The Political And Legal Environment in Nigeria
- Nigeria has a federal presidential republic and become an independent nation free of UK reign 1 October 1960, Presien Maj. Ge. Muhammadu Buhari has been president and head of government since 29 May 2015, the president was elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term).
- Nigeria’s political stability index score from 1996-2020 is -1.86 ranking 17th in Africa and 112th globally (2021)
- Nigeria has a Corruption Perceptions Index score of 24 (which is pretty corrupt) , ranked 154 out of 180 globally (2021).
- Nigeria’s overall Rule of Law Index score is -0.41, ranked 121 out of 139 globally and number265 out of 33 African countries (2021).
- Nigeria’s Human Freedom Score is 6.28/10 with a global ranking of 123 out of 165.
Bicameral National Assembly
Bicameral National Assembly consists of
Senate (109 seats – 3 each for the 36 states and 1 for Abuja-Federal Capital Territory; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by a simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)
House of Representatives (360 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by a simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms).
3.61% of seats held in the national parliament are women, the 178th highest globally and the 50th highest in Africa (2021).
In 2015 Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger form a military coalition and push Boko Haram out of all towns back into Sambisa Forest.
- Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 15 justices).
- All Progressives Congress has been in power since 2015 after the defeat of the People’s Democratic Party.
- Practices mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law.
- Its Regulatory Quality Index rating (1996-2020) is -0.96 points, ranked 38rd in Africa and 166th globally.
- Nigeria has a political right index of 4 (not strong rights), ranking 37 in Africa and 81 globally (1973-2020).
