subordinate jurisdiction to that of a High Court;
(b) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly, which does
not require it, from abolishing any court which it has power to
establish or which it has brought into being.
(5) This section relates to-
(a) the Supreme Court of Nigeria;
(b) the Court of Appeal;
(c) the Federal High Court;
[Section 6(5)
(cc) the National Industrial Court
(cc) is inserted by
Constitution of the
(d) the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; Federal Republic
of Nigeria (Third
Alteration) Act 2010]
(e) a High Court of a State
(f) the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja;
(g) a Sharia Court of Appeal of a State;
(h) the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja;
(i) a Customary Court of Appeal of a State;
(j) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise
jurisdiction on matters with respect to which the National
Assembly may make laws; and
(k) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise
jurisdiction at first instance or on appeal on matters with respect
to which a House of Assembly may make laws.
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