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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Kaduna Master Plan 2016

Kaduna Master Government, Nigeria

This law provides for the establishment of Kaduna master plan law.

Nigeria • 2016 • Economy

Kaduna State Public Procurement Law, 2016

Kaduna State Government, Nigeria

This law establishes a Public Procurement Authority for Kaduna state and related matters. Its purpose is to establish the Kaduna state Public Procurement Authority as the regulating authority responsible for monitoring, oversight and harmonization of...

Nigeria • 2016 • Economy

Kaduna State Water Laws 2016

Kaduna State Government, Nigeria

This document comprises of the Kaduna State Water Supply and Sanitation Law 2016; Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Law; and Water Services Regulatory Commission Law 2016.

Nigeria • 2016 • Utilities

Imo State Fiscal Responsibility Law No.3 of 2016

Imo state Government, Nigeria

This law provides for prudent management of the state’s resources, ensures long-term macro-economic stability of the state’s economy, secures greater accountability and transparency in fiscal operations within a medium-term fiscal policy framework, and for the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Economy

Imo State General Sales Tax Law 2016

Imo state Government, Nigeria

This law imposes a tax called General Sales Tax on specified commodities and services rendered for monetary gains or consideration.

Nigeria • 2016 • Finance

Fiscal Responsibility Law, 2016

Fiscal Responsibility Government, Nigeria

The purpose of this law is to provide for prudent public expenditure, financial management, and discipline with a view to ensuring long-term macroeconomic stability in Kaduna State.

Nigeria • 2016 • Finance

Kaduna Land Use Regulation 2016

Kaduna Land Government, Nigeria

This regulation provides assurance, certainty, and guidance for the general public, professionals, and state government officials in all land-related matters in Kaduna State.

Nigeria • 2016 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

National Water Resources Policy

Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Nigeria

The policy was designed to foster the integrated management of water resources for optimum, sustainable, efficient and equitable water resources development and management to meet the current and future user water demand, conserve the water...

Nigeria • 2016 • Infrastructure and Construction

National Water Resources Bill 2016

Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish a regulatory framework for the water resources sector in Nigeria, to provide for the equitable and sustainable development, management, to use and conservation of Nigeria’s surface water and groundwater...

Nigeria • 2016 • 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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