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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Agriculture (Control of Management) Act, 1964

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act specifying the regulations to control importation to mitigate plant diseases and pests in the Nigerian Agricultural Sector.

Nigeria • 1964 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Act, 1964

Ministry of Defence/Security, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria. The Act outlines the operations, management, and control of the factory as well as the provisions for manufacturing, storage and disposal...

Nigeria • 1964 • Defence and Security

Air Force Act

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provision for the establishment, governance and discipline of the Nigerian Air Force and of an Air Force Reserve and other ancillary matters.

Nigeria • 1964 • Defence and Security

Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria Act

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish a corporation to operate, maintain and control factories for the manufacture, storage and disposal of ordnance and ancillary stores and material.

Nigeria • 1964 • Defence and Security

Navy Act

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This is an Act to make other provisions for the establishment, government and discipline of the Nigerian Navy and the naval reserve and to provide for other connected purposes.

Nigeria • 1964 • Defence and Security

Fire Service Act, 1964

Ministry of Humanitarian Services Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

This Act makes provision for the establishment of the fire service including the management, discipline, powers and duties of the Federal Fire Service, and other matters incidental.

Nigeria • 1964 • Humanitarian Affairs

Interpretation Act, 1964

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Act makes provision for the construction and interpretation of Acts of the National Assembly including operation of enactments, construction of statutory powers and duties, and other miscellaneous matters.

Nigeria • 1964 • Justice

National Honours Act

Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nigeria

This Act makes the provisions for the award of National honours by warrant to be issued by the President of Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1964 • Humanitarian Affairs

Nigerian Research Institutes Act, 1964

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up research institutes for cocoa, coffee, cola, oil palm, rubber and trypanosomiasis in Nigeria. The Act also notes the functions, management and financial provision of the institute as well...

Nigeria • 1964 • Education

Nigerian Research Institutes Act

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish research institutes in respect of cocoa, coffee, coal, oil palm, rubber and trypanosomiasis; to provide for the transfer to those institutes of certain assets and liabilities of existing bodies...

Nigeria • 1964 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Tobacco (Close Season rom Cultivation) Regulations, 1964

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This provides for the close season for Tobacco cultivation. In regulation number three it states that the period between the 24th day of December of each year and the 14th day of March of the...

Nigeria • 1964 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Agriculture (Control of Importation) Act.

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provisions for regulating the importation of articles to control plant diseases and pests. Regulation 6 concerns diseases and pests, it states that where plants, seeds, soil, containers, straw or...

Nigeria • 1964 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Federal Commissions (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1963

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Act is to ensure the immunity from civil proceedings of members of the public service commission, federal judicial service commission, and the federal civil service commission and for the privileges of the documents of...

Nigeria • 1963 • Democracy and Governance

Immigration Act

Ministry of Interior, Nigeria

This is an Act to consolidate and amend the law to control immigration in Nigeria and other connected matters.

Nigeria • 1963 • Foreign Affairs

Commonwealth Development Corporation (Exemption) Order, 1963

Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

The purpose of this Order is to enable the Commonwealth Development Corporation to invest its funds in economic development projects in the federal territory of Lagos.

Nigeria • 1963 • National Development

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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