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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Food and Drugs Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act provides rules for the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution and advertisement of food and drugs. It also grants power to the Minister to set up the Food and Drugs Advisory Council and to make...

Nigeria • 1976 • Health

Estate Surveyors and Valuers Act, 1975

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria as the professional board to determine persons who are estate surveyors and valuers and for setting the standard...

Nigeria • 1975 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Ahmadu Bello University Act, 1975

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of Ahmadu Bello University specifying the powers of the University, functions of management and other general provisions.

Nigeria • 1975 • Education

Bight of Bonny Act, 1975

Government, Nigeria

This is an Act providing a new name for the Bight of Biafra to the Bight of Bonny.

Nigeria • 1975 • Democracy and Governance

Armed Forces (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Special Provisions) Act

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This is an Act to enable the appropriate council to take disciplinary proceedings against any person subject to military law irrespective of the institution or contemplation of criminal proceedings against him in any court on...

Nigeria • 1975 • Defence and Security

University of Benin (Transitional Provisions) Decree 1975

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

The Decree dissolves both the existing Council of the University of Benin and the existing Management Board of the Teaching Hospitals of that university and establishes a provisional council as the overall governing body for...

Nigeria • 1975 • Education

Weights and Measures Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal the Weights and Measures Act 1962 and re-enact that Act with additional provisions to facilitate the change-over to the metric system.

Nigeria • 1975 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Bight of Bonny Act

Government, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide a new name for the Bight of Biafra.

Nigeria • 1975 • Democracy and Governance

Daily Times of Nigeria Limited (Transfer of Certain Shares) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to regularise the transfer in 1975 of part of the shareholding of certain persons in the Daily Times of Nigeria and provides for payment by the Corporation.

Nigeria • 1975 • Trade, Industry and Investment

National Council for Arts and Culture Act, 1975

Ministry of Information/Culture, Nigeria

This is an Act the establish the National Council for Arts and Culture to be in charge of assisting the Federal Government in the planning, coordination and encouragement of arts and cultural activities in the...

Nigeria • 1975 • Culture and Tourism

Forfeiture of Assets Act, (Messrs. Davis of America) 1975

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This Act makes provision for the dissolution of three companies in which Mr Solomon Nagaty or Davis of America had interest and the forfeiture of their properties to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1975 • Finance

Obafemi Awolowo University Act, 1975

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of Obafemi Awolowo University specifying the powers of the University, functions of management and other general provisions.

Nigeria • 1975 • Education

Petroleum Equalisation Fund (Management Board) Act, 1975

Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up the Petroleum Equalisation Fund for the reimbursement of petroleum marketing companies for any losses suffered by them arising from the sale of petroleum products at uniform prices throughout...

Nigeria • 1975 • Energy

Public Complaints Commission Act, 1975

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up the Public Complaints Commission empowered to inquire into complaints by members of the public concerning the administrative action of any public entity or their officials and other necessary...

Nigeria • 1975 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Weights and Measures Act, 1975

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal the Weights and Measures Act 1962 and to re-enact and consolidate the Act with provisions relating to the metric system for the trade of goods.

Nigeria • 1975 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Forfeiture of Assets (Voteniski Nigeria Limited) Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the forfeiture of the assets of Voteniski Nigeria Limited and to vest the properties of the company in the government of the former Benue-Plateau state.

Nigeria • 1975 • Finance

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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