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Encyclopedia > Council of State (Nigeria)
Nigeria

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Image File history File links Nigeria_coa. ... Politics of Nigeria take place in a framework of a federal presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nigeria is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...



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Other countries  view  talk  edit  Seal of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Flag of the President of Nigeria The President of Nigeria is the elected head of government and head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ... Umaru Musa YarAdua (born 1951 in Katsina) is the President of Nigeria. ... A Vice-President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria. ... Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (b. ... The Executive Branch of the Government of Nigeria has 19 Federal Ministries. ... // National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) State Security Service (SSS) Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) National Council on Privatisation (NCP) Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Nigerian Communications... [1]Politics of Nigeria}} The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution and comprises a 109-member Senate and a 360-member House of Representatives. ... The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. ... The House of Representatives of Nigeria is the lower house of the countrys bicameral National Assembly. ... The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria, and is located in the Central District, Abuja, in what is known as the Three Arms Zone, so called due to the close proximity of the offices of the Presidential Complex, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court. ... Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and one federal capital territory. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs). ... Politics of Nigeria Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Nigeria ... The Nigerian general elections of 2007 were held on 14 April and 21 April 2007. ... Political parties in Nigeria lists political parties in Nigeria. ... Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterized by a focus on Africa and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; peaceful settlement of disputes; nonalignment and nonintentional interference in... In its 2005 report on human rights practices around the world, the U.S. Department of State found that Nigerias human rights record was poor. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...

The Nigerian Council of State is an organ of the Nigerian Government. Its functions include advising the executive on policy making. Country name: conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria Data code: NI Government type: republic. ...


Composition

The Council of State consists of the following persons:

Seal of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Flag of the President of Nigeria The President of Nigeria is the elected head of government and head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. ... The Vice-President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria. ... The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of the judicial branch of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the countrys Supreme Court. ... The President of the Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate of Nigeria. ... The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Federal House of Representatives of Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... Nigeria is currently divided into 36 states and 1 territory. ...

Duties

The council has the following responsibilities:
1. Advise the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to the:-

  • National population census and compilation, publication and keeping of records and other information concerning the same;
  • Prerogative of mercy;
  • Award of national honours;
  • The Independent National Electoral Commission (including the appointment of members of that Commission);
  • The National Judicial Council (including the appointment of the members, other than ex-officio members of that Council);
  • The National Population Commission (including the appointment of members of that Commission); and

2. Advise the President whenever requested to do so on the maintenance of public order within the Federation or any part thereof and on such other matters as the President may direct. Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations confered upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year The Nigerian National Honors were instituted by the National Honors Act No. ... The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), set up in 1998, is the electoral body which was set up to oversee elections in Nigeria; it is chaired by Maurice Iwu. ...


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