Case Law

A court can set aside its decision made without jurisdiction

Egunjobi v. Federal Republic of Nigeria [2013] 3 NWLR (Pt. 1342) 534 at 564, para A, Muhammad, JSC: “Where a court discovers that it acted without jurisdiction, it can fall back on its inherent jurisdiction to set aside its decision in the matter.” Notes: According to Brian A. Garner (ed). Black’s Law Dictionary, 9th edition, […]