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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Benue State Pension Reform Law 2019

Benue State Government, Nigeria

This law makes provisions for the establishment of a contributory pension scheme for employees in the public and private sectors of Benue state and other related purposes.

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Kaduna State Local Government Councils Appropriation Law 2019

Kaduna State Government, Nigeria

This law makes provision for the appropriation of funds for the 23 local government councils in Kaduna state the sum of sixty-two billion, three hundred and forty-three million, one hundred and thirty-four thousand, two hundred...

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Gombe State Cash Management Strategy 2019

Gombe State Government, Nigeria

The overall aim of this strategy is to put in place proactive cash management that supports an efficient budget release system to ensure predictable cash flow to the MDAS.

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Kaduna State Forestry Law, 2019

Kaduna State Government, Nigeria

This law makes provision for the conservation, management and effective use of forest and the declaration of forest reserves, prevention of deforestation and control of forest and related matters.

Nigeria • 2019 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Ekiti State Fiscal Responsibility Law 2019

Ekiti State Government, Nigeria

A law to provide for prudent management of the state’s resources, ensure long-term macroeconomic stability, secure greater accountability and transparency in fiscal operations retain a medium-term fiscal policy framework, and the establishment of the fiscal...

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

5 year Policy Thrust of Central Bank of Nigeria 2019 – 2024

Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal the Electoral Act No. 2, 2006 and Independent National Electoral Commission Act, cap 15, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and enacts the Electoral Act, 2010 to regulate...

Nigeria • 2019 • Finance

Independent National Electoral Commission Electoral Offences and Penalties

Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria

These guidelines are developed to complement the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended). It guides electoral processes like accreditation and voting...

Nigeria • 2019 • Democracy and Governance

Communication Policy Revised Edition Independent National Electoral Commission 2019

Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria

This document provides statistical information of the 2015 Presidential & National Assembly Elections. It outlines the occupational spread of accredited voters, occupational spread of accredited voters, and occupational spread by gender, age group distribution, top...

Nigeria • 2019 • Democracy and Governance

2019 Approved National Budget for Nigeria

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This document is the approved budget of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for 2019. It breaks down the budget by the ministries, departments, and agencies.

Nigeria • 2019 • Economy

2019 Annual Flood Outlook

Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Nigeria

The Annual Flood Outlook has an overarching function to issue forecasts on flood, sensitize Nigerians on flood management towards mainstreaming disaster reduction efforts for sustainable socio-economic development

Nigeria • 2019 • Infrastructure and Construction

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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