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
MARCH 31, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: FG COMMUTED 45 DEATH SENTENCES IN 2008
the Nigerian Minister of the Interior, Godwin Abbe, said the Federal Government
MARCH 22, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 200 INMATES ON DEATH ROW
Minister of Interior, Major-General Godwin Abbe (rtd), said in Abuja that close to 200
MARCH 17, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY PRESCRIBES DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPING
the Anambra State House of Assembly in Nigeria passed a bill
- MARCH 2, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS: AMAECHI EXPLAINS STANCE TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Nigerian Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, explained to Amnesty International why kidnapping should attract capital punishment
- FEBRUARY 20, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CALL ON STATE GOVERNMENTS TO REFRAIN FROM EXTENDING SCOPE OF DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International, the Nigerian Bar Association Human Rights Institute (NBAHRI) and Nigerian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Nigeria's state governments to refrain from extending the scope of the death penalty to include crimes such as
- FEBRUARY 19, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR OIL THEFT
Lawmakers in Rivers State and Enugu State of Nigeria have endorsed capital punishment for persons
FEBRUARY 19, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: KIDNAPPING - ENUGU ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The Enugu House of Assembly passed a law making kidnapping with the use of a gun,
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: WHY I SUPPORT DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPERS
in Nigeria, Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, said that he will sign into law the bill meting out capital punishment for kidnappers, once it is passed into law by the State legislature.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: NAFDAC DG SEEKS DEATH PENALTY FOR FAKE DRUG DEALERS
only the death penalty can stem the tide of fake drugs in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) argued.
- FEBRUARY 11, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: NBA OPPOSES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KIDNAPPING
the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) cautioned the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, against making kidnapping a capital offence.
- FEBRUARY 9, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS NOW TO FACE DEATH SENTENCE
in Nigeria, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi announced a number of measures to make the Niger Delta safer for operators in the oil and gas industry and others within the region.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
the Nigerian Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Suleiman Olawale Arogundare for killing his