| Nigeria
Constitution and Cabinet
The Constitution of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria was promulgated on 5 May 1999, and
entered into force on 31 May. The main provisions are summarized
below:
Provisions
Nigeria is one indivisible sovereign state, to be known as the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria is a Federation, comprising 36 States
and a Federal Capital Territory. The Constitution includes provisions
for the creation of new States and for boundary adjustments of existing
States.
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Legislature
The legislative powers of the Federal are vested
in the National Assembly, comprising a Senate and a House of Representatives.
The 109-member Senate consists of three Senators from each State
and one from the Federal Capital Territory, who are elected for
a term of four years. The House of Representatives comprises 360
members, representing constituencies of nearly equal population
as far as possible, who are elected for a four-year term. The Senate
and House of Representatives each have a Speaker and Deputy Speaker,
who are elected by the members of the House from among themselves.
Legislation may originate in either the Senate or the House of Representatives,
and having been approved by the House in which it originated by
a two-thirds majority, will be submitted to the other House for
approval, and subsequently presented to the President for assent.
Should the President withhold his assent, and the bill returned
to the National Assembly and again approved by each House by a two-third
majority, the bill will become law. The legislative powers of a
State of the Federation will be vested in the House of Assembly
of the State. The House of Assembly of a State will consist of three
or four times the number of seats that the State holds in the House
of Representatives (comprising not less than 24 and not more than
40 members).
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Executive
The executive powers of the Federation are vested
in the President, who is the Head of State, the Chief Executive
of the Federation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
of the Federation. The President is elected for a term of four years
and must receive not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at
the Federal Capital Territory. The President nominates a candidate
as his associate from the same political party to occupy the office
of Vice-President. The President subject to confirmation nominates
the Ministers of the Government of the Federation by the Senate.
Federal executive bodies include the Council of State, which advises
the President in the exercise of his powers. The executive powers
of a State are vested in the Governor of that State, who is elected
for a four-year term and must receive not less than one-quarter
of votes cast in at least two-third of all local government areas
in the State.
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Judiciary
The judiciary powers of the Federation are vested
in the courts established for the Federation, and the judicial powers
of a State in the courts established for the State. The Federation
has a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal and a Federal High Court.
Each State has High Court, a Sharia Court of Appeal and a Customary
Court of Appeal. Chief Judges are nominated on the recommendation
of a National Judicial Council.
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Local
Government
The States are divided into 768 local government
areas. The system of local government by democratically elected
local government councils is guaranteed, and the Government of each
State will ensure their existence. Each local government council
within the State will participate in the economic planning and development
of the area over which it exercises authority.
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Federal
Government
Head of State, President and Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces:
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (inaugurated 29 May 2007)
Vice-President: Goodluck Jonathan
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Cabinet
(as at July 2008)
| MINISTRIES |
MINISTERS |
MINISTER
OF STATE |
| AGRIC AND WATER RESOURCES
Address:
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources;
FCDA Secretariat, PMB 135, Area 11,
Garki, Abuja.
Tel: 09 3141931, 09 3142405
Fax: 3142532
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Sayyadi Abba
Ruma |
(1)Adamu maina
Waziri
(2)Ademola Rasaq Seriki |
| AVIATION |
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| COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ,
Address:
Block H, Old Federal Secretariat,
Garki Area 1, P.M.B. 88,
Garki, Abuja.
Tel: 09-2341662 |
charles Chukwuma Ugwu
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Ahmed Garba
Bichi
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| CULTURE ,TOURISM &NATIONAL ORIENTATION
Area
1 Secretariat Complex
Garki,
Abuja
Tel: +234-9-2342727 |
Adetokunbo Kayode
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Aliyu Idi Hong
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| DEFENCE
Ship
House, Central Area, Abuja
Tel:
+ 234 9 234 0534 |
Mahmud Yayale Ahmed |
Mrs Fidelia Akuabata Njeze |
| EDUCATION
New
Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja.
Tel:
+234-9-5232800 |
Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu
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Agada Anthony
Jerry(1)
Aishatu Jibril Dukku(2)
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| ENVIRONMENT,HOUSING &URBAN DEVELOPEMENT.
