| Capitale | nome: Abuja coordinate geografiche: 9 05 N, 7 32 E differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Abuja is a planned capital city, it replaced Lagos in 1991; situated in the center of the country, Abuja takes its name from a nearby town, now renamed Suleja |
| Indipendenza | 1 Ottobre 1960 (from the UK) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza (National Day), 1 Ottobre (1960) |
| Costituzione | history: several previous; latest adopted 5 Maggio 1999, effective 29 Maggio 1999 amendments: proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses and approval by the Houses of Assembly of at least two thirds of the states; amendments to constitutional articles on the creation of a new state, fundamental constitutional rights, or constitution-amending procedures requires at least four-fifths majority vote by both houses of the National Assembly and approval by the Houses of Assembly in at least two thirds of the states; passage of amendments limited to the creation of a new state require at least two-thirds majority vote by the proposing National Assembly house and approval by the Houses of Assembly in two thirds of the states; amended several times, last in 2018 (2018) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Presidente Maj. Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (da allora 29 May 2015); Vice Presidente Oluyemi "Yemi" OSINBAJO (da allora 29 May 2015); note - the president is both capo dello stato, capo di governo, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces capo di governo: Presidente Maj.Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (da allora 29 May 2015); Vice Presidente Oluyemi "Yemi" OSINBAJO (da allora 29 May 2015) cabinet: Federal Executive Council appointed by the president but constrained constitutionally to include at least one member from each of the 36 states elections/appointments: president directly elected by qualified majority popular vote and at least 25% of the votes cast in 24 of Nigeria's 36 states; president elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 February 2019 (next to be held in February 2023); note: the election was scheduled for 16 February 2019, but postponed on 16 February 2019 election results: Muhammadu BUHARI elected president; percent of vote - Muhammadu BUHARI (APC) 53%, Atiku ABUBAKER (PDP) 39%, other 8% |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
