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.

Refine Search results

Filter by countries

Filter by Sectors

Filter by year of publication

Cancel

National Youth Service Corps Act

Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Youth Service Corps, specifying the objectives of the Corps and the conditions of service for Corp members under the Corps.

Nigeria • 1993 • Youth and Sports Development

Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund and a Management Board to administer the Fund and for other connected purposes.

Nigeria • 1993 • Finance

Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Act

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the establishment, functions and funding of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation for the purposes of insuring agricultural or agro-allied projects against selected natural hazards and to empower the...

Nigeria • 1993 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigerian Co-operative Society Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the registration and operation of cooperative societies throughout the Federation and other related purposes.

Nigeria • 1993 • Finance

National Sugar Development Council Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Sugar Development Council to guide the development of sugar estates and the organization of the sugar cane growers scheme to enhance the local production of sugar.

Nigeria • 1993 • Trade, Industry and Investment

National Planning Commission Act

Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Planning Commission to determine and advise on policies that will best promote national unity and integration and sustain the Nigerian nation.

Nigeria • 1993 • National Development

National Institute for Cultural Orientation Act

Ministry of Information and Culture, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Institute for Cultural Orientation with the objective, among others, to serve as a focus for orientation in cultural matters for Nigerian Policy Makers.

Nigeria • 1993 • Culture and Tourism

National Gallery of Art Act

Ministry of Information and Culture, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Gallery of Arts as a repository for artistic creations and to promote research, education and appreciation in art and works of art in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1993 • Culture and Tourism

Nigerian Technical Aid Corps Act

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, among other things, to share Nigeria’s know-how and expertise with other African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and other connected matters.

Nigeria • 1993 • Foreign Affairs

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) The NYSC Decree

Ministry of Youth & Sports Development, Nigeria

This document, about the National Youth Service Corps scheme, is divided into 23 sections. It highlights the objectives of the Service Corps and ways to achieve them. Some of the objectives are to inculcate discipline...

Nigeria • 1993 • Youth and Sports Development

Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Decree (No. 37)

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Decree stipulates the law guiding the establishment of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, its functions, powers, and staff composition.

Nigeria • 1993 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Water Resources Act.

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to promote the optimum planning, development and use of Nigeria’s water resources and other matters connected therewith. It vests the right to use and control all surface and groundwater and all...

Nigeria • 1993 • Infrastructure and Construction

Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation Decree No 37 of 1993

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

Regulation 3 and 4 provides the functions and powers of the Corporation. They include: to implement, manage and administer the Agricultural Insurance Scheme, established by section 6 of this decree, to subsidize the premiums chargeable...

Nigeria • 1993 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria to provide long-term credit facilities to mortgage institutions in Nigeria and to encourage and promote the development of mortgage institutions at the Local,...

Nigeria • 1993 • Finance

Lands (Title Vesting, etc.) Act.

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide among other things, for the vesting of the title of all land within the 100 meters limit of the 1967 shoreline and all land reclaimed near the lagoon, sea...

Nigeria • 1993 • Infrastructure and Construction

National Film and Video Censors Board Act, 1993

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the National Film and Video Censors Board specifying the functions, membership, management, governance and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1993 • Information, Communication and Technology

Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Act, 1993

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria to provide credit facilities to mortgage institutions for the economic development of Nigeria. The Act specifies the powers, functions and management...

Nigeria • 1993 • Finance

Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Service Charter

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This document highlights the responsibilities and expectations of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria to customers, stakeholders and members of the public.

Nigeria • 1993 • Finance

Bureau of Public Enterprises Act, 1993

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, specifying the functions of the Bureau, management, financial provisions, and the role of the Bureau in privatization and commercialization of government enterprises...

Nigeria • 1993 • Finance

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.

Read More