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 Council of Nigerian Vision Act, 1999

Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the National Council of Nigerian Vision for effective and consistent dissemination of ideas about the objectives and strategies of all the components of the Vision 2010 Programmes...

Nigeria • 1999 • Democracy and Governance

National Emergency Management Agency Act, 1999

Ministry of Humanitarian Services Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the National Emergency Management Agency and a State Emergency Management Committee for each State in the Federation to coordinate the plans and programmes for efficient and effective...

Nigeria • 1999 • Humanitarian Affairs

Nigerian Dock Labour Act, 1999

Ministry of Transport, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the Joint Dock Labour Industrial Council, to register dock workers and dock labour employers. The Act notes the function of the council, membership, governance, offences and penalties...

Nigeria • 1999 • Transportation

National Housing Policy for Nigeria

Ministry of Works and Housing, Nigeria

The ultimate goal of the Nigeria Housing Policy is to ensure that all Nigerians owns or have access to decent housing accommodation at affordable cost by the year 2000

Nigeria • 1999 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Nigerian Dock Labour Act 1999

Ministry of Labour, Joint Dock Labour Industrial Council, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Joint Dock Labour Industrial Council, to register dock workers and dock labour employers and for other matters.

Nigeria • 1999 • Labour

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (Establishment, etc.) Act

Ministry of Aviation, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency for the purpose, among others, of providing air transport services in Nigeria and generally securing the safety, efficiency and regularity of air navigation.

Nigeria • 1999 • Aviation

National Secondary Education Commission, Etc., Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Secondary Education Commission with the responsibilities of prescribing minimum standards for secondary education throughout Nigeria; managing the National Secondary Education Fund; and other related purposes.

Nigeria • 1999 • Education

National Park Service Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

An Act to establish the National Park Service to be responsible for the preservation, enhancement and protection of wild animals and plants and other vegetation in national parks; and for matters connected therewith. It states...

Nigeria • 1999 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Food and Drugs (Amendment) Decree 1999

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The decree amends the Food and Drugs Act to provide, among other things, for the prohibition of sale or advertisement of food, etc. as treatment, etc. for certain diseases, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Nigeria • 1999 • Health

Nigeria Ports Authority Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Ports Authority with the functions of providing and operating necessary facilities in ports and maintaining, improving and regulating the use of the ports; and to provide for...

Nigeria • 1999 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Nigeria Constitution 1999

Justice, Nigeria

This is the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the promotion of good governance, law and order and the welfare of citizens on the principles of freedom, equity, justice and unity.

Nigeria • 1999 • Democracy and Governance

National Health Insurance Scheme Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act establishes the framework of the National Health Insurance Scheme with the objectives of ensuring access to good health care services to every Nigerian and protecting Nigerian families from the financial hardship of huge...

Nigeria • 1999 • Health

Central Bank of Nigeria, Amendment Act, 1998

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This Act is an amendment of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act of 1991. The Amendment provides for the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1998 • Finance

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Within the Commonwealth Act, 1998

Ministry of Defence/Security, Nigeria

This is an Act to enable the scheme for mutual assistance in criminal matters within the Commonwealth Countries such as identifying and locating persons, tracing proceeds of criminal activities and other miscellaneous provisions.

Nigeria • 1998 • Defence and Security

Education Tax (Amendment) Act 1998

Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This Act amends the Education Tax Act 1993 to provide, among other things, for the reconstitution of the Board of Trustees.

Nigeria • 1998 • Finance

Public Enterprises (Privatisation and commercialisation) Act, 1998

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to allow for privatisation and commercialisation of certain public enterprises in Nigeria and the creation of the National Council on Privatisation and the Bureau of Public Enterprises and other ancillary matters.

Nigeria • 1998 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Public Enterprises (Privatisation and Commercialisation) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for privatization and commercialization of certain public enterprises and to establish the National Council on privatization and the Bureau of Public Enterprises and for other related matters.

Nigeria • 1998 • Trade, Industry and Investment

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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