PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:42 constituteproject.org Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:42 Table of contents Preamble . 5 Chapter I: General Provisions . 5 Part I: Federal Republic of Nigeria . 5 Part II: Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria . 6 Chapter II: Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy . 13 Chapter III: Citizenship . 17 Chapter IV: Fundamental Rights . 20 Chapter V: The Legislature . 28 Part I: National Assembly . 28 A. Composition and Staff of National Assembly . 28 B. Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of National Assembly . 29 C. Qualifications for Membership of National Assembly and Right of Attendance . 32 D. Elections to National Assembly . 35 E. Powers and Control over Public Funds . 36 Part II: House of Assembly of a State . 40 A. Composition and Staff of House of Assembly . 40 B. Procedure for Summoning and Dissolution of House of Assembly . 41 C. Qualification for Membership of House of Assembly and Right of Attendance . 43 D. Elections to a House of Assembly . 45 E. Powers and Control over Public Funds . 47 Chapter VI: The Executive . 50 Part I: Federal Executive . 50 A. The President of the Federation . 50 B. Establishment of Certain Federal Executive Bodies . 58 C. Public Revenue . 61 D. The Public Service of the Federation . 63 Part II: State Executive . 65 A. Governor of a State . 65 B. Establishment of Certain State Executive Bodies . 72 C. The Public Service of a State . 74 Part III: Supplemental . 76 A. National Population Census . 76 B. Nigeria Police Force . 77 C. Armed Forces of the Federation . 78 D. Political Parties . 79 Chapter VII: The Judicature . 82 Nigeria 1999 Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:42 Part I: Federal Courts . 82 A. The Supreme Court of Nigeria . 82 B. The Court of Appeal . 84 C. The Federal High Court . 87 D. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . 90 E. The Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . 91 F. The Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . 93 Part II: State Courts . 94 A. High Court of a State . 94 B. Sharia Court of Appeal of a State . 95 C. Customary Court of Appeal of a State . 96 Part III: Election Tribunals . 97 Part IV: Supplemental . 98 Chapter VIII: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and General Supplementary Provisions . 102 Part I: Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . 102 Part II: Miscellaneous Provisions . 103 Part III: Transitional Provisions and Savings . 106 Part IV: Interpretation, Citation and Commencement . 109 Schedule I . 113 Part I: States of the Federation . 113 Part II . 117 1. Definition of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . 117 2. Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . 117 Schedule II: Legislative Powers . 118 Part I: Exclusive Legislative List . 118 Part II: Concurrent Legislative List Extent of Federal and State Legislative Powers . 122 Part III: Supplemental and Interpretation . 126 Schedule III . 126 Part I: Federal Executive Bodies . 126 A. Code of Conduct Bureau . 126 B. Council of State . 127 C. Federal Character Commission . 128 D. Federal Civil Service Commission . 129 E. Federal Judicial Service Commission . 129 F. Independent National Electoral Commission . 130 G. National Defence Council . 131 H. National Economic Council . 132 Nigeria 1999 Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:42 I. National Judicial Council . 132 J..