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The president directs the executive branch of the Federal Government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The offices, powers, and titles of the head of state and the head of government were officially merged into the office of the presidency under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria .
The current constitution of Nigeria has the president of Nigeria as the head of state and government. [1] From 1960 to 1963, the head of state under the Constitution of 1960 was the queen of Nigeria, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Nigeria by a governor-general.
President Tinubu on the night of 9 June suspended Godwin Emefiele, the powerful governor of the central bank of Nigeria. [85] Emefiele's suspension was the second ever a head of the apex bank in its history was removed by a Nigerian president. [86] Emefiele was arrested by Nigerian secret police SSS in Lagos attempting to flee the country to ...
President: Bola Tinubu: President's history: Former Lagos State Governor (1999–2007) Former Nigerian Senator for Lagos West (1992–1993) Vice President: Kashim Shettima: Total no. of members: 52 (incl. Cabinet-level members) Member party All Progressives Congress: Status in legislature: Majority government (2023–present) Opposition party ...
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election was held on 25 February 2023 [a] to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. [1] Bola Tinubu, the former governor of Lagos State and nominee of the All Progressives Congress won the election with 36.61% of the vote, just under 8.8 million votes to defeat over runners-up former vice president Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party) and former ...
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a visit to China next week to discuss cooperation on the economy, agriculture and satellite technology, a Nigerian ...
Together, the two chambers form the law-making body in Nigeria, [6] called the National Assembly, which serves as a check on the executive arm of government. The National Assembly of Nigeria (NASS) is the democratically elected body that represents the interests of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its people, makes laws for Nigeria, and ...
On Thursday, the Nigerian government accused Zhongshan of mounting a campaign to seize its assets overseas, including presidential jets undergoing maintenance in France, due to the dispute ...