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Nigeria: NASSARAWA STATE - Nassarawa State (530 words) |
 | The creation of Nassarawa State, as it is now, is the result of many years of agitation arising from strong political feelings of marginalisation and neglect. |
| The present Nassarawa State had formed the bulk of what was the southern part of former Plateau State comprising ten local governments, namely Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Karu, Keffi, Lafia, Nassarawa, Nassarawa Eggon, Obi and Toto. |
| Nassarawa State currently has eleven ministries and eleven commissioners, who are the political heads of these ministries. |
| Nigeria (18801 words) |
| The Constitution states that a Shari'a court of appeal may exercise "such other jurisdiction as may be conferred upon it by the law of the State." States interpreted this language as granting them the right to expand the jurisdiction of their existing Shari'a courts to include criminal matters. |
| State officials said the certification boards were dealing with a large backlog of cases for all persons, regardless of religious faith. |
| State authorities claimed that students were permitted to decline to attend these classes or to request a teacher of their own religion to provide alternative instruction. |
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