Nigerian Politics and Their Branches of Government

May 1, 2012 Category :Politics 0

Nigerian FlagNigeria is found in the country of West Africa. It is made up of 36 states. You can find it along the coastline of the Gulf of Guinea. Nigeria shares its borders with Niger, Benin and Cameroon. In Nigeria, there are hundreds of languages spoken there both in southern and northern territories.

 
Politics in Nigeria can be considered unstable at this time. Nigeria is in one of the most unstable regions in the world. After World War II, Nigeria gained its independence. From the time after the war until 1999, Nigeria has been under military control. In the dawn of the 21st Century, Nigeria began free elections but that brought about violence during the political transfers. That happened in 2003 and 2007. Their constitution provided a separation of powers into three governments. In April of 2003, general elections were held for a second time. The People’s Democratic Party was victorious when Olusegun Obasanjo was elected.

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Nigerian Government

April 6, 2012 Category :Economy| Politics 0

Nigeria is a country with a governmental system based closely on the United States’ system. Nigeria has three different branches of government that keep each other in check; the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch. The Executive branch is lead by the president, which, right now, is Goodluck Jonathan. President Goodluck Jonathan had been the presidential leader of Nigeria since the year 2010. The president is the head of all the government and has his own cabinet to assist with governmental duties.

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Bribery Allegations by SEC Cautioned

April 4, 2012 Category :Controversy| Politics 0

Abuja, Nigeria – On the 22nd of March 2011, the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Nigeria (NAN) had cautioned the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s spokesperson in making any further comments of the alleged bribery claims made against Mr Herman Hembe, himself a member of the House of Representatives and past chairman of the House Committee on the Capital Market. The alleged bribery claims were made by one Ms Aruma Oteh, the Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Nigeria: The Lost Potential

April 2, 2012 Category :Economy| Enviornment 0

Nigeria, once a country of powerful West African kingdoms, has spent many post-colonial years trying to bring democracy to the country, unify the people, and fight corruption. Currently, after years as a military state, Nigeria has finally achieved a Federal Republic, and has a political system similar to the United States. The law system is a combination of common law, English law, customary law, and Sharia law. Though it has maintained democracy, the country still faces many internal struggles.

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Nigerian Politics

March 30, 2012 Category :Politics 0

The Nigerian FlagThe Nigerian political system, like the United States’ system that it is based on, is a federal republic. Executive power is held by a president, and the lower structure is comprised of a bicameral legislature, containing two legislative “houses” or chambers: a house of representatives and a senate. Together, Nigeria’s two legislative houses are known as the National Assembly. One difference, however, is that, in Nigerian politics, the president is both the head of state an the head of government. Executive power is held by the government, while legislative power is split between the president and the two legislative houses. Nigeria also implements a system of checks and balances in which the National Assembly functions as a “check” to the Executive branch of government. Like the United States, Nigerian government also makes use of a judicial branch, the highest division being the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

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