Holds exclusive first-instance jurisdiction over federal revenue, admiralty, company winding-up, intellectual property and banking matters, which makes it the principal commercial forum.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- first instance
- Court type
- Federal court of first instance
- Jurisdiction
- Federal subject matter
- Seat
- Lagos
- Established
- 1973
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Court of Appeal
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