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Constitution

Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (International Centre for Nigerian Law)
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (First Alteration) Act, 2010 (Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre)
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Second Alteration) Act, 2010 (Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre)
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 [With the First, Second, and Third Alterations] (Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Justice) PDF
WIPO Lex: Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Third Alteration) Act of February 22, 2011 (World Intellectual Property Organization)

Executive

Judicial

Federal Ministry of Justice
Nigeria Law (International Centre for Nigerian Law , with the Chambers of E.C.M. Obata Barristers & Solicitors)

Legislative

PARLIAMENT: National Assembly includes Senate and House of Representatives
Nigeria Law: Law of the Federation of Nigeria
FAOLEX: Nigeria (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) database of national laws and regulations on food, agriculture, and renewable natural resources.
NATLEX: Nigeria (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security, and related human rights
RefWorld Legal Information: Nigeria (UNHCR)
WIPO Lex: Nigeria (World Intellectual Property Organization)

Legal Guides

Global Legal Monitor: Nigeria (Law Library of Congress)
Law Library of Congress Search: Nigeria (Library of Congress)
Nigeria Law (International Centre for Nigerian Law , with the Chambers of E.C.M. Obata Barristers & Solicitors)
Update: Guide to Nigerian Legal Information (GlobaLex)
World Legal Information Institute: Nigeria (WorldLII)

General Sources

Country Profile: Nigeria (Library of Congress) July 2008; PDF
Country Study: Nigeria (Library of Congress) June 1991
Maps: Nigeria (Library of Congress) (Library of Congress)
World Digital Library: Nigeria (Library of Congress/UNESCO)
BBC News: Nigeria Country Profile
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Nigeria (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
Columbia University African Studies: Nigeria
Consular Information Sheet: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
Country Information: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
The Economist: Nigeria
Embassy of Nigeria, Washington
Fact Sheet: U.S. Relations With Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
FAO Country Profiles: Nigeria (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
A Guide to Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State. Office of the Historian)
Human Rights in Nigeria (Amnesty International)
International Religious Freedom Reports: Nigeria (U.S. Dept. of State)
Stanford University: Africa South of the Sudan: Nigeria
U.S. Embassy, Abuja (U.S. Dept. of State)
World Bank: Nigeria
World Factbook: Nigeria (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
World Health Organization: Nigeria

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Last Updated: 04/27/2021

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Title: Nigeria
Subject Headings: - executive powers; - government; - judicial powers; - judiciary; - law; - law library; - legal guides; - legal research; - legislative powers; - supreme court
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