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Court of Appeal (COA)

(Hears appeals from the judgments of)

1. Federal High Court
2. The High Court of State
3. The High Court of Federal Capital
4. The Sharia Court of Appeal
5. The Customary Court of Appeal
6. Abuja
7. States
8. The Court of Conduct Tribunals
9. The Election Tribunal (Particularly, the National Assembly Election Tribunals)

COA has original jurisdiction as Court of First Instance (COFI) in the President Election Petitions.

16 Divisions of COA

1. Lagos(Since 1976)
2. Kaduna(Since 1976)
3. Enugu(Since 1976)
4. Ibadan(Since 1977)
5. Benin(Since 1977)
6. Jos(Since 1983)
7. Port Harcourt(Since 1989)
8. Abuja(Since 1995)
9. Calabar(Since 1999)
10. Ilorin(Since 1999)
11. Owerri(Since 2009)
12. Sokoto(Since 2009)
13. Yola(Since 2009)
14. Ekiti(Since 2009)
15. Akure(Since 2009)
16. Makurdi(Since 2009)