Eighth Schedule
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The Eighth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that lists and details specific constitutional provisions, often relating to administrative or structural arrangements of government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eighth Schedule canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2670034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighth Schedule Context triple: [Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, contains, Eighth Schedule]
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A.
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India is the official list of recognized languages that are granted special status and support by the Indian government.
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B.
Part VIII of the Constitution of India
Part VIII of the Constitution of India is the section that lays down the constitutional framework, governance structure, and administrative provisions for the Union Territories of India.
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C.
Part V of the Constitution of India
Part V of the Constitution of India lays down the framework, powers, and functions of the Union (central) government, including the executive, parliament, and judiciary at the national level.
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D.
74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
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E.
Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan
The Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan is a constitutional annex that sets out the prescribed forms of oaths and related formal declarations for key public offices and institutions in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eighth Schedule Target entity description: The Eighth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that lists and details specific constitutional provisions, often relating to administrative or structural arrangements of government.
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A.
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
The Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India is the official list of recognized languages that are granted special status and support by the Indian government.
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B.
Part VIII of the Constitution of India
Part VIII of the Constitution of India is the section that lays down the constitutional framework, governance structure, and administrative provisions for the Union Territories of India.
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C.
Part V of the Constitution of India
Part V of the Constitution of India lays down the framework, powers, and functions of the Union (central) government, including the executive, parliament, and judiciary at the national level.
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D.
74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
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E.
Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan
The Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan is a constitutional annex that sets out the prescribed forms of oaths and related formal declarations for key public offices and institutions in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional schedule
ⓘ
part of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| amendmentProcedure | can be amended only by constitutional amendment procedures applicable in Nigeria ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
| bindingOn |
federal institutions of Nigeria
ⓘ
public authorities established under the Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| documentType | schedule to a constitution ⓘ |
| enablingInstrument | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ |
| function |
to provide detailed constitutional provisions
ⓘ
to supplement main constitutional sections ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Government of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Government of Nigeria
|
| hierarchicalLevel | subordinate to the main constitutional text ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | has the same force as other constitutional provisions ⓘ |
| legalField |
constitutional law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding constitutional provision ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Nigerian constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOfDocument |
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
administrative structure of Nigeria
ⓘ
constitutional schedules ⓘ government structure of Nigeria ⓘ |
| scope | federal constitutional framework ⓘ |
| sourceOfAuthority | sovereign will of the people of Nigeria as expressed in the Constitution ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative arrangements of government
ⓘ
structural arrangements of government ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eighth Schedule Description of subject: The Eighth Schedule is a section of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that lists and details specific constitutional provisions, often relating to administrative or structural arrangements of government.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.