skip navigation
  • Ask a LibrarianDigital CollectionsLibrary Catalogs
  •   Options
The Library of Congress > Law Library > Research Help > Guide to Law Online
Law Library of Congress
Law Library Logo
  • Law Library Home
  • About the Law Library
  • Find Legal Resources
  • Research Help
  • Research & Educational Opportunities
  • News & Events
  • Visiting the Law Library
  • Contact Us

Related Resources at the Library

  • Library of Congress Online Catalog
  • THOMAS
  • MINERVA Web Archiving and Preservation Project

 RSS | Blog

 Podcasts

 Email Updates

Research Help

< Back to Research Help Home | Guide to Law Online | How Do I Find... ? | Current Legal Topics | Guides to Our Collections
International | Nations | U.S. Federal | U.S. States & Territories | About the Guide | Guide Index

Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria

Constitution | Executive | Judicial | Legislative | Legal Guides | General Sources

Constitution

  • International Constitutional Law: Nigeria Index (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) background information only
  • Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (International Centre for Nigerian Law)

Executive

  • President; Vice President; Federal Executive Council
  • Government of Nigeria

Back to Top

Judicial

  • COURTS: Supreme Court; Federal Court of Appeal
  • Nigeria Law (International Centre for Nigerian Law , with the Chambers of E.C.M. Obata Barristers & Solicitors)

Back to Top

Legislative

  • PARLIAMENT: National Assembly includes Senate and House of Representatives
  • Nigeria Law: Law of the Federation of Nigeria
  • NATLEX - Nigeria (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
  • Natural Resources Legislation: Nigeria (University of Denver College of Law)

Back to Top

Legal Guides

  • GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
  • Multinational Collections Database: Nigeria (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
  • FindLaw: Nigeria
  • ForIntLaw: Nigeria (Washburn University Law Library)
  • Islamic Family Law: Nigeria (Emory University Law School)
  • JURIST: Nigeria (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
  • Nigeria Law (International Centre for Nigerian Law , with the Chambers of E.C.M. Obata Barristers & Solicitors)
  • Sources of Online Legal Information for African Countries (Jane Williams, via GlobaLex) June 2006
  • UPDATE: Guide to Nigerian Legal Information (Yemisi Dina, John Akintayo, & Funke Ekundayo via GlobaLex) February 2005
  • World Legal Information Institute: Nigeria (WorldLII)
  • World Legal Materials from Africa: Nigeria (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

Back to Top

General Sources

  • Country Study: Nigeria (Library of Congress) June 1991
  • Portals to the World: Nigeria (Library of Congress)
  • Background Note: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Nigeria (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • Consular Information Sheet: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Information: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reports listed under Africa
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Economic Briefing: Nigeria (The Economist)
  • Embassy of Nigeria, Washington
  • Governments on the WWW: Nigeria (Gunnar Anzinger)
  • Human Rights in Nigeria (Amnesty International)
  • International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • NEWS: BBC World Africa; BBC Hausa
  • U.S. Embassy, Abuja (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • World Factbook: Nigeria (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: Nigeria (Google); Nigeria (Stanford University); Nigeria (Yahoo); WWW-VL African Studies: Nigeria (Columbia University)

Back to Top

Disclaimer

Last Updated: 03/18/2008

About | Site Map | Contact | Accessibility | Legal | USA.gov