Executive Summary of the Evidence Act 2023

  GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE ACT The Evidence Act generally is a law that provides guidelines for how evidence should be collected, presented, and weighed in both civil and criminal cases in Nigeria. The Nigerian Evidence Act outlines various types of evidence, including oral testimony, documents, electronic records, and expert opinions amongst other provisions. It establishes rules for the examination and cross-examination of witnesses, the authentication of documents, and the criteria for admitting or excluding evidence based on factors such as relevance, authenticity, and hearsay. Section 1 is the amendment clause and it states that the Evidence Act, 1990  “the...

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