Chapter 33 of the Criminal Code Act in Nigeria. Defamation

• Section 373. Definition of defamatory matter
• Section 374. Definition of publication
• Section 375. Publication of defamatory matter
• Section 376. Publishing defamatory matter with intent to extort
• Section 377. Publication of truth for public benefit
• Section 378. Cases in which publication is absolutely privileged
• Section 379. Cases in which publication is conditionally privileged
• Section 380. Publication in a periodical
• Section 381. Protection of innocent sellers of books and newspapers

Chapter 33 Criminal Code Act