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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National Biodiversity Strategy And Action Plan 2016-2020

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This document gives information on the status of biodiversity and its contribution to varied sectors of Nigerian economy including tourism, agriculture, water resources, health, commerce and industrial development. It shows how biodiversity impacts on the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Water Resources Policy

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

The Water Resources Policy of Nigeria is a statement of the Government’s philosophy and objectives for the nation’s freshwater and possibly marine water resources including its strategies for achieving its set goals. In Nigeria, water...

Nigeria • 2016 • Infrastructure and Construction

Water Resources (Amendment) Act, 2016 Explanatory Memorandum

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This Act amends the water resources act cap W2 laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to review upward the stipulated fines and penalties for offences under the act.

Nigeria • 2016 • Infrastructure and Construction

National Policy on the Environment (Revised 2016)

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The goal of the National Policy on the Environment is to ensure environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources for sustainable development. Its strategic objective is to coordinate environmental protection and natural resources conservation...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

Agricultural And Rural Management Training (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an act to amend the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute Act, Cap, A10. laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 to allow other federal universities participate on the board of the institute...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

National Agricultural Land Development Authority (Amendment) Act, 2016

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an act to amend the National Agricultural Land Development Authority Act, Cap. N4., laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to expand the membership of the board and that of state advisory committees;...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Bees (Import, Control And Management) Act, 2016 Explanatory Memoradum

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an Act to amend the Bees (import, control and management) Act Cap. B6, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to review the penalty and compensation provisions in order to make the Act...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigeria Home Grown School Feeding Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

The purpose of this document is to articulate the strategy and vision of the Federal Government of Nigeria for a countrywide universal Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programme. This strategy is in furtherance of the realisation...

Nigeria • 2016 • Education

Federal Capital Territory 2016 Statutory Appropriation Act

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

This is a bill for an Act to authorize the issue from the Federal Capital Territory Administrative Statutory Fund of the Federal Capital Territory administration account, the total sum of N241,455,285,471 only, of which the...

Nigeria • 2016 • Finance

Defence Space Administration Act, 2016

Ministry of Defence, Nigeria

This is an Act to establish the Defence Space Administration, develop satellite technology, ensure security of the nation’s cyber activities. Its objectives are to facilitate and implement the defence and security aspect of the national...

Nigeria • 2016 • Defence and Security

Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme Bill, 2016

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This bill seeks to provide a regulatory framework for the agricultural credit fund which shall promote commercial agriculture in Nigeria, ensure credit support for production, storage and processing of target commodities, develop market and agricultural...

Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Yobe State Bureau on Public Procurement Law, 2016.

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This Law establishes the Bureau of Public Procurement to support development and implementation of the public procurement regulatory system of Yobe State. The body has a defined set of responsibilities and powers as provided under...

Nigeria • 2016 • Justice

National Policy on Food and Nutrition

Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

The objectives of this policy include to improve food security across the country, to ensure adequate nutrition of infants and women, to increase knowledge of nutrition among the populace and reduce micronutrient dificiency disorder among...

Nigeria • 2016 • Economy

National Health Policy

Health, Nigeria

This policy document provides the direction for improving the performance of the Nigerian health system. The policy gives emhasis on strengthening primary health and collaboration of stakeholders including the private sector in the implementation of...

Nigeria • 2016 • Health

Nigeria Broadcasting Code, 2016

Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Nigeria

This code by the National Broadcasting Commission represents the minimum standard for broadcasting in Nigeria covering several areas of broadcasting such as advertising, sport, news and current affairs, and informercials.

Nigeria • 2016 • 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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