President of Nigeria

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executive position head of government head of state public office

The President of Nigeria is the country’s head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief, leading the federal executive branch of Africa’s most populous nation.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria 1
Head of State of Nigeria 1
Office of the President of Nigeria 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive position ⓘ
head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy popular vote ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
countryPopulationContext Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country ⓘ
currentHolder Bola Tinubu ⓘ
surface form: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
currentHolderStartDate 2023-05-29 ⓘ
electionSystem two-round system ⓘ
eligibleCitizenshipRequirement Nigerian by birth ⓘ
eligibleMinimumAge 35 years ⓘ
eligibleVoterRequirement must be a member of a political party ⓘ
must be sponsored by a political party ⓘ
firstHolder Nnamdi Azikiwe ⓘ
formationDate 1963-10-01 ⓘ
hasPower appoint federal ministers ⓘ
appoint heads of federal agencies subject to confirmation ⓘ
appoint service chiefs ⓘ
appoint the Vice President with legislative approval ⓘ
assent to or veto bills passed by the National Assembly ⓘ
declare a state of emergency under constitutional conditions ⓘ
grant pardons and reprieves ⓘ
issue executive orders ⓘ
hasStyle His Excellency ⓘ
isChiefDiplomatOf Nigeria ⓘ
isCommanderInChiefOf Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
isMemberOf Federal Executive Council of Nigeria ⓘ
locatedIn Africa ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Nigeria ⓘ
officeHoldersTitle President ⓘ
officeLocation Aso Rock Presidential Villa ⓘ
oversees federal ministries ⓘ
federal parastatals and agencies ⓘ
partOf Executive branch ⓘ
surface form: Executive branch of the Federal Government of Nigeria
predecessorOffice Governor-General ⓘ
surface form: Governor-General of Nigeria
reportsTo National Assembly of Nigeria in certain constitutional matters ⓘ
represents Nigeria in international relations ⓘ
requiresOath Oath of Allegiance ⓘ
Oath of Office ⓘ
residence Aso Rock Presidential Villa ⓘ
residenceLocation Abuja ⓘ
residenceType official residence ⓘ
roleIn Government of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria
seat Abuja ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
termLimit 2 terms ⓘ
termRenewable once ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Justice of Nigeria → appointedBy → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal Ministries of Nigeria → appointedBy → President of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: office of the President of Nigeria
President of the Senate → hasLowerRankThan → President of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: President of the Senate of Nigeria
Bola → hasTitle → President of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Bola Tinubu
this entity surface form: President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Bola → hasTitle → President of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Bola Tinubu
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria
Government of Nigeria → headOfStateTitle → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Nigeria → officeHolderTitle → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Aso Rock Presidential Villa → officialResidenceOf → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal Ministries of Nigeria → overseenBy → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Bola Tinubu → positionHeld → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Bola → positionHeld → President of Nigeria ⓘ
subject surface form: Bola Tinubu
Muhammadu Buhari → positionHeld → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Muhammadu Buhari → positionHeld → President of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Head of State of Nigeria
Niger Delta Development Commission → reportsTo → President of Nigeria ⓘ
Aso Rock Presidential Villa → usedBy → President of Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Office of the President of Nigeria
Coat of arms of Nigeria → usedBy → President of Nigeria ⓘ