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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1999
General Provisions
Part I
Federal Republic of Nigeria
1. | Supremacy of constitution. | 2 | The Federal Republic of Nigeria. | 3 |
States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
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Part II
4.
| Legislative powers. | 5 | Executive powers. | 6 | Judicial powers |
7. | Local government system. | 8 | New states and boundary adjustment, etc. | 9 | Mode of altering provisions of the constitution |
10. | Prohibition of State Religion. | 11 | Public order and public security. | 12 |
Implementation of treaties.
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Fundamental Objectives and directive Principles of State Policy
13.
| Fundamental obligations of the Government. | 14 | The Government and the people | 15 | Political objectives. |
16. | Economic objectives. | 17 | Social objectives. | 18 | Educational objectives. |
19. | Foreign policy objectives. | 20. | Environmental objectives. | 21. | Directive on Nigeria cultures |
22. | Obligation of the mass media | 23. | National ethics. | 24. |
Duties of the citizen.
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Citizenship
25.
| Citizenship by birth. | 26 | Citizenship by registration. | 27 | Citizenship by naturalisation. |
28. | Dual citizenship. | 29 | Renunciation of citizenship. | 30 | Deprivation of citizenship. |
31. | Persons deemed to be Nigerian citizens. | 32 | Power to make regulations. | | |
Fundamental Rights
33.
| Right to life. | 34 | Right to dignity of human persons. | 35 | Right to personal liberty. |
36. | Right to fair hearing. | 37 | Right to private and family life. | 38 | Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion |
39. | Right to freedom of expression and the press. | 40 | Right to peaceful assembly and association. | 41 | Right to freedom of movement. |
42 | Right to freedom from discrimination. | 43 | Right to acquire and own immovable property. | 44 | Compulsory acquisition of property. |
45 | Restriction on and derogation from fundamental human rights. | 46 | Special jurisdiction of High Court and Legal aid. | | |
The Legislature
Part I
National Assembly
47
| Establishment of National Assembly. | 48 | Composition of the Senate | 49 | Composition of the House of Representatives. |
50 | President of the senate and speaker of the House of Representatives. | 51 | Staff of the National Assembly. | | |
52
| Declaration of assets and liabilities ;oath of members. | 53 | Presiding at sitting of the National Assembly and at joint sittings. | 54 | Quorum. |
55 | Languages. | 56 | Voting. | 57 | Unqualified person sitting or voting. |
58 | Mode of exercising Federal Legislative power: general | 59 | Mode of exercising Federal Legislative power: money bills. | 60 | Regulation of procedure |
61 | Vacancy or participation of strangers not to invalidate proceedings | 62 | Committees | 63 | Sittings |
64 | Dissolution and issue of proclamations by president. | | | | |
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| Qualifications for election | 66 | Disqualifications | 67 | Right of attendance of President |
68 | Tenure of Seat of Members | 69 | Recall | 70 |
Remuneration
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71
| Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies | 72 | Size of Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies. | 73 | Periodical review of Senatorial districts and Federal constituencies |
74 | Time when alteration of senatorial districts or Federal constituencies takes effects. | 75 | Ascertainment of population | 76 | Time of Election to the National Assembly |
77 | Direct Election and franchise | 78 | Supervision of election | 79 |
Power of the National Assembly as to determination of certain questions.
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80
| Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund | 81 | Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue Fund | 82 | Authorisation of expenditure in default appropriations |
83 | Contingencies Fund | 84 | Remuneration, etc. of the President and certain other officers | 85 | Audit of Public accounts |
86 | Appointment of Auditor-General | 87 | Tenure of office of Auditor-General | 88 | Power to conduct investigations |
89 | Power as to matters of evidence | | | | |
Part II
A - Composition and Staff of House of Assembly
90
| Establishment of House of assembly for each State | 91 | Composition of the House of Assembly | 92 | Speaker of House of Assembly |
93 | Staff of house of Assembly | | | | |
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| Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of members | 95 | Presiding at sittings | 96 | Quorum |
97 | Languages | 98 | Voting | 99 | Unqualified person sitting or voting |
100 | Mode of exercising legislative power of a state | 101 | Regulation of procedure | 102 | Vacancy or participation of strangers not to invalidate proceedings. |
103 | Committees | 104 | Sittings | 105 |
Dissolution and issue of proclamation by Governor
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106
| Qualifications for election | 107 | Disqualifications | 108 | Right of attendance of President |
109 | Tenure of Seat of Members | 110 | Recall | 111 |
Remuneration
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112
| State constituencies | 113 | Size of state constituencies | 114 | Periodical review of State constituencies |
115 | Time when alteration of state constituencies takes effect | 116 | Time of elections to Houses of Assembly | 117 | Direct election and franchise |
118 | Supervision and election | 119 | Power of National Assembly as to determination of certain questions | | |
120
| Establishment of Consolidated Revenue Fund | 121 | Authorisation of expenditure from Consolidated Revenue fund | 122 | Authorisation of expenditure in default of appropriations. |
123 | Contingencies Fund | 124 | Remuneration, etc. of the governor and certain other officers | 125 | Audit of Public accounts |
126 | Appointment of Auditor-General | 127 | Tenure of office of Auditor-General | 128 | Power to conduct investigations |
129 | Power as to matters of evidence. | | | | |
The Executive
Part I
A-The President of the Federation
130
| Establishment of the office of President | 131 | Qualification for election as President | 132 | Election of the President: general |
133 | Election: single presidential candidate | 134 | Election: two or more presidential candidates | 135 | Tenure of office of President |
136 |
Death, etc. of president-elect before oath of office.
