Nigeria

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Nigeria Image File history File links Nigeria_coa. ... Country name: conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria Data code: NI Government type: republic. ...

President Olusegun Obasanjo Vice-president Atiku Abubakar Federal ministries Federal Parastatals National Assembly Senate House of Representatives Supreme court States State governors Local government areas (LGAs) Republicanism in Nigeria Elections: 2007 general Political parties Foreign relations Human rights

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The Executive Branch of the Government of Nigeria has 19 Federal Ministries. Each ministry has a Minister, and in some cases a Minister of State, who is appointed by the President. The list of the Federal Ministries are as Follows: The President of Nigeria is both head of government and head of state of Nigeria. ... Matthew Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo (born March 5, 1937) (GCFR, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic;[1] transliterated: ) is a retired Nigerian Army General and President of Nigeria. ... A Vice-President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria. ... Seal of the Vice-President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (Turakin Adamawa), GCON (born 25 November 1946) is the Vice-President of Nigeria. ... [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 1 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 will be held on April 14 and April 21, 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 executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law and running the day-to-day affairs of the government or state. ... Country name: conventional long form: Federal Republic of Nigeria conventional short form: Nigeria Data code: NI Government type: republic. ...

Federal Executive Council (Cabinet)

The President of Nigeria is both head of government and head of state of Nigeria. ... Matthew Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo (born March 5, 1937) (GCFR, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic;[1] transliterated: ) is a retired Nigerian Army General and President of Nigeria. ... The Vice-President of Nigeria is the second-in-command to the President of Nigeria. ... Seal of the Vice-President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (Turakin Adamawa), GCON (born 25 November 1946) is the Vice-President of Nigeria. ... Alhaji Adamu Bello heads the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. ... Aliyu Modibo is a Nigerian politician who is the Nigerian minister of commerce for the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Commerce. ... The Minister of Defence of Nigeria is a senior cabinet official in the Nigerian Federal Executive Council. ... Dr. Edmund Daukoru of Nigeria is the Nigerian Minister of Energy and current President of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). ... The Minister of Finance of Nigeria is a senior cabinet official in the Nigerian Federal Executive Council. ... The Nigerian foreign ministry is a statutory body created to handle the external thrust of Nigerias domestic vision and ideals. ... Joy Ogwu Joy Ogwu (born August 23, 1946) is the current Foreign Minister of Nigeria. ... Eyitayo Lambo heads the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health. ... Oluyemi Adeniji (born July 22, 1934 in Idjebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria) is the foreign minister of Nigeria since July 2003. ... Christopher Adebayo Ojo heads the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice. ... Hassan Muhammed Lawal heads the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Labour & Productivity. ... Babalola Borisade is a Nigerian politician who is the Nigerian minister of aviation for the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation. ...

References

• The Official Information Gateway of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (accessed 07-16-2006)
• "Nigeria: President Swears in Five New Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet", Nigeria First, 2006-06-22. Retrieved on 2006-07-16.
• Okey Mugbo and Olawale Rasheed. "Obasanjo sacks 8 Atiku’s aides - Swears in 2 new ministers", Nigerian Tribune, 2006-06-23. Retrieved on 2006-07-16.