Nigeria
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- a new constitution was adopted in 1999
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and tribal norms
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and House of Representatives
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed by the Provisional Government Council); Federal Court of Appeal (judges appointed by the federal government on the recommendation of the Advisory Judicial Committee)
RELIGIONS
50% Muslims, 40% Christians, 10% local beliefs
From the country
- AUGUST 22, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his...
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said his country would be outraged if a Nigerian woman was stoned to death as sentenced by a Sharia court
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The New Zealand National Party called on the Government...
The New Zealand National Party called on the Government to cut $50,000 foreign aid to Nigeria, after the death sentence was handed out to Amina Lawal Kurami for having a child outside marriage
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not...
An unmarried pregnant Nigerian woman, desperate not to go home after a court ruling that a women is to face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock, won temporary refuge in Cyprus, officials said
- AUGUST 21, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The All African Global media reported that various...
The All African Global media reported that various rights groups in Nigeria had mobilised in defence of Amina Lawal Kurami, sentenced to death for having sex outside of marriage
- AUGUST 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
In a statement regarding the sentencing to death by...
In a statement regarding the sentencing to death by stoning for adultery of Amina Lawal Kurami, executive director of the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, LaShawn R Jefferson said: "The legal system is being used to punish adult women for co
- AUGUST 20, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European...
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said it was concerned over a Nigerian court ruling that a 31-year-old woman, Amina Lawal Kurami must face death by stoning for having a child out of wedlock
- AUGUST 19, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Britain expressed concern to the Nigerian government...
Britain expressed concern to the Nigerian government over the Appeal Court ruling upholding the death sentence by stoning passed on Amina Lawal Kurami, a woman convicted of adultery under the country's Sharia law
- AUGUST 19, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Amina Lawal Kurami, a single mother of 30, had her...
Amina Lawal Kurami, a single mother of 30, had her appeal rejected by an Islamic high court in northern Nigeria and thus came one step closer to being stoned to death for having sex out of wedlock
- AUGUST 12, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigeria warned Miss World contestants to steer clear...
Nigeria warned Miss World contestants to steer clear of parts of the country practising sharia law during the pageant's finals in the capital, Abuja, in November
- AUGUST 6, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerians Johnson Oshodi, Tunde Apatira, Oladotun Lukmanu...
Nigerians Johnson Oshodi, Tunde Apatira, Oladotun Lukmanu Umaru and a Chinese national from Hong Kong, Chu Tak Fai, appealed to the Malaysia Federal Court for a revision of their death sentences following a decision by the Court of Appeal acquitting mecha
- JULY 24, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Many prisoners are languishing on death row in Nigeria's...
Many prisoners are languishing on death row in Nigeria's various prisons due to the failure of some state governors to endorse their execution warrants
- JULY 16, 2002NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
Rapists may face the death penalty in Nigeria under...
Rapists may face the death penalty in Nigeria under a new law to enhance children's rights, according to Women Affairs and Youth Development Minister Aisha Isma'il