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 Policy on Food and Nutrition in Nigeria

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

The policy document by the government provides an overarching framework to address problems of food and nutrition in Nigeria. It guides the identification, design, and implementation of intervention activities across multiple sectors.

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

NAFDAC Good Clinical Practice Guidelines 2016

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is an international ethical and scientific quality standard for designing, conducting, recording and reporting trials that involve the participation of humans. It provides unified standards for the conduct of clinical data...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

NAFDAC Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines for Pharmaceutical Products 2016

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

Good manufacturing practice (GMP) is that part of quality assurance that ensures that pharmaceutical products are consistently produced and controlled to the quality standards appropriate to their intended use and as required by their marketing...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

NAFDAC Good Pharmacovigilance Practice Guidelines 2016

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These guidelines apply to all entities that have the authorization to put medicinal products into the Nigerian market. These guidelines are intended to help all stakeholders comply with the provisions of the GVP regulations. They...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

NIMASA Medium Term Strategic Plan

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

The purpose of this plan is to develop and articulate an effective work programme to identify the initiatives, strategies, capabilities, competencies, data, partnerships and resources required to mobilize stakeholders, enablers and drivers towards achieving the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Transportation

The 2017-2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) is a strategic plan that highlights the government’s socio-economic and development objectives and priorities from 2017 to 2019. It also explains the plans to achieve...

Nigeria • 2016 • Economy

National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan 2016-2020

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This document gives information on the status of biodiversity and its contribution to varied sectors of the Nigerian economy including tourism, agriculture, water resources, health, commerce and industrial development. It shows how biodiversity impacts the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Water Resources Policy

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

The Water Resources Policy of Nigeria is a statement of the Government’s philosophy and objectives for the nation’s freshwater and possibly marine water resources including its strategies for achieving its set goals. In Nigeria, water...

Nigeria • 2016 • Infrastructure and Construction

Water Resources (Amendment) Act, 2016 Explanatory Memorandum

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This Act amends the water resources act cap W2 laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to review upward the stipulated fines and penalties for offences under the act.

Nigeria • 2016 • Infrastructure and Construction

National Policy on the Environment (Revised 2016)

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The goal of the National Policy on the Environment is to ensure environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources for sustainable development. Its strategic objective is to coordinate environmental protection and natural resources conservation...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

Agricultural And Rural Management Training (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an act to amend the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute Act, Cap, A10. laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to allow other federal universities participation on the board of the institute...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Agricultural Land Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an act to amend the National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act, Cap. N4., laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to expand the membership of the board and that of state advisory committees;...

Nigeria • 2016 • 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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