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Article 233 — Appellate jurisdiction

Article
233
Chapter
CHAPTER VII — The Judicature
Index row title
Appellate jurisdiction
Source document
nigerian constitution
Provision ID
c1a1ff0b-5b90-4d01-a30e-d431cc703c83

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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