Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the supreme legal document that defines the structure, powers, and functions of Nigeria’s government and guarantees fundamental rights for its citizens.

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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria canonical 72
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 16
1999 Constitution of Nigeria 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document ⓘ
national constitution ⓘ
adoptionYear 1999 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
amendmentProcedure requires two-thirds majority of National Assembly and approval of two-thirds of State Houses of Assembly ⓘ
cameIntoForce 29 May 1999 ⓘ
chapterOn citizenship ⓘ
federal character principle ⓘ
fundamental rights ⓘ
local government ⓘ
public revenue ⓘ
contains Chapter I ⓘ
Chapter II ⓘ
Chapter III ⓘ
Chapter IV ⓘ
Chapter IX ⓘ
Chapter V ⓘ
Chapter VI ⓘ
Chapter VII ⓘ
Chapter VIII ⓘ
Chapter X ⓘ
Chapter XI ⓘ
Chapter XII ⓘ
Chapter XIII ⓘ
Chapter XIV ⓘ
Chapter XIX ⓘ
Chapter XV ⓘ
Chapter XVI ⓘ
Chapter XVII ⓘ
Chapter XVIII ⓘ
Chapter XX ⓘ
Chapter XXI ⓘ
Chapter XXII ⓘ
Chapter XXIII ⓘ
Chapter XXIV ⓘ
Chapter XXIX ⓘ
Chapter XXV ⓘ
Chapter XXVI ⓘ
Chapter XXVII ⓘ
Chapter XXVIII ⓘ
Chapter XXX ⓘ
Eighth Schedule ⓘ
Fifth Schedule ⓘ
First Schedule ⓘ
Fourth Schedule ⓘ
Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy ⓘ
Ninth Schedule ⓘ
Second Schedule ⓘ
Third Schedule of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: Seventh Schedule

Sixth Schedule ⓘ
Third Schedule ⓘ
schedules ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
defines federal structure of Nigeria ⓘ
powers of the executive branch of Nigeria ⓘ
powers of the judicial branch of Nigeria ⓘ
powers of the legislative branch of Nigeria ⓘ
separation of powers in Nigeria ⓘ
establishes 36 states of Nigeria ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Capital Territory Abuja

Government of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Federal Government of Nigeria

Federal High Court of Nigeria ⓘ
House of Representatives of Nigeria ⓘ
National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
National Judicial Council of Nigeria ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ
Judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: federal judiciary of Nigeria

President of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: office of the President of Nigeria

office of the Vice President of Nigeria ⓘ
governs electoral system of Nigeria ⓘ
public finance in Nigeria ⓘ
public service of the federation ⓘ
public service of the states ⓘ
relationship between federal and state governments in Nigeria ⓘ
guarantees freedom from discrimination ⓘ
freedom of assembly and association ⓘ
freedom of expression ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ
freedom of thought conscience and religion ⓘ
right to acquire and own immovable property ⓘ
right to dignity of the human person ⓘ
right to fair hearing ⓘ
right to life ⓘ
right to personal liberty ⓘ
right to private and family life ⓘ
hasVersion as amended 2010 ⓘ
as amended 2011 ⓘ
as amended 2018 ⓘ
influencedBy Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979

United States Constitution ⓘ
Westminster constitutional tradition ⓘ
jurisdiction territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Nigeria ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
promulgatedBy General Abdulsalami Abubakar ⓘ
Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria ⓘ
replaced Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979
shortName 1999 Constitution ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional interpretation by the Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ
supremacyClause Section 1 ⓘ

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