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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Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation and for matters connected therewith. Regulation 9 concerns the functions of the tourism board. It shall assist the Corporation on the implementation of this...

Nigeria • 1992 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Sea Fisheries (Licensing) Regulations [S.1. 18 of 1992.]

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This document provides regulations on sea fisheries. It emphasizes that a prospective owner of a fishing vessel intended for fishing or shrimping in Nigeria’s territorial waters shall first obtain a written assurance that such a...

Nigeria • 1992 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Sea Fisheries (Fishing) Regulations [S.1. 19 of 1992.]

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This document provides regulations for restriction on fishing in certain areas, trawling in inshore waters, size of fish of certain species, navigation of a fishing vessel, the inscription of the name and registration number, and...

Nigeria • 1992 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Consumer Protection Council Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

An Act to provide for the establishment of the Consumer Protection Council and other matters connected therewith. The functions of the Council are to provide speedy redress to consumers’ complaints through negotiation, mediation and conciliation,...

Nigeria • 1992 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Community Banks Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the establishment of community banks and other matters connected therewith. It provides for the establishment of the National Board for Community Banks, etc. It also states the functions...

Nigeria • 1992 • Finance

Quantity Surveyors (Disciplinary Committee) Rules

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

These rules are made under paragraph 2 in the second schedule of the Quantity Surveyors Act. The rules guide the proceedings and cases against practitioners referred to the Quantity Surveyors Disciplinary Committee by the registered...

Nigeria • 1992 • Infrastructure and Construction

Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Act 1992.

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This Act provides for physical and development planning in Nigeria and the protection of environment from development. It establishes the Development Control Department and the Urban and Regional Planning Tribunal. It also requires, for the...

Nigeria • 1992 • Infrastructure and Construction

Fertilizer (Control) Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the control of the sale and distribution of fertilizer and matters connected therewith. This Act prohibits the dealing in, selling or distributing of fertilizer in any place not...

Nigeria • 1992 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Maritime Operations Co-ordinating Board Act.

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an act to establish The Maritime Operations Co-Coordinating Board to formulate policies for the effective control of all maritime operations in Nigeria’s territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone. It establishes the Maritime...

Nigeria • 1992 • Transportation

National Housing Fund Act, 1992

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the National Housing Fund specifying the objective, powers, management, responsibilities, regulation and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1992 • Finance

Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers Act, 1992

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers to regulate the activities of members of the profession as well as other related matters. The Act covers membership of the institute,...

Nigeria • 1992 • Finance

Allocation of Revenue (Federation Account Amendment) Act, 1992

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This is an Act by the Military Government amending the Allocation of Revenue of 1982 specifying changes in the allocation of federal, state, and local government as well as the special funds and other related...

Nigeria • 1992 • Finance

Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, 1991

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act regulating the activities of banks and other financial institutions as well as other general matters. The Act highlights the functions of the CBN, licensing of banks and other financial institutions and...

Nigeria • 1991 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Nigerian Export-Import Bank Act, 1991

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act establishing the Nigeria Export-Import Bank for the control and administration of export credit guarantee and insurance in Nigeria including the powers of the bank functions of the bank and other miscellaneous...

Nigeria • 1991 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Administration of Justice Commission Act, 1991

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is an Act establishing the Administration of Justice Commission with the responsibility of supervising and ensuring the administration of justice in Nigeria and for other related matters.

Nigeria • 1991 • Justice

Motor Vehicles (Prohibition of Tinted Glass) Act, 1991

Ministry of Defence/Security, Nigeria

This Act prohibits the use of tinted glasses by any motor vehicle in Nigeria such that it renders the persons in the vehicle obscure or invisible except with the permission of the appropriate authority.

Nigeria • 1991 • Defence and Security

Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria and to make provisions for determining the standard of knowledge and skill to be attained by persons seeking to become...

Nigeria • 1991 • Education

National Endowment for the Arts Act, 1991

Ministry of Information/Culture, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the National Endowment for the Art. The Act outlines the functions of the board and other general regulations.

Nigeria • 1991 • Culture and Tourism

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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