| 137 | Disqualifications. | 138 | President: disqualification from other jobs. |
139 | Determination of certain questions relating to election | 140 | Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of President. | 141 | Establishment of office of Vice-President |
142 | Nomination and election of Vice-President | 143 | Removal of President from office | 144 | Permanent incapacity of President or Vice-President. |
145 | Acting President during temporary absence of President | 146 | Discharge of functions of President | 147 | Ministers of federal Government |
148 | Executive Responsibilities of Ministers | 149 | Declaration of Assets and liabilities; oaths of Ministers. | 150 | Attorney-General of the Federation |
151 | Special Advisers. | 152 | Declaration of assets and Liabilities; oaths of special Adviser. | | |
153
| Federal Commissions and Councils, etc. | 154 | Appointment of Chairman and members | 155 | Tenure of office of members. |
156 | Qualification for membership. | 157 | Removal of members. | 158 | Independence of certain bodies |
159 | Quorum and decisions | 160 | Powers and Procedure. | 161 |
Interpretation.
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C - Public Revenue
162
| Distributable pool account | 163 | Allocation of other revenues | 164 | Federal grants-in-aid of State revenue. |
165 | Cost of collection of certain duties | 166 | Set-off. | 167 | Sums charged on consolidated Revenue Fund. |
168 | Provisions with regard to payments | | | | |
169
| Establishment of civil service of the Federation | 170 | Federal Civil service Commission: power to delegate functions | 171 | Presidential appointments |
172 | Code of Conduct | 173 | Protection of pension rights. | 174 | Public persecutions |
175 | Prerogative of mercy. | | | | |
Part II
A - The Governor of a State
176
| Establishment of office of Governor | 177 | Qualification for election as Governor | 178 | Election of Governor: general. |
179 | Election: single candidate and two or more candidates | 180 | Tenure of office of Governor | 181 | Death, etc. of Governor before oath of office. |
182 | Disqualifications | 183 | Governor: disqualification from other jobs. | 184 | Determination of certain questions relating to elections. |
185 | Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of office of Governor. | 186 | Establishment of the office of the Deputy Governor | 187 | Nomination and election of the Deputy Governor |
188 | Removal of Governor or Deputy Governor from office. | 189 | Permanent incapacity of Governor or Deputy Governor. | 190 | Acting governor during temporary absence of Governor. |
191 | Discharge of functions of Governor. | 192 | Commissioners of State Government. | 193 | Executive responsibilities of Deputy Governor and Commissioners. |
194 | Declaration of assets and liabilities; oaths of Commissioners | 195 | Attorney-General of a State | 196 |
Special Advisers
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197
| State Commissioners | 198 | Appointment of Chairman and members. | 199 | Tenure of office of the members. |
200 | Qualification for membership | 201 | Removal of members. | 202 | Independence of certain bodies. |
203 | Quorum and decisions. | 204 | Powers and procedure | 205 |
Interpretation
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206
| Establishment of State Civil Service | 207 | State Civil Service Commission: Power of delegation | 208 | Appointments by Governor |
209 | Code of Conduct. | 210 | Protection of pension rights. | 211 | Public prosecutions |
212 | Prerogative of mercy | | | | |
Part III
Supplemental
A - National Population Census
213
| National Population census | | | | |
214
| Establishment of Nigeria Police Force. | 215 | Appointment of Inspector-General and control of Nigeria Police Force. | 216 |
Delegation of powers to the Inspector-General of Police
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217
| Establishment and composition of the armed force of the Federation | 218 | Command and operational use | 219 | Establishment of body to ensure federal character of armed forces |
220 | Compulsory military service. | | | | |
221
| Prohibition of political activities by certain associations. | 222 | Restrictions on formation of political parties | 223 | Constitution and rules of political parties. |
224 | Aims and objectives | 225 | Finances of political parties. | 226 | Annual reports on finances |
227 | Prohibition of quasi-military organisations. | 228 | Powers of the national assembly with respect to political parties. | 229 |
Interpretation.
