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Chapter 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. General provisions

  • Part I. Federal Republic of Nigeria
    • Section 1. (1) This Constitution is supreme and its provision...
    • Section 2. (1) Nigeria is one indivisible and indissoluble so...
    • Section 3. (1) There shall be 36 states in Nigeria, that is t...
  • Part II. Powers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
    • Section 4. (1) The legislative powers of the Federal Republic...
    • Section 5. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution...
    • Section 6. (1) The judicial powers of the Federation shall be...
    • Section 7. (1) The system of local government by democratical...
    • Section 8. (1) An Act of the National Assembly for the purpos...
    • Section 9. (1) The National Assembly may, subject to the prov...
    • Section 10. The Government of the Federation or of a State sha...
    • Section 11. (1) The National Assembly may make laws for the Fe...
    • Section 12. (1) No treaty between the Federation and any other...

Chapter 1 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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