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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Mortgage Institutions Act, 1989

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This is an Act specifying the provisions for the establishment and licensing of mortgage institutions in Nigeria to grant loans to the public for the purchase or construction of a dwelling house, improvement and to...

Nigeria • 1989 • Finance

Builders Registration Act, 1989

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act establishing the Council of Registered Builders in Nigeria to regulate the activities of builders in Nigeria and to set the standard of knowledge required for any person who wishes to be...

Nigeria • 1989 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre Act, 1989

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This Act makes provision for the establishment of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre and the management board for the centre and powers and financial provision and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1989 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Builders (Registration, etc.) Act

Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria as a body corporate with the general duty of determining who shall be builders and the standard of knowledge and skill to...

Nigeria • 1989 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre Act

Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the establishment of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre and the Management Board for the Centre and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1989 • Education

Import (Prohibition) Act

Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Interior, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the prohibition of importation into Nigeria of certain foodstuffs especially those contaminated by toxic substances and the penalty for the contravention of the said prohibition.

Nigeria • 1989 • Transportation

Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission responsible for monitoring accruals and the disbursement of revenue from the Federal Account and reviewing, from time to time, the revenue allocation...

Nigeria • 1989 • Finance

Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre Act

Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the establishment of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre and the Management Board for the Centre.

Nigeria • 1989 • Youth and Sports Development

National Commission for Nomadic education Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

An Act to establish the National Commission for Nomadic Education which will, amongst other things, establish, manage and maintain primary schools for nomadic children.

Nigeria • 1989 • Education

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act

Ministry of Justice, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to enforce laws against the cultivation, processing, sale, trafficking and use of hard drugs and to empower the Agency to investigate persons suspected...

Nigeria • 1989 • Justice

Insurance Special Supervision Fund Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish an Insurance Special Supervision Fund to strengthen the supervision of insurance business in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1989 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Natural Resource Conservation Council Act

Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Natural Resources Conservation Council to be responsible for the conservation of natural resources of Nigeria and to formulate a national policy for natural resources conservation.

Nigeria • 1989 • Mining

National Centre for Economic Management and Administration Act, 1989

Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up the Centre for Economic Management and Administration with the principal objective of providing a training centre for economic planners, budget and project officers at the Federal, State and...

Nigeria • 1989 • Economy

National Commission for Colleges of Education Act, 1989

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the National Commission for Colleges of Education with the responsibility of advising the Federal Government on all aspects of teacher education beyond the universities and polytechnics and...

Nigeria • 1989 • Education

National Committee on Geographical Names Act, 1989

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up a National Committee on Geographical Names to be in charge of ensuring the standardization of procedure for naming or renaming of geographical features and for the establishment of...

Nigeria • 1989 • Gender and Human Rights

National Directorate of Employment Act, 1989

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Nigeria

This is an Act to for the creation of the National Directorate of Employment saddled with the responsibility of designing and implementing programmes to address unemployment in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1989 • Labour

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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