NigeriaNG
Article 233 — Appellate jurisdiction
312 words
Verbatim text
(1) The Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction, to the exclusion of
any other court of law in Nigeria, to hear and determine appeals
from the Court of Appeal.
(2) An appeal shall lie from the decisions of the Court of Appeal to
the Supreme Court as of right in the following cases - [Section 233 is
substituted by
Constitution of
Federal Republic
of Nigeria (Second
Alteration Act)
2010]
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations(a) where the ground of appeal involves questions of law alone,
decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings before the Court
of Appeal;
(b) decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings on questions as
to the interpretation or application of this Constitution,
(c) decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings on questions as
to whether any of the provisions of Chapter IV of this Constitution
has been, is being or is likely to be, contravened in relation to
any person;
(d) decisions in any criminal proceedings in which any person has
been sentenced to death by the Court of Appeal or in which the
Court of Appeal has affirmed a sentence of death imposed by
any other court;
(e) decisions on any question -
(i) whether any person has been validly elected to the office of
President or Vice-President under this Constitution,
(ii) whether the term of office of President or Vice-President
has ceased,
(iii) whether the office of President or Vice-President has
become vacant,
(iv) whether any person has been validly elected to the office
of Governor or Deputy Governor under this Constitution,
(v) whether the term of office of Governor or Deputy Governor
has ceased,
(vi) whether the term of office of Governor or Deputy Governor
has become vacant; and
(f) such other cases as may be prescribed by an Act of the
National Assembly.
What this means
- The index files this text under article 233 of the Constitution of Nigeria.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER VII — The Judicature”.
- The row is titled “Appellate jurisdiction”.
- The passage runs to about 312 words.
- Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Assembly”).
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Constitution of Nigeria, article 233 (“Appellate jurisdiction”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/c1a1ff0b-5b90-4d01-a30e-d431cc703c83 (accessed 25 October 2026).
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