"civil service of the Federation" means service of the Federation in a civil capacity as staff of the office of the
President, the Vice-President, a ministry or department of the government of the Federation assigned with the
responsibility for any business of the Government of the Federation;
"civil service of the state" means service of the government of a state in a civil capacity as staff of the office of
the governor, deputy governor or a ministry or department of the government of the state assigned with the
responsibility for any business of the government of the state;
"Cod of Conduct" refers to the Code of Conduct contained in the fifth schedule to this constitution;
"Commissioner" means a Commissioner of the Government of a State;
"Concurrent Legislative List" means the list of matters set out in the first column in Part 11 of the second
schedule to this constitution with respect to which the National Assembly and a House of Assembly may make
laws to the extent prescribed, respectively, opposite thereto in the second column thereof;
"decision" means, in relation to a court, any determination of that court and includes judgement decree, order,
conviction, sentence or recommendation;
"enactment" means provision of any law or a subsidiary instrument;
"Exclusive Legislative List" means the list in Part 1 of the second schedule to this constitution;
"existing law" has the meaning assigned to it in section 315 of this constitution;
"federal character of Nigeria" refers to the distinctive desire of the peoples of Nigeria to promote national unity,
foster national loyalty and give every citizen of Nigeria a sense of belonging to the nation as expressed in section
14 (3) and (4) of this constitution;
"Federation" means the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
"financial year" means any period of twelve months beginning on the first day of January in any year or such
other date as the National Assembly may prescribe;
"function" includes power and duty;
"government" includes the Government of the Federation, or of any state, or of a local government council or
any person who exercises power of authority on its behalf;
"Governor" or "Deputy Governor" means the governor of a state or a deputy governor of a state;
"House of Assembly" means the House of Assembly of a state;
"Financial year" means any period of twelve months beginning on the first day of January in any year or such
other date as the National Assembly may prescribe;
"function" includes power and duty;
"government" includes the Government of the Federation, or any State, or of a local government council or any
person who exercises power or authority on its behalf;
"Governor" or Deputy Governor" means the Governor of a State or a Deputy Governor of a State;
"House of Assembly" means the House of Assembly of a State;
"Judicial office" means the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria or a Justice of the Supreme Court, the President or
Justice of the Court of Appeal, the office of the Chief Judge or a Judge of the Federal High Court, the office of
the Chief Judge or Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the office of the Chief Judge
of a State and Judge of the High Court of a State, a Grand Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, a President or Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal; of the Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja, a Grand Kadi or Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State; and a reference to a "judicial
officer" is a reference to the holder of any such office;