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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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Judiciary of Nigeria canonical 12
Nigerian judiciary 7
federal judiciary of Nigeria 3

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 (32)

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

Supreme Court of Nigeria → branchOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Supreme Court of Nigeria → isPartOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal judiciary of Nigeria
Government of Nigeria → branch → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Nigeria
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria → establishes → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal judiciary of Nigeria
Chief Justice of Nigeria → headOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Chief Justice of Nigeria → branchOfGovernment → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of Nigeria
Chief Justice of Nigeria → oversees → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal courts of Nigeria
Chief Justice of Nigeria → category → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
National Judicial Council of Nigeria → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
FGN → judiciary → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
State High Courts of Nigeria → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Nigeria → branchOfGovernment → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: judiciary of Nigeria
Federal High Court of Nigeria → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Electoral Act of Nigeria → enforcedBy → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian courts
CJN → headOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of Nigeria
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary
CJN → memberOfBranch → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of Nigeria
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Nigeria
CJN → branch → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Chief Justice of Nigeria
Ninth Schedule → enforceableBy → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Ninth Schedule (Constitution of Nigeria)
this entity surface form: Nigerian courts
Three Arms Zone, Abuja → houses → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Nigeria
High Court of the Federal Capital Territory → isPartOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
National Industrial Court of Nigeria → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: judiciary of Nigeria
Customary Courts of Appeal of the States → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary
Magistrates’ Courts → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Magistrates’ Courts (Nigeria)
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary
District Courts → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: District Courts (Nigeria)
Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judiciary of the Federal Capital Territory
Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory → partOf → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Area Courts → courtSystem → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Area Courts (Nigeria)
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary
Federal Judicial Service Commission of Nigeria → operatesIn → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: federal judiciary of Nigeria
National Judicial Institute of Nigeria → serves → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary
Federal Ministry of Justice → worksWith → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Ministry of Justice (Nigeria)
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary
NJC → category → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
Lagos High Court (Igbosere historic site) → associatedWith → Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nigerian judiciary