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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Regulation on Investment of Pension Fund Assets

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This regulation covers institutional framework; authorized markets for trading; quality of financial assets; conflict resolution; investment limits and performance benchmark; authorized and unauthorized investment and voting rights.

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Standard Operating Procedures for Driving School Operations in Nigeria

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

The document specifies the requirements for registration and certification of driving schools in Nigeria. The purpose of the document is to standardize, harmonize and streamline all activities related to the establishment of driving schools in...

Nigeria • 2019 • Transportation

The Nigerian Youth Parliament Framework

Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Nigeria

The objective of this framework includes: to increase youth participation in the policymaking process; to promote youth leadership in governance and public administration; to equip the Nigerian Youth adequately for future development challenges; to foster...

Nigeria • 2019 • Youth and Sports Development

2019 Appropriation Bill

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This document shows the Federal Government of Nigeria’s expenditure allocation across ministries, departments and agencies. Outlining the personnel, overhead, recurrent and capital expenditures for the year 2019.

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Nigerian Correctional Service Act, 2019

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

This Act repeals the Prison Act of 2004 and outlines the rules and regulations as well as the obligations of the Nigerian Correctional Service and the rights of inmates.

Nigeria • 2019 • Democracy and Governance

Consumer Protection Regulations

Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria

The Regulations provide minimum standards required of Institutions under the regulatory purview of the Bank on fair treatment of consumers, disclosure and transparency, business conduct, complaints handling and redress to protect the rights of consumers...

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Consumer Protection Framework Guidelines On Disclosure And Transparency

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

The objective of the Guidelines is to protect consumers against the provision of inadequate, misleading or failure to disclose material and relevant information and generally guard against lack of transparency by Financial Institutions in their...

Nigeria • 2019 • Gender and Human Rights

Value Added Services(VAS) and Aggregator Framework(Amended)

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This framework for the control and regulation of the Value-Added Service (Content Service) empowers the Nigerian Communications Commission to make subsidiary laws to promote improved value-added service by industry players. It provides details on the...

Nigeria • 2018 • Information, Communication and Technology

Joint Services Board Bill, 2018

Ministry of Interior, Nigeria

The Bill seeks to establish a Board to be known as the Joint Services Board to administer the Immigration Act, Prisons Act, Federal Fire and Rescue Services Act and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...

Nigeria • 2018 • Home Affairs

Nigerian Communications Act (No. 19 of 2003) Spectrum Trading Guidelines

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

These guidelines were developed by the Nigerian Communications Commission to manage and regulate the use of spectrum for players in the communications sector. It explains the processes involved in spectrum transfer, leasing and sharing.

Nigeria • 2018 • Information, Communication and Technology

Establishment of Internet Industry Code of Practice

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This document establishes the Internet Code of Practice to clearly define and protect the rights and obligations of Internet Access Service Providers. It also explains the procedures of handling offensive and potentially harmful content on...

Nigeria • 2018 • Information, Communication and Technology

Drug Use in Nigeria

Nigeria, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Ministry of Health, European Union

This survey provides statistical and policy-relevant data on the extent and pattern of drug use in Nigeria, the socio-demographic characteristics of drug users, their living conditions and other information such as gender, age, marital status,...

Nigeria • 2018 • Health

Contracting Plan for Provision of Integrated, Community-Based Adolescent Health Services (AHS) and Basic Package of Nutrition Services (BPNS) in the State of Kaduna Under the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project (P162069)

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document aims to increase access to and utilization of integrated, community-based AHS and BPNS in Kaduna State according to the established and agreed targets (for quality and coverage) to reduce the level of malnutrition...

Nigeria • 2018 • Health

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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