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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Quarantine (Ships) Regulations, 1968

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act specifying the necessary regulation on the quarantine of ships in Nigeria where there is an infected person on board or for the mitigation of possible public health risk in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1968 • Health

Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology to regulate the profession of medical laboratory technology and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1968 • Health

Oil in Navigable Waters Act

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

This is an Act to implement the terms of the international convention for the prevention of pollution of the sea by Oil, 1954 to 1962, and to make provisions for such prevention in the navigable...

Nigeria • 1968 • Energy

Oil in Navigable Waters Regulations

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

Every Nigerian ship (other than a tanker) of eighty tons gross tonnage or over which uses her bunker fuel tanks for the carriage of ballast water shall be fitted with an oily-water separator under the...

Nigeria • 1968 • Energy

Flags Of Nigerian Ships Act

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provision for flags to be worn by Nigerian ships other than those of the Nigerian Navy or Naval Reserve as evidence of Nigerian nationality, on all lawful occasions to...

Nigeria • 1968 • Transportation

Pest Control of Produce (Special Powers) Act.

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the inspection of produce for pests before export at all sea and airports in Nigeria and other matters ancillary thereto. It defines powers of inspection and enforcement of...

Nigeria • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Central Bank Currency Conversion Act, 1967

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This Act outlines the necessary provision for the conversion of any existing currency of any existing in Nigeria by the Central Bank including powers to fix exchange rates and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1967 • Finance

Customs and Excise (Ship Chandlers) (Licensing) Regulations

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This regulation is subsidiary legislation of the Customs and Excise Management Act. The Act specifies the provisions relating to shipping chandlers and licensing such as application for ship chandlers license and qualifications for holding a...

Nigeria • 1967 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Customs Ports (Designation) Order

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This order is part of the subsidiary legislation of the Customs and Excise Management Act including general excise regulations, importation and exportation by land and inland waters regulations, small craft customs licensing regulation and other...

Nigeria • 1967 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Explosives Act, 1967

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This Act specifies the provisions for the control of oil explosives in Nigeria to ensure public safety and for other related matters.

Nigeria • 1967 • Science and Technology

Capital Gains Tax Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the taxation of capital gains accruing on the disposal of assets.

Nigeria • 1967 • Finance

University of Lagos Decree 1967

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This Decree authorizes the permanent secretary charged with the responsibility for town planning in Lagos to direct the Lagos Executive Development Board to prepare a master plan with the general objective of securing the development...

Nigeria • 1967 • Education

The Central Bank (Currency Conversion) Decree 1967

Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria

This Law provides the Commissioner (now Minister) for Finance the power to fix conversion date when currency is altered by the central bank of Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1967 • Finance

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Act

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish an International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to undertake high-quality research into tropical agriculture and related matters.

Nigeria • 1967 • Agriculture and Rural Development

University of Lagos Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the establishment and incorporation of the University of Lagos and to make comprehensive provisions for its due administration.

Nigeria • 1967 • Education

Central Bank (Currency Conversion) Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the conversion of any existing currency in Nigeria by the Central Bank.

Nigeria • 1967 • 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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