states, and protection of various individual liberties of the nation's citizens. Nigerian politics takes place within a framework of a federal and presidential...
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This is a list of political parties in Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has a multi-party system. The largest by National Assembly seats are the...
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Politics Nigeria is an independent daily and digital newspaper headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Dumebi Emmanuel, is the publisher/editor-in-chief of the...
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Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate...
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Nigeria is a federation of 36 states, each of which is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares powers with the federal government as enumerated under...
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president of Nigeria, officially the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...
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country's states, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha. Nigerian economic, political, and educational resources are often shared...
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2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-07-26. "Former Nigerian First Lady dies of COVID-19 in Abuja". Politics Nigeria. 2021-08-12. Archived from the original on...
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Women in Nigeria are a diverse group of individuals who have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. They are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives...
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citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 40 years of age, a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party. The Constitution of Nigeria specifies...
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The Federation of Nigeria was a predecessor to modern-day Nigeria from 1954 to 1963. It was a British protectorate until its independence on 1 October...
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communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria. Although they do not have formal political power, in many cases they continue to command respect...
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Federalism in Nigeria refers to the devolution of self-governance by the West African nation of Nigeria to its federated states, who share sovereignty...
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served as the sovereign of Northern Nigeria. In the period immediately after the world war II, Nigerian politics took a new direction. In 1946 the British...
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list of the heads of state of Nigeria, from independence in 1960 to the present day. The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as...
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Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and...
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Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea...
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progressive opposition political party in Nigeria. It was formed on 9 September 1998. At the 2003 legislative elections, the party won 8.8% of the popular vote...
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The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose date remains at least 13,000 BC through the early civilizations such as the Nok...
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The People's Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress...
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The Nigerian Political Bureau of 1986 was established by General Ibrahim Babangida shortly after coming to power in the 1985 Nigerian coup d'état. The...
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progressive political party in Nigeria which was founded on 23 July 2001. At the last legislative elections, in 2023, the party won zero out of 360 seats...
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Governors Forum. Citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party are eligible...
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government of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966 governed by the first republican constitution. The country's government was based on a federal form of the Westminster...
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spoken in Nigeria. The official language and most widely spoken lingua franca is English, which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. Nigerian Pidgin –...
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The Labour Party (LP) is a social democratic political party in Nigeria. The party was created in 2002 and was previously known as the Party for Social...
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Nigeria is a federation of thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in total. A clickable...
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The New Nigeria People's Party is a populist political party in Nigeria, predominantly active in Kano State. It contested the 2023 Nigerian presidential...
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The National Party of Nigeria (NPN) was the dominant political party in Nigeria during the Second Republic (1979–1983). The party's beginning could be...
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authorities' capacity to secure the welfare of all citizens. Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400...
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