The Constitution of Nigeria is the supreme law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The current constitution is the 1999 Constitution. It was adopted in its original form on May 29, 1999 in Abuja, at the dawn of the Nigerian Fourth Republic. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, with an estimated population of 1. ... The Fourth Republic is the current republican government of Nigeria since 1999 governed by the fourth republican constitution. ...