Address:
Federal Ministry Of Environment, Housing And Urban
Development, Headquarters,
Mabushi, Abuja
Telephone: 09 6712537, 09 6721603
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| FCT
Address:
Kapital Street, Off Obafemi Awolowo Street,
Garki Area 11, P.M.B. 25
Garki, Abuja
Tel: 09-3148135, 09-3141295, 09-3141019
Fax: 09-3143859
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Aliyu Modiddo Umar
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John James Akpanudoedehe
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| FINANCE
Address:
Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Area,
P.M.B. 14, Garki,
Abuja
Tel: 09-2346290-5
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Shamsudeen Usman |
Aderemi Babalola |
| FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Maputo
Street
Zone
3 Wuse District, Abuja
Tel: +234-9-5230576 |
Ojo Maduekwe
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Tijani Yahaya Kaura(1)
Bagudu M. Hirse(2) |
| HEALTH
Address:
New Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase III,
Ahmadu Bello Way ,Central Business District,
P.M.B. 083 Garki, Abuja
Tel: 09-5238362
Fax: 09-5234590
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Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal
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Prof. Simon O. Ogamdi |
| ENERGY
Address:
Block ‘D’ NNPC Towers,
Herbert Macaulary Way,
Central Business District,
PMB 449, Abuja
Tel: +234 09-7805085, 09-6737815, 09-5239462, 09-5239465, 095237064.
Fax: 09- 5236652 |
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POWER:Mrs. Fatima Balaraba Ibrahim
PETROLEUM:H. Odein Ajumogobia, SAN
GAS: Odusina Olatunde Emmanuel
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| INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
Address:
Radio House,
Herbert Macaulay Way (South),
Area 10, P.M.B. 247,
Garki - Abuja
Tel: 09-2346351, 5237183, 5238232, 2344107
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John Ogar Odey
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Ibrahim Dasuki Nakade |
| INTERIOR
Address:
Block F, Old Federal Secretariat,
Garki Area 1, P.M.B. 7007,
Garki - Abuja
Tel: + 234 9 234 9124 |
Godwin Abbe
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Hassan Haruna |
| JUSTICE
Address:
Federal Secretariat Towers (5th & 10thfloors),
Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, P.M.B. 192, Garki, Abuja
Tel: 09-5235208, 09-5237676.
Fax: 09-5235194 |
Michael Kaase
Aondokaa |
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| LABOUR &PRODUCTIVITY
New
Federal Secretariat Complex
Shehu
Shagari Way, Abuja
Tel:
+ 234 9 523 5980 |
Hassan Moahmmed Lawal |
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| Police
Affairs
New
Federal Secretariat Complex
Shehu
Shagari Way, Abuja
Tel: +234-9-523 0549 |
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| MINES AND STEEL DEVELOPMENT
New
Federal Secretariat Complex
Shehu
Shagari Way, Abuja
Tel:
+234-9-523 7064 |
Sarafa Tunji Isola
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Ahmed Mohammed Gusau |
| Minister / Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission
Tel: +234-9-5234150
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Muhammed Sanusi Daggash
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| Minister/Chairman National Sports Commission
Abuja
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Abdulrahman Hassan Gimda
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| Youth Development
Address: Block 3, 3rd Floor, Federal Secretariat,
Phase II, Shehu Shagari Way,
Abuja.
Tel: 09 2349112
Fax: 09-2349939
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Akinlabi Olasunkanmi
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| Science
& Technology
Address:
Federal Secretariat Towers (5th & 9th floors),
Shehu Shagari Way,Central Area, P.M.B. 331,
Garki, Abuja
Tel: 09-5233397
Fax: 09-5235204, 09-5233903 |
Grace Ekpiwhre
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Dr. Alhassan Bako Zaku
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| Solid
Minerals
New
Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja
Tel:
+234-9-5235830 |
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| Sports
& Development
New
Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja.
Tel:
+ 234 9 5235905 |
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| TRANSPORTATION
Address:
Federal Ministry of Transport
Mabushi - Abuja AND
Dipcharima House, Central Business District,
Off 3RD Avenue, P.M.B. 0336,
Garki, Abuja
Tel: 09-2909241, 09-7802807, 09-2347451, 09-2347452
Fax: 09-2317453, 09-2347453
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Deziani Alison-Madueke |
WATER:John Okechukwu Emeka
AIR:Felix Hassan Hyat |
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| WOMEN AFFAIRS
Address:
Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat,
Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, P.M.B. 229,
Garki, Abuja
Tel: +234-095237115, 09-523-7279, 09-523-9883, 09-523-7278
Fax: +234-095233644, 095237112, 095237113
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Saudatu Usman Bungudu |
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