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Constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria
1999
Arrangement of
sections
Chapter I
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. |
Part II
Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
|
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. |
Chapter II
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. |
Chapter III
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. |
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Chapter IV
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. |
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Chapter V
The Legislature
Part I
National Assembly
A-Composition
and Staff of 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. |
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B-Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of 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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C - Qualifications for Membership of National Assembly and Right of
Attendance
|
65 |
Qualifications for
election |
66 |
Disqualifications |
67 |
Right of attendance
of President |
| 68 |
Tenure of Seat of
Members |
69 |
Recall |
70 |
Remuneration |
D -
Elections to National Assembly
|
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. |
E - Powers and
Control over Public Funds
|
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 |
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Part II
House of
Assembly of a State
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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B - Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of
House of Assembly
|
94 |
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 |
C - Qualification for Membership of House of
Assembly and Right of Attendance
|
106 |
Qualifications for
election |
107 |
Disqualifications |
108 |
Right of attendance
of President |
| 109 |
Tenure of Seat of
Members |
110 |
Recall |
111 |
Remuneration |
D - Elections to a House of Assembly
|
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 |
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E - Powers and control over Public Funds
|
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. |
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Chapter VI
The Executive
Part I
Federal Executive
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. |
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B - Establishment of Certain Federal Executive Bodies
|
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. |
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 |
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D - The Public Service of the Federation
|
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. |
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Part II
State Executive
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 |
B - Establishment of Certain State Executive Bodies
|
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 |
C - The Public Service of State
|
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 |
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Part III
Supplemental
A - National Population Census
|
213 |
National Population
census |
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B - Nigeria Police Force
|
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 |
C - Armed Forces of the Federation
|
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. |
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D - Political Parties
|
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. |
Chapter VII
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 |
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B - The Court of
Appeal
|
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. |
C - The
Federal High Court
|
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 |
D
- The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
|
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 |
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E -
The Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
|
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 |
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F - The Customary Court of appeal of the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja
|
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 |
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Part II
State Courts
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 |
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