The final court of appeal, with original jurisdiction over disputes between the Federation and the states. Its election-petition jurisprudence is among the most consequential in Africa.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Federal apex court
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Seat
- Abuja
- Established
- 1963
- Composition
- Chief Justice of Nigeria and up to twenty-one Justices
- Appointment
- Presidential appointment on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to Senate confirmation
- Languages
- English
Where an appeal goes next
Final
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