INTRODUCTION
The Notaries Public Act 1936 (''the Act'')
provides for the appointment, roles and responsibilities of a
Notary Public in Nigeria. In Nigeria, Notaries Public are appointed
by the Chief Justice of Nigeria. When a Notary Public is appointed,
he is deemed to be an officer of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and
has the power to attest to the authenticity of a document and such
document will be recognised internationally for any purpose it is
meant for.
Section 2(1) of the Act provides "The Chief
Justice of Nigeria may appoint any fit and proper person being a
legal practitioner to be a Notary Public for Nigeria (in this Act
referred to as a "notary" or as a "notary
public".
