Nb counsel needs to advert his mind to whether the document sought to be tendered in evidence is a. In carrying out this quest, the nonparticipation observation technique of data collection was adopted. Top s intj rb no np prp it vp vbd was rb nt np nnp black nnp monday top s cc but sbar in while s np dt the nnp new nnp york. Judicial independence and accountability in the enforcement of contracts against the nigerian government article pdf available september 2016 with 1,803 reads how we measure reads. In nigeria, for instance, the powers of the judiciary are contained in section 66 of the 1999 constitution, as follows. The national industrial court of nigeria also known as nicn is a court empowered to adjudicate trade disputes, labour practices, matters related to the factories act, trade disputes act, trade unions act, workmens compensations act and appeals from the industrial arbitration panel and all other employment matters in nigeria. How claimed a party who did not raise the issue of jurisdiction. As the third arm of the government, it has clearly played its role in deepening democracy with several. The chairman, who incidentally is the chief justice of nigeria, could abuse his office in pursuit of his corrupt conduct.
The acting president yemi osinbajo has approved the appointment of 19 judges for national industrial court of nigeria. Adjudicating human rights in transitional contexts. Practice and procedure whether procedural laws applied in the regular courts are applicable in arbitral proceedings. In nigeria, section 22 1 15 of the 1963 constitution provides that in the determination of civil rights and obligations of a citizen, he shall be entitled to a fair hearing within a reasonable time by a court or other tribunal established by law. The nigerian judiciary trends since 222 223the nigerian judiciary trends since 14 nd th 15. Nigeria is the most populous country in africa, the second biggest economy, the third largest military power and the biggest oil producer. Presidential committee on decongestion of prisons 2019 visit to oko prisons. This sociopolitical development of the country, coupled with its economic advancement necessitated the emergence of a sophisticated judiciary designed to cope with the challenges of an emergent quasifederal. A nigerian newspaper and online version of the vanguard, a daily publication in nigeria covering nigeria news, niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports. The role and historical development of the judiciary in. Nigeria digital economy diagnostic report world bank documents. Osinbajo appoints 19 judges for national industrial court. The doctrine of judicial precedent the doctrine of judicial precedent or stare decisis is one of the attributes of the common law system.
Charles mekwunye, has said the recent judgement of the supreme court on finality of cases from the nigeria industrial court, nic, was as a. It is trite to delve into the theoretical definition of the terms. The relevance and responsibilities of the judiciary in nigeria will also be outlined. By virtue of section 239 of the 1999 constitution, the court of appeal has the original jurisdiction to hear and determine any question as to whether any person have been validly elected to the office of president or vice president under the constitution. The first female chief judge in nigeria and west africa, justice rosaline omotosho mrs succeeded justice ayorinde and was cj from 12th day of april 1995 to the 27th day of february 1996. National industrial court of nigeria civil procedure rules. The nigerian judicial system as far as its historical background is concerned, started out on a very excellent platform because during the colonial era when the british government was desperate about establishing its modus operandi and ethics of excellence in africa, it had to ensure that everyone who must stand in the british court to. A nigerian casestudy, 19992009 basil emeka ugochukwu a dissertation submitted to the faculty of graduate studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy graduate program in law, osgoode hall law school york university, toronto, ontario march 2014. Ogun state judiciary official website of ogun state. Nigerias flag consists of three equal vertical bands of green, white, and green. Nigerians comprise the largest african diaspora group in the united states. The ogun state judiciary is the third arm of government. By the northern nigeria order in council of 1899, the british crown claimed that by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance and other lawful means, her majesty had power and jurisdiction in the northern territory. The theme originally chosen for this piece soon after i attended an intellectually rewarding public policy dialogue on re imagining nigeria.
Nigeria officially the federal republic of nigeria, is a country in west africa, bordering niger in. The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical overview of the role and historical evolution of the nigerian judiciary. Chief judges installation as a patroness of the boys brigade of nigeria edo state council. As a specialized labor court, all matters adjudicated. This paper attempts to adduce some reasons on why the judicial process in nigeria is unhealthily slow. 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.
Public document in which case, it is the ctc that will be tendered. Nigeria is a country of significant promise, but it also faces serious. If nigeria had any case they are confident of winning in a court of law, they would have allowed kanu to appear in court. In 1967, nigeria became a federation of 12 states each with its own state judiciary. Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under god, dedicated to the promotion of interafrican.
In 1901, sir henry gollan was appointed as the chief justice of northern nigeria. The nigerian courts of appeal are the intermediate appellate courts of the nigerian federal court system. We must all demand for the unconditional release of benjamin madubugwu, david nwawuisi, bright chimezie ishinwa, chidiebere onwudiwe and others. Infact, at present, crude oil earnings is estimated to constitute over 90% of nigeria s earning of foreign exchange 1.
Since the past decade or more, nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented security challenges occasioned by the activities of militants in the south south region, kidnappers in the south east, violent armed robbery in almost parts of the country, political assassination, ritual killings and more recently activities of boko haram in some parts of the northern region especially north east. Transitional justice, judicial accountability and the rule of law a nigerian case study hakeem olayinka yusuf ll. Since oil was discovered in the niger delta region of the country in commercial quantities in. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. National industrial court judgment not final supreme. Pdf judicial independence and accountability in the. Scout association of nigeria edo state chapter pay the hon. Judiciary and democracy, issues in contemporary nigerian society aver, tyavwase theophilus department of sociology, kwararafa university wukari, pmb 1019 wukari, taraba state, nigeria orban, wanger justin department of political science federal university wukari, taraba state, nigeria. The appointment was based on the recommendation of the national judicial. And for related matters 1st february, 2007 enacted by the national assembly of the federal republic of nigeria 1.
The relevance and responsibilities of the judiciary in nigeria. The general standard which the courts in nigeria will use in determining whether a no case submission should be allowed and the accused person acquitted is either where the prosecution has not led sufficient evidence to show that the crime alleged has been committed by the defendant. After justice omotosho, justice olusola thomas became cj and served from 15th day of march 1996 to the 26th day of november 1996. Whenever any motion is filed in a matter before the court, except it is withdrawn by the applicant, it shall be heard and determined by the court.
Ogun state judiciary has been operating within the full complement of its rules and has contributed immensely towards the development of legal jurisprudence in nigeria and in particular, ogun state through its array of legal luminaries on either of the benches. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. Nigerian judiciary, in the last 16 years, has tremendously helped to shape democracy. Corruption in nigeria united nations office on drugs and crime. Insecurity and national economic development implications. Both judiciary and democracy have become household names in nigeria. The judicial powers vested in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section a shall extend, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this constitution, to all inherent powers and sanctions of a court of law. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Nonappealable decisions of the national industrial court. In its application of this method of observation, this paper highlights the strengths and weaknesses of this mode of research. Jurisdiction whether jurisdiction can be raised after the close of arbitral proceedings.
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