STRUCTURE OF THE NIGERIA FEDERAL STATE
Nigeria is a one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state officially known by the name of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria consists of 6 Geo-political Zones, 36 states, a Federal Capital Territory
(Abuja) and 774 Local Government Areas.
The Six Geo- Political Zones:
1. North Central: Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa and Plateau States
2. North East: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States
3. North West: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna and Sokoto States
4. South East: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States
5. South South: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo & Rivers States
6. South West: Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo States
TIERS OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
1. Federal
2. State
3. Local Government
Nigeria is a one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state officially known by the name of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria consists of 6 Geo-political Zones, 36 states, a Federal Capital Territory
(Abuja) and 774 Local Government Areas.
The Six Geo- Political Zones:
1. North Central: Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa and Plateau States
2. North East: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States
3. North West: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna and Sokoto States
4. South East: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States
5. South South: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo & Rivers States
6. South West: Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo States
TIERS OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
1. Federal
2. State
3. Local Government
ORGANS/ARMS OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
A) Legislature: law making function
B) Executive: law implementation/enforcement function
C) Judiciary: law interpretation/adjudication function
A) LEGISLATURE: This power of law making is vested upon the National Assembly (bicameral) at the Federal level and the House of Assembly (unicameral) for each of the States of the Federation at the State level. The National Assembly consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Senate has a total of one hundred and nine (109) Senators. It consists of three (3) Senators from each State and one (1) from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The House of Representatives consists of three hundred and sixty (360) members representing constituencies of nearly equal population within a State.
Current Leadership of the National Assembly
1. David Mark Senate President
2. Ike Ekwerenmadu Deputy Senate President
3. Oladimeji Bankole Speaker, House of Representatives
4. Usman Bayero Nafada Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives
House of Assembly of a State
There is House of Assembly for each of the State of the Federation which consists of three(3) or (4) times the number of seats which that State has in the House of Representatives divided in a way to reflect, as far as possible, nearly equal population. A House of Assembly of a State consists of not less that twenty-four (24) and not more than (40) members. A House of Assembly also has a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker.
A) Legislature: law making function
B) Executive: law implementation/enforcement function
C) Judiciary: law interpretation/adjudication function
A) LEGISLATURE: This power of law making is vested upon the National Assembly (bicameral) at the Federal level and the House of Assembly (unicameral) for each of the States of the Federation at the State level. The National Assembly consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Senate has a total of one hundred and nine (109) Senators. It consists of three (3) Senators from each State and one (1) from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The House of Representatives consists of three hundred and sixty (360) members representing constituencies of nearly equal population within a State.
Current Leadership of the National Assembly
1. David Mark Senate President
2. Ike Ekwerenmadu Deputy Senate President
3. Oladimeji Bankole Speaker, House of Representatives
4. Usman Bayero Nafada Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives
House of Assembly of a State
There is House of Assembly for each of the State of the Federation which consists of three(3) or (4) times the number of seats which that State has in the House of Representatives divided in a way to reflect, as far as possible, nearly equal population. A House of Assembly of a State consists of not less that twenty-four (24) and not more than (40) members. A House of Assembly also has a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker.
C) JUDICIARY: This power of law adjudication/interpretation is vested upon the court. The Head of the Judiciary in Nigeria is the Chief Justice of the Federation who currently is Chief Justice A.I. Katsina-Alu.
Hierarchy of the Court System in Nigeria:
1. The Supreme Court
2. The Court of Appeal
3. The Federal High Court
4. The Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
5. The High Court of a State
6. The Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
7. The Sharia Court of Appeal of a State
8. The Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
9. The Customary Court of Appeal of a State
10. Any other Court as may be authorised by law of the National Assembly
11. Any other Court as may be authorised by law of a State House of Assembly.
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