Sixth Schedule
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The Sixth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that sets out specific supplementary provisions, often detailing administrative, procedural, or institutional arrangements referenced in the main body of the Constitution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sixth Schedule canonical | 1 |
| Sixth Schedule (Constitution of Nigeria) | 1 |
| Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2670032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixth Schedule Context triple: [Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, contains, Sixth Schedule]
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A.
Fifth Schedule
The Fifth Schedule is a key part of Nigeria’s Constitution that sets out the Code of Conduct and related ethical rules for public officers.
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B.
Union Territories Act, 1963
The Union Territories Act, 1963 is an Indian law that provided the constitutional and administrative framework for governing certain Union Territories, including creating key offices such as that of the Lieutenant Governor.
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C.
Eighth Schedule
The Eighth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that lists and details specific constitutional provisions, often relating to administrative or structural arrangements of government.
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D.
States Reorganisation Act, 1956
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark Indian law that extensively redrew state boundaries primarily on linguistic lines, reshaping the political map of post-independence India.
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E.
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is an Indian law that revoked the former state's special status and split it into the two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixth Schedule Target entity description: The Sixth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that sets out specific supplementary provisions, often detailing administrative, procedural, or institutional arrangements referenced in the main body of the Constitution.
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A.
Fifth Schedule
The Fifth Schedule is a key part of Nigeria’s Constitution that sets out the Code of Conduct and related ethical rules for public officers.
-
B.
Union Territories Act, 1963
The Union Territories Act, 1963 is an Indian law that provided the constitutional and administrative framework for governing certain Union Territories, including creating key offices such as that of the Lieutenant Governor.
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C.
Eighth Schedule
The Eighth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that lists and details specific constitutional provisions, often relating to administrative or structural arrangements of government.
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D.
States Reorganisation Act, 1956
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a landmark Indian law that extensively redrew state boundaries primarily on linguistic lines, reshaping the political map of post-independence India.
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E.
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is an Indian law that revoked the former state's special status and split it into the two separate union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional schedule ⓘ |
| amendableBy | constitutional amendment procedure of Nigeria ⓘ |
| applicableTo |
constitutional processes in Nigeria
ⓘ
federal constitutional institutions in Nigeria ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
federal institutions of Nigeria
ⓘ
public authorities in Nigeria ⓘ state institutions of Nigeria ⓘ |
| citationForm |
Sixth Schedule
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| function | to provide supplementary provisions referenced in the main body of the Constitution ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended)
|
| hierarchicalLevel | subordinate to the main constitutional text but part of the Constitution ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Nigeria
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | has the same force as other provisions of the Constitution ⓘ |
| legalNature | schedule to a written constitution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Nigerian legal system ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| referencedBy | main body of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative arrangements
ⓘ
institutional arrangements ⓘ procedural arrangements ⓘ supplementary constitutional provisions ⓘ |
| typeOfProvision | supplementary schedule ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sixth Schedule Description of subject: The Sixth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that sets out specific supplementary provisions, often detailing administrative, procedural, or institutional arrangements referenced in the main body of the Constitution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sixth Schedule (Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria)
this entity surface form:
Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
subject surface form:
Ninth Schedule (Constitution of Nigeria)
this entity surface form:
Sixth Schedule (Constitution of Nigeria)