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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National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish a National Agricultural Land Development Authority to provide, among other things, strategic public support for land development.

Nigeria • Agriculture and Rural Development

Export of Nigerian Produce Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal the Nigerian Central Marketing Board Act and to make new provisions for the export of Nigerian produce.

Nigeria • Trade, Industry and Investment

Rotterdam Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade (Ratification And Enforcement) Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

An Act to enable effect to be given in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. The objective...

Nigeria • Agriculture and Rural Development

Water Sector Law

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

A law to provide for the Lagos state water sector, Lagos Water Corporation and for connected purposes. These regulations establish the Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC). The corporation will be a body corporate with perpetual...

Nigeria • Infrastructure and Construction

Nema – National Disaster Response Plan

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

The National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) establishes a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of federal assistance, to address the consequences of any major disaster or emergency declared by the President...

Nigeria • Democracy and Governance

National Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The primary objective of the National Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (NPAN) is to translate the goals, objectives, and strategies articulated in the NPFN into implementable activities and projects. The objectives of this...

Nigeria • Health

National Environmental (Noise Standards and Control) Regulations 2009

Ministry of Environment, Nigeria

The purpose of these regulations is to ensure maintenance of a healthy environment for all people in Nigeria, the tranquillity of their surroundings and their psychological well-being by regulating noise levels and generally, to elevate...

Nigeria • Environment and Climate Change

Administration of Estates Act

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is a law relating to the administration of the estate of deceased persons. Part I of the document provides on the devolution of property. It emphasizes that all property to which a deceased person...

Nigeria • Justice

Federal Lands Registry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act.

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the establishment of the Federal Lands Registry to register all titles to Federal Government lands and for other related matters. The regulation also outlines the power of the...

Nigeria • Agriculture and Rural 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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