National
Supreme Court of Nigeria
Governs Nigeria
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Source: constituteproject.org, checkedWho sits on it
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Chief Justice of Nigeria
Appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Chief Justice of Nigeria
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up to 20 justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of Nigeria constituteproject.org · checked
- Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria allafrica.com · checked
- Justice of the Supreme Court constituteproject.org · checked
What it can do
- Original jurisdiction
Exclusive original jurisdiction in disputes between the Federation and a state or between states, where the existence or extent of a legal right is in question (s.232(1)).
- Final appeals
Exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from the Court of Appeal (s.233(1)); it is the final court of appeal in Nigeria.
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Sources for what it can do
- Original jurisdiction constituteproject.org · checked
- Final appeals constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: existence, composition, selection and powers of the Presidency, National Assembly, Senate, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. For: Supreme Court of Nigeria
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: sections cited in each power. For: Original jurisdiction, Final appeals
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: office, seat count and selection method (ss.48-50, 64, 142-143, 230-231). Parts of the text (President election rules s.132/134, Vice President s.142) are cited from knowledge of the constitution and were not in the pages read. For: Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice of the Supreme Court
- allafrica.com · checked AllAfrica, Nigeria: CJN Calls for Sweeping Judicial Reforms (29 January 2026) and 2026 news reports, read 2026-10-12: Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is Chief Justice of Nigeria. Start date not confirmed (acting from August 2024). For: Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Chief Justice of Nigeria
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