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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Land Use Act

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to vest all land comprised in the territory of each state (except land vested in the Federal Government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the state, who would hold...

Nigeria • 1978 • Infrastructure and Construction

National Board For Technical Education Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This Act establishes the National Board for Technical Education to advise the Federal Government on technical education which falls outside the scope of the universities and other matters ancillary thereto.

Nigeria • 1977 • Education

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

Food and Drugs Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act provides rules for the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution and advertisement of food and drugs. It also grants power to the Minister to set up the Food and Drugs Advisory Council and to make...

Nigeria • 1976 • Health

Wild Animals Law (Hunting Licences) Regulations, 1975

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

The Permanent Secretary or such officer as he may appoint may issue a hunting licence in the form as set out in the First Schedule (reg. 2). An applicant may apply to kill or capture...

Nigeria • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Wild Animals (Trophies) Regulations 1975

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

The document provides for the trophy fee for prohibited animals and the payment of said fee. It defines the form of a free disposal permit, identification of a trophy animal, transfer of trophies, the division...

Nigeria • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Wild Animals (Captive Animals) Regulations, 1975

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This permit authorises the holder to be in possession of the captive animal for twelve months provided that adequate provisions are made for the health and welfare of the animal, if the animal is transferred...

Nigeria • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Estate Surveyors And Valuers (Registration, Etc.) Act

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act that establishes The Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria as a body corporate and to empower the board inter alia to determine persons who are to become estate surveyors...

Nigeria • 1975 • Infrastructure and Construction

Agricultural Research Institutes Decree 1975

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This order establishes research institutes and provides for their constitution, functions and relationship with the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria and in one case with the agricultural research council of Nigeria and in one case...

Nigeria • 1975 • Agriculture and Rural Development

International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture (Amendment) Decree 1974

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

The decree amends the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture decree 1967, among other things, to vary the composition of the members of the board of trustees of the Institute and to confer on the Institute...

Nigeria • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Bylaws Of The International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

These bylaws define the purposes and program of the IITA. The document states that the purpose of the organization will be implemented principally through the financial support of the member nations, “private foundation” agencies and...

Nigeria • 1974 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Territorial Waters (Amendment) Decree 1971

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

The decree extends the territorial waters of Nigeria to 30 nautical miles (from 12 nautical miles) of the coast of Nigeria and the document also amends the territorial water decree of 1967.

Nigeria • 1971 • Infrastructure and Construction

Survey (Examination and Licensing of Surveyors)

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

The document provides for the syllabus for the surveyors’ examinations. It outlines the duties and powers of the board as to control and examination of pupil surveyors. Some of these are: the surveyors licensing board...

Nigeria • 1971 • Education

Administration (Real Estate) Law.

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This is a law relating to the Administration of real estate in the case of intestacy.

Nigeria • 1971 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Lagos Port Operations (Special Provisions) Act.

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an act to provide for the establishment of the Lagos Port Operations Committee to supervise and co-ordinate all operations at Lagos port. It provides for the establishment of the Lagos Port Operations Committee,...

Nigeria • 1971 • Transportation

National Library Act

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

An Act to set up the National Library Board, charged with the responsibility of establishing and maintaining the National Library of Nigeria.

Nigeria • 1970 • Education

Bees (Import Control And Management) Act

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provisions for the importation and management of bees and apicultural material. Regulation 4 is for the control of spread of disease. It states that the President may, for the...

Nigeria • 1970 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Import Control Of Bees (Forms Etc.) Order

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This document provides a form of application for a permit to import bees or apicultural material. The permit to import in the prescribed form purporting to be duly signed on behalf of the Minister by...

Nigeria • 1970 • Agriculture and Rural Development

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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