Best Courthouses in Lokoja — 2026 Rankings

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• David A. ★★★★★ — of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended. Its jurisdiction in criminal matters are as provided in Section 251 (2) and (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended and in such criminal matters as the National Assembly may by Act, confers jurisdiction on it. The Federal High Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the High Court of the FCT and State High Court in respect of fundamental Rights matters by virtue of Section 46(1) of the Constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria, 1999. To facilitate the expeditious determination of Civil cases and Matters before the Court, the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2000 was enacted by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court pursuant to Section 254 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended. The new Rules have several innovative provisions which cover all aspects of practice and procedure before the Court and have a (Fundamental objective) for a (just and expeditious disposition of cases) in view. In 2011, a new Admiralty Procedure Rules were made by the Chief Judge in order to aid a more expeditious hearing of maritime claims in which the Federal High Court has exclusive jurisdiction and which claims as with intellectual property rights, trade marks, patents and designs sometimes have international dimension which may involve foreign companies and interests. 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 among the Courts in the Federal Judiciary of Nigeria. From the pioneering Five Judges, the Court now has over eighty (80) Judges. The Court has also grown structurally in terms of opening new Divisions in almost all the States of the Federation with Lagos state and Delta with two divisions having regard to the volume of cases filed there. The Court established Three Judicial Divisions within Two Years of its creation. Now, the Court has thirty-nine Judicial Divisions, spread across in thirty-six States including the Federal Capital territory of the country The Federal High Court as part of capacity and human development has launched an E-filing platform. It has changed the orthodox notice board to electronic display system on all the floors of the court. Even stenographers are now employed in our courts to record court proceedings. This means that records of proceedings are readily available on request and are no longer in longhand. The Federal High Court Civil Procedure rule 2019 is another milestone in dispensing justice and keeping up to date justice delivery. The world is fast changing, technology and ICT is changing the trajectory of justice system around the world and Federal High Court is not an exemption. Adopting innovative and ICT driving justice system is paramount.
• Jimoh M. ★★★★★ — The place is a nice environment.