Govierno

La República Federal de Nigeria está compuesta de trenta y seis Estados , y la sede de la Administración y la capital es Abuja localizada en el teritorio de la Capital Federal, el cual está geográficamente situado en el centro del país.

La participación efectiva de los jóvenes en el Gobierno está asegurada mediante el reparto del poder, la renta pública , y las responsabilidades entre los tres componentes del Gobierno, es decir El Gobierno Federal, los Gobiernos de los Estados y las distintas comunidades de la federación.

Economía

Con una población de 120 millones de habitantes , Nigeria es sin lugar a duda el mercado más grande de África con una mano de obra formada para la gestión eficaz y efectiva de los proyectos de inversión dentro del País. Es un País bien comunicado por una red de carreteras accesibles en coche de todo tiempo, líneas de ferrocarril, vías fluviales del interior, el transporte marítimo y aéreo.

Nigeria Constitution and Cabinet:

1. Legislature
2. Executive
3. Judiciary
4. Local Government
5. Federal Government
6. Cabinet

The main provisions are summarized below:

Legislature
The legislative powers of the Federation are vested in the National Assembly, comprising a Senate and a House of Representatives. The 109-member Senate consists of three Senators from each State and one from the Federal Capital Territory, who are elected for a term of four years. The House of Representatives comprises 360 members, representing constituencies of nearly equal population as far as possible, who are elected for a four-year term. The Senate has a president and a deputy president, while the House of Representatives has a speaker and a deputy speaker, who are elected by the senators and the members of the House from among themselves. Legislation may originate in either the Senate or the House of Representatives, and having been approved by the House in which it originated by a two-thirds majority, will be submitted to the other House for approval, and subsequently presented to the President for assent. Should the President withhold his assent, and the bill returned to the National Assembly and again approved by each House by a two-third majority, the bill will become law. The legislative powers of a State of the Federation is vested in the House of Assembly of the State. The House of Assembly of a State consists of three or four times the number of seats that the State holds in the House of Representatives (comprising not less than 24 and not more than 40 members).

Executive
The executive powers of the Federation are vested in the President, who is the Head of State, the Chief Executive of the Federation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation. The President is elected for a term of four years and must receive not less than one-quarter of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of all the states in the federation and Federal Capital Territory. The President nominates a candidate as his associate from the same political party to occupy the office of Vice-President. The President, subject to confirmation by the senate, nominates the Ministers of the Government of the Federation. Federal executive bodies include the Council of State, which advises the President in the exercise of his powers. The executive powers of a State are vested in the Governor of that State, who is elected for a four-year term and must receive not less than one-quarter of votes cast in at least two-third of all local government areas in the State.

Judiciary
The judicial powers of the Federation are vested in the courts established for the Federation, and the judicial powers of a State in the courts established for the State. The Federation has a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal and a Federal High Court. Each State has High Court, a Sharia Court of Appeal and a Customary Court of Appeal. Chief Judges are nominated on the recommendation of a National Judicial Council.

Local Government
The States are divided into 768 local government areas. The system of local government by democratically elected local government councils is guaranteed, and the Government of each State will ensure their existence. Each local government council within the State will participate in the economic planning and development of the area over which it exercises authority.

Federal Government