245. (1) An appeal shall lie from decisions of a customary Court of Appeal to the Court of Appeal as of right in
any civil proceedings before the customary Court of Appeal with respect to any question of Customary law and
such other matters as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly.
(2) Any right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the decisions of a Customary Court of Appeal conferred by
this section shall be (a) exercisable at the instance of a party thereto or, with the leave of the Customary Court of Appeal or of the
Court of Appeal, at the instance of any other person having an interest in the matter;
(b) exercised in accordance with any Act of the National Assembly and rules of court for the time being in force
regulating the powers, practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal.
246. (1) An appeal to the Court of Appeal shall lie as of right from (a) decisions of the Code of Conduct Tribunal established in the Fifth Schedule to this Constitution;
(b) decisions of the National Assembly Election Tribunals and Governorship and Legislative Houses Election
Tribunals on any question as to whether
(i) any person has been validly elected as a member of the National Assembly or of a House of Assembly of a
State under this Constitution,
(ii) any person has been validly elected to the office of a Governor or Deputy Governor, or
(iii) the term of office of any person has ceased or the seat of any such person has become vacant.
(2) The National Assembly may confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Appeal to hear and determine appeals from
any decision of any other court of law or tribunal established by the National Assembly.
(3) The decisions of the Court of Appeal in respect of appeals arising from election petitions shall be final.
247. (1) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law,
the Court of Appeal shall be duly constituted if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal
and in the case of appeals from (a) a sharia Court of Appeal if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal learned in Islamic
personal law; and
(b) a Customary Court of Appeal, if it consists of not less than three Justices of Court of Appeal learned in
Customary law.
248. Subject to the provisions of any Act of the National Assembly, the president of the Court of Appeal may
make rules for regulating the practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal.
C - The Federal High Court
249. (1) There shall be a Federal High Court.
(2) The Federal High Court shall 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 the an Act of the National
Assembly.
250. (1) The appointment of a person to the office of Chief Judge of the Federal High Court shall be made by the
President on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to confirmation of such appointment
by the Senate.
(2) The appointment of a person to the office of a Judge of the Federal High Court shall be made by the
President on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council.
(3) A person shall not be qualified to hold the office of Chief Judge of the Federal High Court unless he is
qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Nigeria and has been so qualified for a period of not less than ten
years.