Section 148 Evidence Act 2011
Section 148 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Presumption as to gazettes, newspapers, Acts of the National Assembly and other documents‘. It is under Part X (PRESUMPTIONS AND ESTOPPEL) of the Act. It states as follows:
The court shall presume the genuineness of every document purporting to be –
(a) the official Gazette of Nigeria or of a State,
(b) the official Gazette of any country other than Nigeria,
(c) a newspaper or journal,
(d) a copy of the resolutions of the National Assembly or of the House of Assembly of a State, printed by the Government Printer, or
(e) a copy of a document directed by any law to be kept by any person, if such document is kept substantially in the form required by law and is produced from proper custody.