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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Pre-Shipment Inspection of Imports Act, 1996

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act outlining the provision in the inspection of goods in Nigeria before their shipment into Nigeria and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1996 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Oil and Gas Export Free Zone Decree, 1996

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This Act is a decree by the Military government establishing and designating the oil and gas export free zones in Nigeria including exemption from taxes, approval of enterprises, licensing and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1996 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Federal Character Commission Act, 1996

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the Federal Character Commission with the responsibility of promoting, monitoring, and enforcing compliance to proportional sharing of all bureaucratic, economic, media and political offices in Nigeria at...

Nigeria • 1996 • Democracy and Governance

Pre-Shipment Inspection of Exports Act

Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Interior, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provision for the inspection of goods in Nigeria before their shipment to a place outside Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1996 • Transportation

Trade Unions (International Affiliation) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to specify the international trade unions with which the Central Labour Organization of any trade union may affiliate and provide penalties for contravention of its provisions.

Nigeria • 1996 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Ports (Related Offences, Etc.) Act

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an Act to create offences related to unauthorized entry and carrying on of illegal transactions within any of the ports and to extend the jurisdiction of the chief magistrate courts to the trial...

Nigeria • 1996 • Transportation

Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission Act, 1995

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Nigerian Investment promotion commission to encourage and promote investment in Nigeria. The Act highlights the functions of the commission, financial provisions and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1995 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. Act, 1995

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This Act provides for the imposition of customs and excise duties on goods imported and manufactured in Nigeria. This Act also provides for the harmonized system of custom tariff.

Nigeria • 1995 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Family Support Trust Fund Act, 1995

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the Family Support Trust Fund for better family health care delivery in Nigeria and the promotion of family economic advancement as well as other related matters.

Nigeria • 1995 • Finance

Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. (Consolidation) Act, 1995

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act authorising the imposition of custom and excise duties payable on goods imported and manufactured in Nigeria. The Act also ensures the harmonisation of the customs tariff system in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1995 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. (Consolidation) Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the imposition of ad valorem customs and excise duties payable on goods imported and manufactured in Nigeria based on a harmonized system of customs tariff.

Nigeria • 1995 • Finance

Customs, Excise Tariff, Etc. (Consolidation) Act

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

An Act provides for the imposition of ad valorem customs and excise duties payable on goods imported and manufactured in Nigeria based on a harmonized system of customs tariff.

Nigeria • 1995 • Finance

Foreign Currency (Domiciliary Accounts) Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to authorize citizens of Nigeria, persons resident in Nigeria, corporate bodies in Nigeria, diplomats, foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations to import foreign currency and deposit same in a designated local...

Nigeria • 1995 • Finance

National Centre for Women Development Act, 1995

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the National Centre for Women Development with the responsibility of designing developmental programmes and activities for the advancement of women’s affairs across Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1995 • Gender and Human Rights

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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