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🇳🇬 Nigeria · first-instance court

Federal High Court

Reviewed· 2026-08-03Lagos

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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