Online platform provided by Tree & Trees JusticeMedia Group. The full text of some items is freely available online (copying restricted) and PDF copies are available for a fee. The site includes federal and state laws, regulations, court rules, and judgments (1914 – present), as well as treaties. Contact information is provided for law firms and legal experts in Nigeria, arranged by practice area.
The National Judicial Institute (NJI) of Nigeria provides continuing education and training for members of the Nigerian judiciary. Selected conference and workshop papers are available in full on the site. These cover a range of topics including environmental and sanitation laws in Nigeria, the role of the magistrate’s court in protecting the rights of the child and women and property rights under customary law in Nigeria. Copies of the NJI Law Journal, speeches and details of future events are also given.
Official website of the Nigerian Industrial Court which has jurisdiction over civil issues concerning labour, employment, trade unions, industrial relations and working conditions including health and safety. The site has profiles of NICN judges, court rules and a full text copy of the National Industrial Court Act 2006. Full text judgements of the court are also made available to download.
Website of the National Judicial Council (NJC) the body responsible for preserving the independence of the judiciary in Nigeria. The NJC makes recommendations to the President and state governors for senior judicial appointments and is responsible for disciplinary issues concerning judicial officers. Profiles of Council members are given on the site along with guidelines and procedural rules, press releases and a selection of FAQs.
Website of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the professional organisation representing lawyers called to the Nigerian bar. Provides information about the association, including the text of the constitution and its advisory body, the Office of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (OPNBA). There are details of NBA committees, sections and fora.
This is the official website of the Nigerian parliament. It provides information on the work, membership and structure of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Reports of Assembly proceedings (Hansard), details of current bills, order papers and notices are available on the site; publications of the Policy Analysis and Research Project are also provided. There is an archive of older documentation.
Online version of the Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1999, made freely available on the website of the International Centre for Nigerian Law. The Constitution is provided in HTML and includes a table of contents with links to individual sections of the document.
Website publishing judicial information and legal materials relating to the law of Nigeria. The site was set up by the International Centre for Nigerian Law, in association with the chambers of E.C.M. Obata. It carries the texts of the Nigerian Constitution, selected legislation (1990-2006, if still in force) and an index of laws from 1990 to 2000. The Law Reporting page carries judgments of the Supreme Court from 1909 onwards (incomplete). General information is provided about the Supreme Court, high courts and Court of Appeal.
Links to legal materials for the Federal Republic of Nigeria presented on WorldLII's Countries service. Link collections provide access to materials relating to Nigeria's Government and Legislation with specific subject sections dealing with Elections, Foreign Investment and Human Rights. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Nigeria on all of WorldLII. WorldLII is run by the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney.
The Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII) is a cooperative legal information initiative led by AustLII (the Australasian Legal Information Institute) providing access to freely available legal materials from all Commonwealth countries. CommonLII contains over 400 databases providing case law, legislation, treaties and law reform reports from more than 50 Commonwealth and common law countries and territories.
