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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Veterinary Surgeons Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

An Act to make provisions for the registration of veterinary surgeons and for matters connected therewith. It provides for the control of the practice of veterinary and for this and other purposes establishes the Veterinary...

Nigeria • 1969 • Health

Oil in Navigable Waters Act

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

This is an Act to implement the terms of the international convention for the prevention of pollution of the sea by Oil, 1954 to 1962, and to make provisions for such prevention in the navigable...

Nigeria • 1968 • Energy

Oil in Navigable Waters Regulations

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

Every Nigerian ship (other than a tanker) of eighty tons gross tonnage or over which uses her bunker fuel tanks for the carriage of ballast water shall be fitted with an oily-water separator in accordance...

Nigeria • 1968 • Energy

Flags Of Nigerian Ships Act

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provision for flags to be worn by Nigerian ships other than those of the Nigerian Navy or Naval Reserve as evidence of Nigerian nationality, on all lawful occasions to...

Nigeria • 1968 • Transportation

Pest Control of Produce (Special Powers) Act.

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide for the inspection of produce for pests before export at all sea and airports in Nigeria and other matters ancillary thereto. It defines powers of inspection and enforcement of...

Nigeria • 1968 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Territorial Waters Act

Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria

This is an Act to determine the limits of the territorial waters of Nigeria and for other matters connected therewith. It defines territorial water as every part of the open sea within thirty nautical miles...

Nigeria • 1967 • Infrastructure and Construction

International Institute Of Tropical Agriculture Decree 1967

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

The decree states that the institute was established and maintained as an autonomous, non-stock, philanthropic, non-profit and tax-free corporation having and exercising the functions hereinafter appearing, and that the proposal aforesaid should be construed accordingly....

Nigeria • 1967 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Probates (Re-sealing) Act.

Ministry of Justice, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provisions for the re-sealing of probates and letters of administration issued and sealed in the High Court of a state by the High Court of another state and to...

Nigeria • 1966 • Democracy and Governance

Indian Hemp Act.

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make the planting, cultivation, importation, etc. of Indian Hemp an offence and to make provisions for other related matters. It prohibits the cultivation, importation, exportation and sale of Indian Hemp....

Nigeria • 1966 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Wild Animals Law, 1965

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is a law to provide for better control, conservation, and management of wild animals and for connected purposes.

Nigeria • 1965 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Tobacco (Close Season rom Cultivation) Regulations, 1964

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This provides for close season for Tobacco cultivation. In regulation number three it states that the period between the 24th day of December of each year and the 14th day of March of the subsequent...

Nigeria • 1964 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Agriculture (Control of Importation) Act.

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is an Act to make provisions for regulating the importation of articles for the purpose of controlling plant diseases and pests. Regulation 6 concerns diseases and pests, it states that where plants, seeds, soil,...

Nigeria • 1964 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Forest regulations

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

These regulations are made under section 33 of the forest law, make further provision for powers of authority with respect to forest rights, protection of forest reserves and produce, fires, licences for the taking of...

Nigeria • 1963 • Agriculture and Rural Development

TheWild Animals Law,1963 (No.16 of 1963)

Ministry of Agriculture,Ministry of Rural development, Nigeria

This is a law consisting of 56 sections, divided into 6 Parts, and 3 Schedules. Sections 1 to 4 are preliminary provisions, Section 2 gives definitions, Sections 4 to 11 provide for the protection of...

Nigeria • 1963 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Mineral Oils (Safety) Regulations

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Nigeria

This document provides the regulation on duties of licensees and leases, duties of managers, and duties of employees.

Nigeria • 1963 • Energy

Ports (Carbide Of Calcium) Regulations [L.N. 15 of 1963.]

Ministry of Transportation, Nigeria

This document provides for the removal after discharging. It emphasizes that all carbide of calcium discharged at a port from any ship shall be removed without delay to some place of storage outside the port....

Nigeria • 1963 • Transportation

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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