Umoren and olokoyo 2007 studied merger and acquisition in nigeria. Constitutional adjudication and democracy in nigeria tahir mamman and p. Indeed, by virtue of article 125 3 of the constitution, judicial power, that is the power to adjudicate. Its jurisdiction is the highest and most important in the country. The phrase appropriate court in the above sections is defined, in section 54 of the trade union act, to mean the industrial arbitration panel or the national industrial court as the case may be. Any merger that concerns the bank must first get prior approval of the cbn before sec approval is granted. The number of operating bank later increased to 24 banks with the entering of citibank nigeria limited. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. Edo state high court of justice is situated in sapele road, it is a superior court of record and has 28 judicial divisions and together with the magistrate courts and area courts carry out judicial functions of the judiciary in the state. Civil jurisdiction of courts in nigeria the tide news. The rules for granting amendments of pleadings or proceedings are very flexible and a great deal depends on the discretion of the judge or tribunal. The supreme court is presided over by the chief justice and has up to 15 justices.
Doc the structure and jurisdiction of the courts osei. Nigeria runs the adversarial system of court proceedings. Find list of best courts in nigeria with their name, address, contact phone number and other information on vconnect. The term civil matters means a dispute between individuals or between individuals and government or between governments, the result of which maybe the award of damages, compensation, declaration of rights or prerogative or equitable remedies. The banking reform carried out on the 6th of july, 2004, had been a major wave towards a formidable diversified, strong and reliable banking sector in nigeria. It was founded in 2004 by a merger of the african court.
The nigerian courts of appeal are the intermediate appellate courts of the nigerian federal court system. It is established by section 237 of the 1999 constitution as amended, headed by the president of the court of appeal and consists of not less than 49. The constitution guarantees the independence of the judiciary and permits the exercise of sharia law for consenting muslims. Conversely, a nigerian need not bother to know whether or not a foreign company is incorporated in this country for the purpose of maintaining an action against the foreign company in its name. Below are the 8 hierarchy of courts in nigeria explained. Judiciary, democracy, sustainable democracy, separation of powers, nigeria. Foreign exchange earnings from crude oil sources account for the single most important source of nigerias foreign exchange. With the recent merger and acquisition of some of the nine rescued banks i. In nigeria, some examples of conglomerate include the merger between lever brothers nigeria ltd. The nigerian court of appeal is the next court in the hierarchy of courts in nigeria. A comparative analysis of the court structures in nigeria and south. Oct 03, 2017 the provisions of the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria cfrn 1999 as amended are that the national assembly or any house of assembly of a state is empowered to establish courts with subordinate jurisdiction to that of a high court as laid claim to by section 6 4 a cfrn.
It was established by section 237 of the 1999 constitution. Compared to the supreme court, which is located only in abuja, the court of appeal is separated into various judicial divisions and sits in definite states in nigeria. Following the 18 months ultimatum given by the central bank of nigeria with effect from july 1, 2004 to all deposittaking banks in nigeria to increase their paidup capital to a minimum of. The above was the position in nigeria before the enactment of the nica, 2006 and the amendment to the constitution of nigeria in 2010. The witness box is to the right hand side of the judge while the dock is to the left hand side of the judge. The hierarchy of laws understanding and implementing the legal frameworks. Section 254a of the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria third alteration act, 2010 came as the long awaited legislative step in listing the nic as a superior court of record. The court of appeals decides appeals from the district courts within the federal judicial system, and in some instances from other designated federal courts and administrative agencies. The federal high court as a premier court of first instance has recorded impressive growth since its inception in 1973 and has become, unarguably an important pillar amongst the courts in the federal judiciary of nigeria. Jul 15, 2015 civil jurisdiction refers to the adjudicatory powers exercisable by courts over civil matters. In the national industrial court of nigeria suit no. Hierarchy of court in nigeria law repository nigeria. The chief registrar of the high court of lagos state is the head of administration.
The central bank of nigeria as generally called gets involved in merger and acquisition activity where banking institutions are involved. The jurisdiction of state high courts in nigeria is to be found in section 2361 of the 1979 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria. Nigeria need to be incorporated in nigeria simply because it wants to maintain an action in our courts. Decision on the merger of the african court on human and peoples. For the high court, the current rules are the high court of lagos state civil procedure rules 2004. In 1854, the earliest courts called the courts of equity were established by the british in the southern parts of nigeria particularly brass, benin, okrika and opobo.
Cameroon and nigeria, supra note, where the case was. It consists of the judgments of courts, to interpret the wording of statute law, to protect the. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. The structure of the jamaican judicial system is based on five basic tiers. A major reason for conglomerate takeovers, or mergers is diversification of activities into other. The apex or number one court in nigeria is the supreme court of nigeria. Nonappealable decisions of the national industrial court of. The court is duly constituted with at least one judges of the court at the bench during proceedings. In addition, within six months of a small merger being completed, the sec may require the parties to notify it of the merger if, in the secs opinion. Pdf the present article analyzes the african court of justice and human.
The law of nigeria consists of courts, offences, and various types of laws. The supreme court of nigeria scn, is the highest court in nigeria, and is located in the central district, abuja, in what is known as the three arms zone, so called due to the proximity of the offices of the presidential complex, the national assembly, and the supreme court. African court of justice and human rights wikipedia. The lagos state judiciary has a hierarchy of courts from high courts to magistrates courts to customary courts each with its own rules of court. There is a tendency for embs to combine regulations and procedures. The 1992 constitution and the courts act 10 provide the composition and jurisdiction of the courts. The court in which the decision is given may depart from it only in special cases while the courts be low it are strictly bound by that decision. Kanyip phd rulings delivered in the national industrial court of nigeria in the lagos judicial division holden at. Designated special courts are superior courts of record in. Aug 30, 2016 the supreme court does not have original jurisdiction on any criminal matter and finally, it has jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in nigeria to hear and determine any appeal from the court of appeal. The judiciary and the role of customary courts in nigeria udosen jacob idem ph.
The independent sharia panel of lagos state abdulfatah kola makinde, philip ostien. If the judgement at the lower court is not satisfying, an appeal can be made to the higher court in order to get redress and justice. Mrs oil nigeria plc formerly chevron oil nigeria plc date delivered. The nigerian constitution recognizes courts as either federal or state. In 1943, there was the merger of the commissioner court with the supreme court. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria 1999. Judicial system of nigeria commonwealth governance online. The african court of justice and human rights acjhr is an international and regional court in africa. Analysis of performance pre and post consolidation of thirteen mega banks in order to consider if there had been improvements.
Where there has been no breach of any relevant rule of law in that respect a party. Hierarchy of courts in nigeria adenike adetifa the. This means that no appeal can be heard regarding matters decided by the supreme court before any other nigerian court. In nigeria, the presiding judge is both a judge of facts and the law. The role of mergers and acquisitions in corporate growth and development, case.
Most of the political parties emerged from a merger of. Subject to the provisions of this constitution and in addition to such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by law, the high court of a state shall have unlimited. Mar 21, 2016 hierarchy of courts the hierarchy of courts is the arrangement of courts in the method through which appeal flows. High court law cap 49 laws of northern nigeria the nasarawa state high court civil procedure rules, 2010 in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 274 of the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria, 1999 and section 116 of the high court law of northern nigeria 1963 as applicable to nasarawa state and all. Abdulfatah kola makinde is a lecturer in the department of religious studies, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, osun state. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population.