Nigeria

Currency: Naira (NGN)

Timezone: West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Nigeria is situated in West Africa where it shares its land border in the west with the Republic of Benin, in the east with Chad and Cameroon, and in the north with Niger—popularly referred to as the “Giant of Africa” due to its resources and population. The country is the most populous in Africa, with a population estimated to be over 207 million. The country has a very diverse ethnic group with over 100 languages. However, the major languages spoken in the country are Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, with English regarded as the official language in the country. The climate of the country varies widely with equatorial south, tropical in the middle, and arid in the north, while the landscape consists of southern lowlands, plateaus, and hills in the north and mountains in the southeast.

The country adopts a federal presidential republic system of government comprising 36 states and Abuja the Federal Capital. The economy is heavily reliant on Petroleum and Petroleum Products as its main source of foreign exchange earnings and accounts for over 70 percent of government revenue. The challenges facing the country include erratic power supply, lack of infrastructure, terrorist insurgence, kidnapping, banditry, clashes between farmers and herders, pervasive corruption, internet fraud, and police brutality.

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Nigeria Constitution 1999

Justice, Nigeria

This is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the promotion of good governance, law and order and for the welfare of citizens on the principles of freedom, equity, justice and unity.

Nigeria • 1999 • Democracy and Governance

Territorial Water (Amendment) Decree 1998

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is a decree set out to amend the Territorial Waters Act (in this Decree referred to as the “principal Act”).

Nigeria • 1998 • Infrastructure and Construction

Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency ( No. 9 of 1997).

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is a law to establish the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and for other matters incidental thereto or connected therewith (1997 No 9). The agency shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and...

Nigeria • 1997 • Health

National Inland Waterways Authority Act

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

An Act to establish the National Inland Waterways Authority with responsibility, among other things, to improve and develop inland waterways for navigation. The regulation 2 states the objectives of the authority to: improve and develop...

Nigeria • 1997 • Transportation

Ports (Related Offences, Etc.) Act

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an Act to create offences related to unauthorized entry and carrying on of illegal transactions within any of the ports and to extend jurisdiction of the chief magistrate courts to the trial of...

Nigeria • 1996 • Transportation

Nigerian Ports Authority Docks And Premises Bye-Laws [L.N.135 of 1955.]

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

Regulation 3 of this document provides for mooring of ships and 4-9 concerns loading and discharging cargo. The other regulations provide for prevention of fire, admission of persons to quays, wharves and premises and their...

Nigeria • 1995 • Transportation

Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Act.

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority whose functions shall include the control and regulation of the use of radioactive substances, material, equipment, emitting and generating ionizing radiation. It establishes the...

Nigeria • 1995 • Health

National Human Rights Commission Act 1995

Justice, Nigeria

This Act is for the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission with the objective of protecting and ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of citizrns regardless of their race, sex, language or...

Nigeria • 1995 • Democracy and Governance

Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Decree (No. 37)

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Decree stipulates the law guiding the establishment of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, its functions, powers, and staff composition.

Nigeria • 1993 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigerian Education Bank Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

An Act to establish the Nigerian Education Bank to approve and disburse loans for educational purposes and for matters connected therewith.

Nigeria • 1993 • Education

National Business and Technical Examinations Board Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

An Act to establish the National Business and Technical Examinations Board to have responsibility for the general control of the conduct of technical and business examinations.

Nigeria • 1993 • Education

National Institute for Nigerian Languages Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

An Act to establish the National Institute for Nigerian Languages with the responsibility to promote the study and use of Nigerian languages.

Nigeria • 1993 • Education

National Carrier License

Nigeria, Nigerian Communications Commission

The national carrier license provides approval for public switched telecommunications network employing cable, radio or satellite and carrier services.

Nigeria • 1993 • Information, Communication, and Technology

Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing ContrActs Act

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

This Act gives effect to certain fiscal incentives offered to Oil and Gas companies operating in the deep offshore and inland basin areas under production, sharing contracts between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, companies that...

Nigeria • 1993 • Energy

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) The NYSC Decree

Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Nigeria

This document, about the National Youth Service Corps scheme, is divided into 23 sections. It highlights the objectives of the Service Corps and ways to achieve them. Some of the objectives are to inculcate discipline...

Nigeria • 1993 • Youth and Sports Development

Water Resources Act.

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to promote the optimum planning, development and use of the Nigeria’s water resources and other matters connected therewith. It vests the right to use and control all surface and groundwater and...

Nigeria • 1993 • Infrastructure and Construction

June 9, 2022

Political Parties, Presidential Candidates and the Electoral Act 2022 

The Electoral Act 2022 seeks to update and standardize Nigeria’s elections. The introduction of technological changes such as an electronic database of registered voters and an electronic transmission system of votes is a welcome improvement. Restricting political appointees' involvement in the election process is also a step in the right direction. However, there is a fundamental issue with the new act — its endorsement of the indirect primary process.

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