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Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (No. 24 of 1999).

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Nigeria
General provisions; Constitutional law
1999-05-05
National
Constitution

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Re-promulgates the Constitution of 1979, with amendments, as the new Constitution of Nigeria. Art. 2 provides that no person or group shall govern Nigeria except in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The executive power shall rest with the President, and the legislature shall be the National Assembly, which shall consist of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Judicial powers shall reside with the Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal, Federal High Courts, High Courts of State, and Shariah and Customary Courts. Art. 15 prohibits discrimination on the grounds of origin, sex, religion, status, ethnic or linguistic association. This Article also sets forth as duties of the State the encouragement of inter-marriage among persons of different ethnic backgounds and the promotion of associations across ethnic and cultural boundaries. Art. 17 further provides for protection against discrimination, and provides for the principle of equal pay for equal work, the protection of children and young people against exploitation, and the protection of heatlh, safety, and welfare of persons in employment. Chapter Four enumerates fundamental rights. Prohibits slavery, forced labour, and torture, and provides for the right to liberty, fair hearing, private and family life, and freedom from discrimination, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of association (Art. 40). Chapter VIII provides for the declaration of a state of emergency under certain circumstances. The Constitution also covers local governments, public funds, elections, public servants, and citizenship.

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    Date of entry into force
    1999-05-29
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    Monograph title
    Constitutions of the Countries of the World
    Author
    [Consitution as amended to 2010]
    Publisher
    Oxford University Press
    Place of publication
    New York
    Country
    USA
    Date
    2011-09
    Page range
    187 p.

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    Serial title
    Official Gazette, Extraordinary
    Date
    1999-05-05
    Volume
    Vol. 86
    Number
    No. 27
    Page range
    pp. A855-1104