Nigeria · Courts
Court structure of Nigeria
Every tier of the judiciary, what it hears, and where an appeal goes next.
The hierarchy, top to bottom
- Supreme — Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Final appellate court; exclusive original jurisdiction in federation–state disputes.
- Appellate — Court of Appeal
- Divisions across the country; hears appeals from all superior courts of record.
- First instance — Federal High Court and State High Courts
- Federal High Court has exclusive jurisdiction over revenue, admiralty and company matters.
- Religious and customary — Sharia Courts of Appeal and Customary Courts of Appeal
- State-level appellate courts for Islamic personal law and customary law.
- Specialised — National Industrial Court
- Exclusive jurisdiction over labour and employment disputes.
Every court in the hierarchy
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