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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Price Control Act, 1977

Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act to re-enact the Price Control Act. The Act outlines the penalties for contravening the regulation, the role and functions of the Price Control Board and Price Control Committees and other supplementary...

Nigeria • 1977 • Economy

Productivity, Prices and Incomes Board Act, 1977

Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is an Act for the creation of the Productivity, Prices, and Income Board as the government advisors on strategies to improve productivity in both private and public sectors of Nigeria and for the determination...

Nigeria • 1977 • Economy

School Take-Over (Validation) Act, 1977

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to authorise the take-over of schools and other academic institutions by any state government in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1977 • Education

Nigerian Airports Authority Act

Ministry of Aviation, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Airports Authority as a statutory corporation responsible for the maintenance and development of Federal Government airports throughout Nigeria and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1977 • Aviation

Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation Act

Ministry of Finance, Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, Nigeria

This is an Act to set up the Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation to undertake reinsurance business within and outside Nigeria and other related purposes.

Nigeria • 1977 • Finance

Nigerian Television Authority Act

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Nigerian Television Authority responsible for television broadcasting in Nigeria and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1977 • Information, Communication and Technology

Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund Act

Ministry of Agriculture ,Ministry of Rural Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish an Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund into which shall be subscribed a certain sum to provide guarantees for loans granted for agricultural purposes by any bank. Regulation 3 clearly...

Nigeria • 1977 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Commodity Boards Act.

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

An Act to dissolve The Nigerian Produce Marketing Company Limited and all the states marketing boards and, in their place, set up six new commodity boards to which certain staff and assets of the dissolved...

Nigeria • 1977 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Trade Disputes Act, (Essential Services) 1976

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Nigeria

This is an Act empowering the President to proscribe any trade union whose member provide essential services if the union engage in actions that disrupt the provision of any essential services to the Nigerian public....

Nigeria • 1976 • Labour

Finance (Miscellaneous Taxation Provisions) Decree, 1976

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act amending the Company Income Tax 1961. The Act outlines the various amendment and provisions for Company Income Tax in Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1976 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Trade Disputes Essential Services Act, 1976

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an order by the Military government on trade disputes (essential services) outlining the proscription of NMA and NARD and for other related matters.

Nigeria • 1976 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Trade Disputes Act, 1976

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act outlining the provisions for the settlement of trade disputes and other related matters in Nigeria including procedures for settling disputes and other supplementary general provisions.

Nigeria • 1976 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Federal Capital Territory Act, 1976

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for Nigeria and for the establishment of the Federal Capital Development Authority outlining its powers and responsibility to execute projects in the...

Nigeria • 1976 • Democracy and Governance

Trade Disputes Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This Act makes provisions for the settlement of trade disputes and other related matters.

Nigeria • 1976 • Trade, Industry and Investment

National Emergency Relief Agency

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the National Emergency Relief Agency to perform the functions of organizing, providing and coordinating emergency relief of victims of national disasters throughout the federation and for other related matters.

Nigeria • 1976 • Humanitarian Affairs

Trade (EEC Preferences under the Lomé Convention) Act

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is an Act to implement the provisions of Protocol No. 1 of the ACP-EEC convention of Lomé and to appoint the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, as the certifying authority in Nigeria for goods exported...

Nigeria • 1976 • Trade, Industry and Investment

University of Nigeria Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This is an Act to authorize the take-over of the University of Nigeria by the Federal Government and to continue the administration of the institution.

Nigeria • 1976 • Education

News Agency of Nigeria Act, 1976

Ministry of Communication, Nigeria

This is an Act for the establishment of the News Agency of Nigeria to provide news from all sources, both within and outside Nigeria to Nigerians and for other related matters.

Nigeria • 1976 • Information, Communication and Technology

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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