I.Ch. I · §§1–12
General Provisions
Supremacy of the Constitution. Federation and its territories. Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy.
12 sections
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The Eight Chapters
§§1–320II.Ch. II · §§13–24
Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles
Political, economic, social, educational, foreign-policy and environmental objectives. Non-justiciable in isolation, foundational in interpretation.
12 sections
III.Ch. III · §§25–32
Citizenship
Citizenship by birth, registration and naturalisation. Dual citizenship, renunciation, deprivation.
8 sections
IV.Ch. IV · §§33–46
Fundamental Rights
Right to life, dignity, personal liberty, fair hearing, private and family life, freedom of thought, expression, assembly, movement, freedom from discrimination — and the enforcement procedure.
14 sections
V.Ch. V · §§47–129
The Legislature
National Assembly: Senate and House of Representatives. Powers, qualifications, elections, sittings, committees, the legislative process itself.
83 sections
VI.Ch. VI · §§130–229
The Executive
President, Vice-President, Ministers, the Public Service. State executives: Governors, Deputies, Commissioners. Establishment and removal procedures.
100 sections
VII.Ch. VII · §§230–296
The Judicature
Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, FCT High Court, State High Courts, Sharia and Customary Courts of Appeal. Appointment, tenure, jurisdiction.
67 sections
VIII.Ch. VIII · §§297–320
Federal Capital Territory, General Supplementary, Transitional
The FCT. Revenue allocation. Interpretation, citation and commencement.
24 sections
The Five Alterations
2010 — 20231st2010
Constitution (First Alteration) Act, 2010
Electoral timeline reform, independence of INEC, by-election timeframes following the Yar'Adua transition.
Act No. 1, 2010
2nd2010
Constitution (Second Alteration) Act, 2010
Pre-election matters and pre-election timelines, election-petition timelines (180 days).
Act No. 2, 2010
3rd2010
Constitution (Third Alteration) Act, 2010
Establishment of the National Industrial Court as a superior court of record under §254A–F.
Act No. 3, 2010
4th2017
Constitution (Fourth Alteration) Acts, 2017–2018
Series of alterations: financial autonomy for the legislature and judiciary at state level, the 'Not Too Young To Run' age reductions for elective office, deletion of redundant law-making provisions.
Acts Nos. 1–9, 2017–18
5th2023
Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
Devolution of powers: electricity, railway, prisons (correctional services) moved from the Exclusive to the Concurrent List. State Houses of Assembly and Local Government financial autonomy. Streetlights and refuse on the Concurrent List.
Acts Nos. 1–16, 2023
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
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