Judiciary of Nigeria

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branch of government judiciary

The Judiciary of Nigeria is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a hierarchical system of courts, culminating in the Supreme Court as the highest appellate body.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
federal judiciary of Nigeria 2
Judicial branch of Nigeria 1
federal courts of Nigeria 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
aimsToProtect fundamental rights ⓘ
appointingAuthorityForJudges President of Nigeria ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
ensures rule of law in Nigeria ⓘ
governmentBranchType independent ⓘ
guaranteedBy Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
hasCourt Court of Appeal of Nigeria ⓘ
Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
Customary Courts of Appeal of the States ⓘ
Federal High Court of Nigeria ⓘ
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
State High Courts of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: High Courts of the States of Nigeria

National Industrial Court of Nigeria ⓘ
Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory ⓘ
Sharia Courts of Appeal of the States ⓘ
Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ
hasHead Chief Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
hasHighestCourt Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver federal courts ⓘ
state courts ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasLevel federal level ⓘ
state level ⓘ
hasLowerCourt Area Courts ⓘ
Customary Courts ⓘ
District Courts ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts ⓘ
Sharia Courts ⓘ
hasTypeOfCase civil cases ⓘ
constitutional cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
electoral disputes ⓘ
headTitle Chief Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
judicialAppointmentsRecommendedBy National Judicial Council ⓘ
legalSystem mixed legal system ⓘ
legalSystemComponent English common law ⓘ
Islamic law ⓘ
customary law ⓘ
overseenBy National Judicial Council ⓘ
responsibleFor adjudication of disputes ⓘ
administration of justice in Nigeria ⓘ
interpretation of the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ
role applying the law ⓘ
interpreting the law ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Nigeria → branch → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Nigeria
Supreme Court of Nigeria → branchOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Chief Justice of Nigeria → branchOfGovernment → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of Nigeria
Chief Justice of Nigeria → category → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal judiciary of Nigeria
Chief Justice of Nigeria → headOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Supreme Court of Nigeria → isPartOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal judiciary of Nigeria
Chief Justice of Nigeria → oversees → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal courts of Nigeria
National Judicial Council of Nigeria → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