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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Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

The objective of this plan is to make Nigeria the preferred hub for manufacturing in West Africa to boost job creation, foster economic diversification, import substitution, export diversification and expand the government tax base.

Nigeria • 2014 • Trade, Industry and Investment

National Health Act, 2014

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act establishes the framework to regulate, manage, and develop Nigeria’s national health system. It also sets the standards for rendering health systems. It highlights responsibilities for health and the roles of various stakeholders in...

Nigeria • 2014 • Health

Regulation On National Content Development For The Power Sector, 2014

Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

The Regulation on National Content Development for the Power Sector aims to promote the deliberate utilization of the local human workforce and material resources across the value chain of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI).

Nigeria • 2014 • Energy

National Health Information System Strategic Plan 2014-2018

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document outlines the strategy to improve health data governance in the country. It contains necessary provisions and strategies aimed at strengthening the health information system and aligning it with the National Health Act

Nigeria • 2014 • Health

Code of Corporate Governance for Public Companies in Nigeria

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This code applies to all public companies listed on any securities exchange in Nigeria; all companies seeking to raise funds in the capital market through the issue of securities or seeking listing in the exchange;...

Nigeria • 2014 • Finance

Revised Regulation on Retiree Life Annuity Pursuant to the Pension Reform Act, 2014

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This Act provides regulation for life annuity business in Nigeria including eligibility of insurance companies; application requirements; payment process; cancellation of Retiree Life Annuity contract; transfer of Retiree Life Annuity funds and assets; death of...

Nigeria • 2014 • Finance

National Strategic Plan For Tuberculosis Control (2015-2020)

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The National Strategic Plan For Tuberculosis Control lays out the strategies to provide Nigerians with access to preventive, diagnosis, and curative services for TB, TB/HIV and drug-resistant TB by 2020. This plan will utilize new...

Nigeria • 2014 • Health

Pension Reform Act, 2014

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This Act repeals the Pension Reform Act 2004 and enacts the Pension Reform Act 2014. The Act makes provisions for the establishment of the contributory pension scheme in both the public and private sector; the...

Nigeria • 2014 • Finance

National Minimum Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment in Nigeria

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The National Minimum Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment in Nigeria was developed with the objective of minimizing drug-related harm and eradicating illicit drug use. By developing this policy, the Nigerian government hopes to improve the...

Nigeria • 2014 • Health

National Family Planning Blueprint (Scale-up Plan)

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

National Family Planning Blueprint (Scale-up Plan) highlights Nigeria’s plan for the adoption of family planning contraceptives in Nigeria. This blueprint also focuses on the processes to close the funding gap in family planning as Nigeria...

Nigeria • 2014 • Health

National Environmental (Dams and Reservoirs) Regulations, S. I. No. 66, 2014

National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Nigeria

This policy document specifies the CBN’s monetary, credit, foreign trade and exchange policy guidelines for the fiscal year 2014/2015. The policies were designed to align with the Federal Government’s Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

Nigeria • 2014 • Environment and Climate Change

National Environmental (Energy Sector) Regulations, S. I. No. 63, 2014

National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, Nigeria

This policy document specifies the CBN’s monetary, credit, foreign trade and exchange policy guidelines for the fiscal year 2014/2015. The policies were designed to align with the Federal Government’s Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).

Nigeria • 2014 • Environment and Climate Change

National Training Manual on Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Youth Health Education

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria

This manual provides the guidelines to train peer educators. Divided into six modules, the manual aims to increase knowledge, build skills and enhance the capacity of peer educators.

Nigeria • 2013 • Health

Nigerian Communications Act: Quality of Service Regulation (No. 19 of 2003)

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Act outlines the regulations in the telecommunications sector. This document contains the quality of service regulations developed in 2013 which is a supplementary publication to the Communications Act.

Nigeria • 2013 • Information, Communication and Technology

Nigerian Communications Act (No. 19 of 2003) Licensing Regulations

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

The licensing regulations provide a regulatory framework for effective and efficient licensing processes and procedures in the communications industry, the operation of communications systems and facilities, and the operation of communications services. It covers licensing...

Nigeria • 2013 • Information, Communication and Technology

Strategic Management Plan(SMP), 2014-2018

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This document outlines the framework for the development and implementation of the Communications Act. It enshrines the strategic balanced scorecard as the framework for the development in the Communications sector.

Nigeria • 2013 • Information, Communication and Technology

Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Act prohibits a marriage contract or civil union entered into between persons of the same sex and provides penalties for the solemnization and witness of the same thereof.

Nigeria • 2013 • Justice

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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