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nigeria*

H.E. Professor Mahmood Yakubu
Chairman, INEC

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name LEGISLATURE
Nigeria 1. Structure of National Legislature:
Bicameral
2. Official Name
Federal Republic of Nigeria 2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
The Senate House of Representatives
3. Government
Federal Presidential Republic 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
nominated
4. Head of State Designation In the Senate, 109 members are elected and in the
President Muhammadu BUHARI*
House of Representatives, 360 members are elect-
5. Head of government Designation ed through plurality vote in single member constit-
President Muhammadu BUHARI* uencies.

6. Capital 4. Popular House
Abuja Both the Senate and the House of Representatives

7. Currency 5. Type of Electoral System
Naira (NGN) Proportional, Simple Plurality vote and Electoral
College[1]
8. Ethnic Groups (with %age population)
Hausa 30%, Yoruba 15.5%, Igbo (Ibo) 15.2%, Fu- PArt iii
lani 6%, Tiv 2.4%, Kanuri/Beriberi 2.4%, Ibibio 1.8%,
Ijaw/Izon 1.8%, other 24.7% ELECtorAL sYstEM
9. Date of Independence (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
1 October 1960 from UK

10. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution 1. Name of the EMB(S)
29 May 1999 Independent National Electoral Commission-INEC

11. Language (s) 2. Website Address
English (official) www.inecnigeria.org

12. Literacy Levels 3. Nature of EMB
Male: 71.26 % Female: 52.66 % Independent
Total: 62.02% (2018)

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