Nigeria Judiciary Information



Supreme Court Complex, Three Arms Zone, Central District, Abuja FCT Nigeria
+234 908 000 3575, +234 908 111 3575

Federal Judicial Service Commission liaise with relevant stakeholder and ensure that competent judicial officers & support staff are engaged in the services of the federal judiciary.


Three Arms Zone Complex, Central District, Abuja FCT
0703 998 3117, 0808 140 3890, 09 234 7238

The Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria represents the final court of authority, and in any dispute between the federal and state government etc., it has the original jurisdiction.


9E, Badagry Road, Off Marine Road, Apapa GRA, Lagos Nigeria
01 454 6877

Access To Justice (A2 Justice) is a justice advocacy group which focuses on rebuilding the institutional credibility of the Nigerian legal & justice system, restoring public faith in its institutions without discriminatory access to court of law.



2 Bent Lane, G.R.A, Enugu State Nigeria
0817 922 8111, 0705 598 7104

Carmelite Prisoners' Interest Organization (CAPIO) offer services in Nigeria prisons and legal system advocating and promoting genuine justice and prison sectors reforms, & also improving the general welfare of prisoners in the country.


High Court of Justice Complex, Sapele Road, Benin City, Nigeria
0806 770 7908, 0805 309 3509

Edo State Judiciary oversee and addresses the civic matters and issues of the state government, and is comprised of various departments and divisions such as the civil division, criminal division, customary court division, family court and much more.


24 Road, Festac Town, Lagos Nigeria
0803 473 7767

Institute of Criminal Justice & Criminology Administration (ICJCA) train & educate students, & other personnel in the judicial system in the areas of criminal justice administration, criminology & forensic science programme for better professionalism.


Institute of Criminology and Penology 3rd Floor, Boluke House 134, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos
0909 663 0966, 0802 322 1000, 0802 005 1666
0811 848 8311

Institute of Criminology and Penology Nigeria (ICPN) offers academic programmes in diploma, advanced diploma, PGD etc., in the areas of criminology and penology, forensic and security studies.



The Secretariat, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Nigeria

Lagos State Judicial Service Commission is made up of several department which all collectively work to promote and improve the disciplinary control of judicial and non-judicial staff, as well as its functions in the state judiciary.


High Court of Lagos State, (Headquarters) Oba Akinjobi Way, Ikeja, Lagos Nigeria
0704 276 0365

Lagos State Judiciary provides services in e-filing, case registration, case status and information, e-payment, online search and reports.


2nd Floor, Block B, Parastatal Building, Oke Mosan Abeokuta, Nigeria
0815 677 5846, 0803 712 2175

Ogun State Judicial Service Commission is saddled with the duty of advising the National Judicial Council on matters that relates to the state's nomination of the chief judge & judges of the high court as well as other members of judicial service staff.


Ogun State Judiciary, Isabo Abeokuta, Nigeria
0706 044 4285, 0909 045 2699

Ogun State Judiciary consists of the high court, magistrate court and others established by the state and works to make sure that there is an accountability and improvement in the delivery of justice.


High Court Complex, Porthacourt, Nigeria
084 848 605

Rivers State Judicial Service Commission primarily function to support the judical staff who are engaged in the services of the state judiciary and also addresses the civic matters of the state.


Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Akoka Yaba, Lagos Nigeria
01 279 3453

The Justice Research Institute (JRI), a justice policy & research centre which facilitates capacity building workshops & seminars for stakeholders & judicial service personnel, undertakes research & policy development work for institutes in the judiciary.


No. 96 Norman Williams street, Ikoyi, Lagos
0803 783 0029

We provide specialized public sector consulting services, human rights, health, and sustainable development.