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 Guidelines for Quantification of Narcotic Medicines

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The Nigerian government developed the National Guidelines for Quantification of Narcotic medicines to standardize the quantification practices of narcotic medicines used for medical and scientific procedures in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 2017 • Health

Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria Act, 2017

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria. The Act specifies the functions, powers, management, governance, procedures for the registration of members, professional discipline, fines and penalties...

Nigeria • 2017 • Education

Legislative Houses Act, 2017

Justice, Nigeria

This an Act specifying the powers, privileges, and immunity of the legislative to carry out their responsibilities.

Nigeria • 2017 • Democracy and Governance

National Institute for Legislative Studies (Amendment) Act, 2017

Justice, Nigeria

This Act amends the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies Act of 2011 and applies to the change of name of the institute to National Institute for Legislative Studies empowered to carry out research...

Nigeria • 2017 • Democracy and Governance

National Senior Citizens Centre Act, 2017

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

This Act is for the establishment of the National Senior Citizens Centre and specifies the functions, membership, management, governance, regulations, powers, sources of funding, and procedure for disqualification as well as other related matters.

Nigeria • 2017 • Democracy and Governance

Secure Transactions in Movable Assets Act, 2017

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This Act makes provision for secure transactions, regulation and registration of movable assets in Nigeria. The objectives of this Act include: to promote financial inclusion; increase credit provision and lending to SMEs; promote access to...

Nigeria • 2017 • Finance

Code of Corporate Governance For The Telecommunications Industry

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This code sets the framework to drive transparency and integrity in the telecommunications sector. It hopes to safeguard shareholder values by monitoring overall compliance with the key provisions of the Code.

Nigeria • 2016 • Information, Communication and Technology

Flags and Coat of Arms Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Bill seeks to amend the Flags and Coat of Arms Act to provide adequate penalties for the desecration, dishonouring or destruction of the National Flag and disparaging the colours, coat of arms or the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Justice

School Year (Variation) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This Bill seeks to amend the School Year (Variation) Act CAP. S2 LFN to ensure compliance with the Principal Act that streamlines School Year for Schools and Colleges in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 2016 • Education

University of Abuja (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This Act amends the University of Abuja Act, Cap U2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 by correcting the marginal note to section 3 to confine the exercise of powers to only the University...

Nigeria • 2016 • Education

Utilities Charges Commission (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to amend the Utilities Charges Commission Act, Cap U17, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to review the fines stipulated for offences under the Act and related matters.

Nigeria • 2016 • Finance

The Agriculture Promotion Policy (APP) (2016-2020)- The Green Alternative

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

Building on the Agricultural Transformation Agenda, Nigeria plans to use the APP to address the issue of importation and low foreign exchange earnings from agriculture. A key highlight of this policy will include improving agricultural...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Anchor Borrowers' Programme(ABP) Guidelines

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

The Anchor Borrowers’ Programme is Nigeria’s Central Bank development initiative. The program aims to provide linkages between anchor companies involved in the processing and smallholder farmers (SHF). This document outlines the policy strategy and the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Leadership towards Integration Manual

Ministry of Health, Mckinsey Consulting, Nigeria

The Directors of the Federal Ministry of Health met in Calabar, Cross River State, in 2016 for a Leadership Development Programme branded – Integrated Supply Chain Leaders Development (ISCLD) programme. This manual summarizes the goals...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

Data Interoperability Standards, 2016

National Information Technology Development Agency, Nigeria

These standards are issued for the primary purpose of providing standards to improve data sharing by defining some important, universally understandable concepts and standards between data-sharing communities.

Nigeria • 2016 • Information, Communication and Technology

National Water Resources Policy

Ministry of Water Resources, Nigeria

The main policy objective of this policy is to foster the integrated management of water resources for optimum, sustainable, efficient, and equitable water resources development and management to meet the

Nigeria • 2016 • Utilities

National Health Policy 2016

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The overall goal of this health policy is to strengthen Nigeria’s Health System, particularly the primary health care sub-system, to deliver quality effective, efficient, equitable, accessible, affordable, acceptable and comprehensive health care services to all...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

National Strategy for Scale-Up of Chlorhexidine in Nigeria

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The purpose of this National Chlorhexidine scale-up strategy document is to accelerate access and use of chlorhexidine in Nigeria. The specific scale-up strategies are under five domains: market & user; manufacturing & distribution; clinical &...

Nigeria • 2016 • 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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