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The Judicature
Part I
Federal Courts
A - The Supreme Court of Nigeria
230
| Establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | 231 | Appointment of Chief justices of Nigeria and justices of the Supreme Court | 232 | Original jurisdiction. |
233 | Appellate jurisdiction. | 234 | Constitution | 235 | Finality of determinations |
236 | Practice and procedure | | | | |
237
| Establishment of Court of Appeal | 238 | Appointment of President and Justices of the Court of Appeal. | 239 | Original jurisdiction |
240 | Appellate jurisdiction | 241 | Appeals as of rights from the Federal high Court or a High Court. | 242 | Appeals with leave. |
243 | Exercise of the rights of appeal from the Federal High Court of a High Court in civil and criminal matters. | 244 | Appeals from Sharia court of Appeal | 245 | Appeals from customary court of appeal. |
246 | Appeal from Code of Conduct Tribunal and other courts and tribunals | 247 | Constitution | 248 |
Practice and procedure.
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249
| Establishment of the Federal High Court. | 250 | Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the federal high Court. | 251 | Jurisdiction |
252 | Powers | 253 | Constitution. | 254 |
Practice and procedure
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255
| Establishment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. | 256 | Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. | 257 | Jurisdiction. |
258 | Constitution. | 259 | Practice and procedure | | |
260
| Establishment of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. | 261 | Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. | 262 | Jurisdiction. |
263 | Constitution. | 264 | Practice and Procedure | | |
265
| Establishment of the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. | 266 | Appointment of President and Judges of Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. | 267 | Jurisdiction. |
268 | Constitution. | 269 | Practice and Procedure | | |
Part II
A - High Court of a State
270
| Establishment of a High Court for each State. | 271 | Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges of the High Court of a State. | 272 | Jurisdiction. |
273 | Constitution. | 274 | Practice and Procedure | | |
275
| Establishment of Sharia Court of Appeal. | 276 | Appointment of Grand Kadi and Kadis of the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State. | 277 | Jurisdiction. |
278 | Constitution. | 279 | Practice and Procedure | | |
280
| Establishment of a Customary Court of Appeal. | 281 | Appointment of President and Judges of the Customary Court of Appeal of a State. | 282 | Jurisdiction. |
283 | Constitution. | 284 | Practice and Procedure | | |
Part III
285 | Establishment and jurisdiction of election tribunals. | | | | |
Part IV
286 | Jurisdiction of state courts in respect of federal causes | 287 | Enforcement of decisions. | 288 | Appointment of persons leaned in Islamic personal law and Customary law |
289 | Disqualification of certain legal practitioners. | 290 | Declaration of assets and liabilities: oaths of judicial officers. | 291 | Tenure of office and pension rights of judicial officers. |
292 | Removal of other judicial officers from office. | 293 | Vacancies | 294 | Determination of causes and matters |
295 |
Reference of questions of law.
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296
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Interpretation
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Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and General Supplementary Provisions
Part I
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
297
| Federal Capital territory, Abuja: ownership of lands. | 298 | Capital of the federation | 299 | Application of Constitution. |
300 | Representation in the National Assembly | 301 | Adaptation of certain references. | 302 | Minister of Federal Capital territory, Abuja. |
303 | Administration of the Federal Capital territory, Abuja. | 304 | Establishment of the Judicial Service Committee of the Federal Capital territory, Abuja | | |
Part II
305
| Procedure for proclamation of state of emergency | 306 | Resignations. | 307 | Restriction on certain citizens |
308 | Restrictions on legal proceedings. | | | | |
Part III
309
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Citizenship
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310
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Staff of legislative houses.
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311
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Standing Orders
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312 | Special provisions in respect of first election. | 313 | System of revenue allocation. | 314 | Debts. |
315 | Existing law. | 316 | Existing offices, courts and authorities. | 317 | Succession to property, rights, liabilities and obligations. |
Part IV
318
| Interpretation. | 319 | Citation. | 320 |
Commencement.
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First Schedule
Part I
Part II
Definition and Area Councils of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Second Schedule
Part I
Part II
Part III
Supplemental and Interpretation
Third Schedule
Part I
Part II
Part III
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Executive Body
Fourth Schedule
Fifth Schedule
Part I
General
Part II
Sixth Schedule
Seventh Schedule
Oaths of Allegiance
Oath of Office of President
Oath of Office of Governor of a State
Oath of Office of Vice-President, Deputy Governor, Minister, Commissioner or Special Adviser
Oath of a Member of the National Assembly or of a House of Assembly
Judicial Oath
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