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Acquisition of Land by Aliens Law (Cap. 1).
Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria
This law provides that no alien (defined by this law) may acquire land save with approval of the Commissioner responsible for land and prohibits the unlawful occupation of land by an alien. It also provides information with respect to ejection proceedings and grants regulation-making powers for purposes of this law to the executive council. Also transfer of land by an alien must be approved by the commissioner.
Nigeria • 1958 • Infrastructure and Construction
Bayelsa State Administration of Estates (Small Estates Payment Exemption) Law, 2011
Bayelsa State Ministry of Works, Nigeria
This is a law to provide for the grant of a certificate to a small estate, exempt such from payment of estate duty and the grant of full letters of administration and other matters connected therewith.
Nigeria • 2011 • Democracy and Governance
Water Sector Law
Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria
A law to provide for the Lagos state water sector, Lagos Water Corporation and for connected purposes. These regulations establish the Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC). The corporation will be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, have power to sue and be sued in its corporate name, and be capable of purchasing, acquiring, holding and disposing for the purpose of carrying out its function under this law.
Nigeria • • Infrastructure and Construction
NAFDAC Herbal Medicines And Related Products Registration Regulations 2019
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
These regulations shall apply to the registration of all herbal medicines and related products that are manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. It emphasizes that no herbal medicine and related product shall be manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and no person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued under these regulations shall lend, hire, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the certificate of registration to any other person without the approval of the Agency.
Nigeria • 2019 • Trade, Industry, and Investment
Mortgage Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2016 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Nigeria
This is an Act to amend the Mortgage Institutions Act cap M19, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 by reviewing the prescribed penalties, and for related matters.
Nigeria • 2016 • Finance
National Biosafety Management Agency Act, 2015 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This Act establishes the National Biosafety Management Agency charged with the responsibility for providing regulatory framework, institutional and administrative mechanism for safety measures in the application of modern bio-technology in Nigeria with the view to preventing any adverse effect on human health, animals, plants and environment.
Nigeria • 2015 • Health
Non-Nutritive Sweeteners In Drug Products (Prohibition) Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
These regulations apply to the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in drug products that are manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
NAFDAC Pesticide Registration Regulations 2019
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
These regulations apply to the registration of all pesticides that are manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no pesticide shall be manufactured, formulated, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, no person to whom a certificate of registration has been issued under these regulations shall lend, hire, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the certificate of registration to any other person without the approval of the Agency.
Nigeria • 2019 • Trade, Industry, and Investment
Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) Act, 2016 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
This is an Act to amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act Cap. V3, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to reduce the membership of the Veterinary Council; and for related matters.
Nigeria • 2016 • Health
Federal Capital Territory Water Board (Establishment Act) 2017 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria
This Act establishes the Federal Capital Territory Water Board charged with the responsibility for providing safe, adequate and affordable water supply services to the residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Nigeria • 2017 • Infrastructure and Construction
NAFDAC Fruit Juice and Nectar Regulations 2019
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
These regulations shall apply to fruit juice and nectar products manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold distributed or used in Nigeria. This document emphasizes that no fruit juice or nectar shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold distributed or used in Nigeria, unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations and no person shall manufacture, import, export, advertise, sell, distribute or use any fruit juice or nectar which contains non-nutritive sweeteners without the approval of the Agency.
Nigeria • 2019 • Trade, Industry, and Investment
Nigeria’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
Government, Nigeria
In order to reflect the increasing importance of climate change issues in Nigeria, the Federal Executive Council adopted in 2012 the Nigeria Climate Change Policy Response and Strategy. To ensure an effective national response to the significant and multi-facetted impacts of climate change, Nigeria has adopted a comprehensive strategy, as well as several specific policies. The strategic goal of the Nigeria climate change policy response and strategy is to foster low-carbon, high growth economic development and build a climate resilient society through the attainment of the following objectives to: implement mitigation measures that will promote low carbon as well as sustainable and high economic growth, enhance national capacity to adapt to climate change; significantly increase public awareness and involve private sector participation in addressing the challenges of climate change, among others.
Nigeria • 2015 • Democracy and Governance
National Policy on Infant and Young Child Feeding In Nigeria
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
the overall goal of the national policy on infant and young child feeding in Nigeria is to ensure the optimal growth, protection and development of the Nigerian child from birth to the first five years of life. its objectives are to protect, promote and support exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life, create and sustain a positive image for breastfeeding throughout the society, empower all women (including women who work outside their homes) to adopt and practice optimal infant feeding, develop and promote and support adequate infant and young child feeding practices etc.
Nigeria • 2010 • Health
Produce (Enforcement of Export Standard) (Amendment) Act, 2016 Explanatory Memorandum
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
This act amends the Produce (enforcement of export standards) Act cap p32. laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 by reviewing the penalties imposed under the Act.
Nigeria • 2016 • Trade, Industry, and Investment
National Irrigation And Drainage Policy And Strategy
Ministry of Infrastructure, Nigeria
This document presents the irrigation and drainage policy and strategy for improving irrigation and drainage development and management in Nigeria in order to achieve the broad goals of the agricultural sector, which are: (a) food and raw materials security; (b) increased employment; (c) creation of wealth and poverty alleviation; and (d) greater contribution to GDP, foreign exchange reserve and government revenue. It addresses the problems, constraints and opportunities, which cut across the whole irrigation sub-sector; and specifically, for informal, formal and commercial irrigation. The strategy for implementing this set of policy objectives includes addressing prominent issues of good governance, resource utilization, and socio – economic and cultural inclusion, funding mechanism and effective participation, sustainable production amongst others.
Nigeria • 2015 • Infrastructure and Construction
NAFDAC Milk And Dairy Products Regulations 2019
Ministry of Health, Nigeria
These regulations apply to all milk and dairy products manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold distributed or used in Nigeria. It emphasizes that no milk or dairy products shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria, unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
Nigeria • 2019 • Health
Nema – National Disaster Response Plan
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
The National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP) establishes a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of federal assistance, to address the consequences of any major disaster or emergency declared by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It sets forth fundamental policies, planning assumptions, a concept of operations, response and recovery actions, and federal agency and private sector responsibilities, it describes the array of Federal response, recovery, and mitigation resources available to augment state and local efforts to save lives; protect public health, safety, and property, It spells out the process and methodology for implementing and managing federal recovery and mitigation programmes and support/technical services, and it also provides a focus for interagency and intergovernmental emergency preparedness, planning, training, exercising, coordination, and information exchange amongst others.
Nigeria • • Democracy and Governance
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 and for related matters.
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; and for related matters.
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 more effective; and for related matters.
Nigeria • 2016 • Agriculture and Rural Development