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Country name:
conventional long form:
Federal Republic of Nigeria
conventional short form:
Nigeria
Data code: NI
Government type: republic.
Capital: Abuja
note:
on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja; many government offices remain in Lagos pending completion of facilities in Abuja
Administrative divisions: 36 states and 1 territory*; Federal Captial Territory (Abuja)*, Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi , Bayelsa , Benue , Borno , Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi , Edo , Ekiti , Enugu , Gombe, Imo, Jigawa , Kaduna , Kano , Katsina , Kebbi , Kogi, Kwara , Lagos, Nassarawa , Niger , Ogun , Ondo, Osun , Oyo , Plateau , Rivers , Sokoto , Taraba , Yobe , Zamfara
Independence: 1 October 1960Events January-February January 1 Independence of Cameroon January 9 Aswan High Dam construction begins in Egypt January 11 Chad declares its independence. January 14 Ralph Chubb, the gay poet and printer, dies at Fair Oak Cottage in Hampshire. January 23 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1960)
Constitution: NA 1999 new constitution adopted
Legal system: based on English common law, Islamic law, and tribal law
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government:
President Olusegun ObasanjoFrance on June 1, 2003. Olusegun Obasanjo (b. March 5, 1937) is the president of Nigeria (since 1999). A born-again Christian of Yoruba extraction, Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nation's head of state. Obasanjo was born in Abeo (since 29 May 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet:
Federal Executive Council
elections:
president is elected by popular vote for no more than two four-year terms; election last held 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U
election results:
Legislative branch:
bicameral National Assembly consists of Senate (109 seats, three from each state and one from the Federal Capital Territory; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (360 seats, members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections:
Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Provisional Ruling Council; Federal Court of Appeal, judges are appointed by the federal government on the advice of the Advisory Judicial Committee
Political parties and leaders:
All Nigeria People’s Party or ANPP Alhaji Yusuf Ali ; Alliance for Democracy or AD Yusuf Mamman ; People’s Democratic Party or PDP Barnabas GemadeInternational organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-15 , G-19 , G-24 , G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT , UNU, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrOFlag description: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green
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