consist of –
(a) a Chief Judge of the Federal
High Court; and
(b) such number of Judges of the
Federal High Court, as may
be prescribed by an Act of the
National Assembly
By Section 250(2) of the Constitution the President, on the
recommendation of the National Judicial Council, does the
appointment of a person to the office of a Judge of the
Federal High Court.
It is clear from Section 251 of the
Constitution that the Federal High Court is only a first
instance Court. It has no appellate powers or jurisdiction.
Section 252(2) of the Constitution empowers the National
Assembly, by Law, to “make provisions conferring upon the
Federal High Court powers additional to those” conferred by
the Constitution “as may appear necessary or desirable for
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