THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

The Federal Republic of Nigeria consists of thirty-six states, and the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. There are also 774 local government councils in the Country.

Nigeria is a federal republic and runs the presidential system of government modeled closely to what obtains largely in other presidential democracies. The Presidential system is the executive arm of government, implementing legislations instituted by the bicameral National Assembly and processes declared by the Judiciary.

The Presidency is headed by the President who is also the Commander in-chief of all the armed forces of the country. He oversees the day-to-day running of the affairs of the nation assisted by Ministers, Special Assistants, Special Advisers and other relevant government functionaries with supervisory roles over areas of government.

The President is also the Head of State and wields both executive and ceremonial powers and functions. The position of President in Nigeria is usually open to election and Presidents are in power for a term of 4 years in the first instance. A person can have a maximum of two terms each of four years and must step down at the end of the second term.

The Vice President holds the same powers as the President but can only exercise these in the absence of the President or as directed by the President or the National Assembly.

The running of the government is the function of the Federal Executive Council which includes the President, Vice-President and the Ministers.

STATES

Nigeria is a Federal Republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital territory, Abuja. Until 1991, the city of Lagos was the Capital of Nigeria. As a result of congestion due to its dual capacity as both the economic and political capital of Nigeria as well as the prevalence of waters (Lagoons, the Atlantic ocean) further re-expansion and development became impossible.

Justice Aguda Panel was therefore constituted by Murtala Obasanjo Administration in 1975 to locate a suitable site central to all sections of the country for a new Capital territory. This in a nutshell explains how the new Federal Capital Territory of Abuja came into being and Measuring 800/kilometer square, the Federal Capital Territory is a fusion of huge expanse of land from Kogi, Nasarawa, Plateau and Niger States and it is at the epicenter of Nigeria.

The following is a list of all the states in Nigeria in alphabetical order:
Abia State
Bayelsa State
Adamawa State
Benue State
Akwa Ibom State
Borno State
Anambra State
Cross River State
Bauchi State
Delta State
Jigawa State
Ebonyi State
Kaduna State
Edo State
Kano State
Ekiti State
Katsina State
Enugu State
Kebbi State
Gombe State
Kogi State
Imo State
Kwara State
Lagos State
Oyo State
Nassarawa State
Plateau State
Niger State
Rivers State
Ogun State
Sokoto State
Ondo State
Taraba State
Osun State
Yobe State
Federal Capital Territory(FCT)Abuja
Zamfara State
 

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