1999 Constitution

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The 1999 Constitution is the supreme legal framework that establishes the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s democratic government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Constitution ⓘ
Supreme law ⓘ
adoptedIn 1999 ⓘ
amendmentProcedure Requires approval by National Assembly and two-thirds of State Houses of Assembly ⓘ
appliesTo 36 states of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja ⓘ
Federal Government of Nigeria ⓘ
cameIntoForceIn 1999 ⓘ
contains Chapter on fundamental rights ⓘ
Provisions on alteration of the constitution ⓘ
Provisions on citizenship of Nigeria ⓘ
Provisions on elections in Nigeria ⓘ
Provisions on federal and state relations ⓘ
Provisions on local government system ⓘ
Provisions on political parties in Nigeria ⓘ
Provisions on public service of the federation ⓘ
Provisions on public service of the states ⓘ
Provisions on revenue allocation and public finance ⓘ
Provisions on the judiciary of Nigeria ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
defines Executive powers of the President of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal system of government in Nigeria ⓘ
Judicial powers of the courts of Nigeria ⓘ
Legislative powers of the National Assembly ⓘ
Separation of powers in Nigeria ⓘ
establishes Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Nigeria

Fundamental principles of Nigeria’s democratic government ⓘ
Powers of the Nigerian federal government ⓘ
Structure of the Nigerian federal government ⓘ
governmentTypeEstablished Federal democratic republic ⓘ
Presidential system ⓘ
guarantees Fundamental human rights in Nigeria ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus Supreme legal framework of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ⓘ
legalSystem Common law influenced constitutional framework ⓘ
officialName Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 ⓘ
providesFor Court of Appeal of Nigeria ⓘ
Federal High Court of Nigeria ⓘ
House of Representatives of Nigeria ⓘ
National Assembly of Nigeria ⓘ
Office of the President of Nigeria ⓘ
Office of the Vice President of Nigeria ⓘ
Senate of Nigeria ⓘ
State High Courts in Nigeria ⓘ
Supreme Court of Nigeria ⓘ
replaced Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 ⓘ
shortName 1999 Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
subjectOf Constitutional amendments in Nigeria ⓘ
Judicial interpretation by Nigerian courts ⓘ
supremacyClause Any law inconsistent with the constitution is void to the extent of the inconsistency ⓘ

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10th National Assembly (2023–2027) → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) ⓘ
linked to: 1999 Constitution
House of Representatives of Nigeria → establishedUnderConstitution → 1999 Constitution of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: 1999 Constitution
Swiss cantons → statusConfirmedBy → Federal Constitution of 1999 ⓘ
linked to: 1999 Constitution