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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Industrial Promotion Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to promote the production of goods in Nigeria by prohibiting their importation absolutely for eight years and to ensure that the goods produced are of high quality as to allow for...

Nigeria 1979 Trade, Industry and Investment

National office Of Industrial Property Act

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Office of Industrial Property to monitor the transfer of foreign technology to Nigeria and to provide for related matters.

Nigeria 1979 Foreign Affairs

Kainji Lake National Park Act

Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provisions for the establishment of the Kainji Lake National Park.

Nigeria 1979 Mining

National Civic Registration Act, 1979

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is an Act introducing a system of national civic registration and all issues related to the national identity card for all Nigerians. The Act outlines the procedure and requirements for such registration and penalties...

Nigeria 1979 Justice

National Eye Centre Act, 1979

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the National Eye Centre at Kaduna for the prevention and cure of eye defects and diseases and to establish a Board including the function and composition for...

Nigeria 1979 Health

National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies Act, 1979

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, for research, study, analysis and discussion of policy issues in Nigeria for successful national development. The Act outlines the functions...

Nigeria 1979 Education

National Medical College Act, 1979

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up a National Medical College authorised to conduct examinations in the various specialized branches of medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology and dental surgery and other connected matters.

Nigeria 1979 Health

National Steel Council Act, 1979

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This Act makes provisions for the establishment of the National Steel Council with responsibility for oversight over the iron and steel industry.

Nigeria 1979 Trade, Industry and Investment

Nigerian Film Corporation Act, 1979

Ministry of Information/Culture, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the Nigerian Film Corporation tasked with ensuring the development of the film industry in Nigeria including the production of films both for domestic consumption and for export...

Nigeria 1979 Entertainment

Nigerian National Heroes Register Act, 1979

Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nigeria

This Act makes provisions for the creation of the Nigerian National Heroes Register as the official register for the names of all Nigerians, both living and dead, who deserve a place of honour in the...

Nigeria 1979 Democracy and Governance

Nursing and Midwifery (Registration) Act, 1979

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for the registration of nurses and midwives in Nigeria and State Nursing and Midwifery Committees and to provide for the...

Nigeria 1979 Health

Orthopaedic Hospitals Management Board Act, 1979

Health, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up a management board for the Orthopaedic Hospitals established by the Federal Government and provide for their affiliation with teaching hospitals. The Act notes the financial provision for the...

Nigeria 1979 Health

Pools Betting and Casino Gaming Act, 1979

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This is an Act to prohibit the establishment, licensing and the combined operation of any pool betting and casino gaming enterprise in Nigeria and other related matters.

Nigeria 1979 Finance

Psychiatric Hospitals Management Board Act, 1979

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of a Management Board for the running of psychiatric hospitals established by the Nigerian Government and to provide for their affiliation with teaching hospitals in Nigeria.

Nigeria 1979 Health

Public Holidays Act, 1979

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal all the State Laws on public holidays in Nigeria and to specify the necessary provisions for the whole of Nigeria for the observance of public holidays and other connected...

Nigeria 1979 Labour

Public Order Act, 1979

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is an Act to repeal all public order laws in the various States of Nigeria and to replace them with a Federal Act to ensure the maintenance of public order and to prevent the...

Nigeria 1979 Justice

University of Maiduguri Act, 1979

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the University of Maiduguri specifying the powers of the University, functions of management and other general provisions.

Nigeria 1979 Education

University of Port Harcourt Act, 1979

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the University of Port Harcourt specifying the powers of the University, functions of management and other general provisions.

Nigeria 1979 Education

University of Sokoto Act, 1979

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the University of Sokoto specifying the powers of the University, functions of management and other general provisions.

Nigeria 1979 Education

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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