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Shonekan served as an executive of Royal Dutch Shell while acting as the interim president of Nigeria. [12] Shonekan tried to set a timetable for troop withdrawal from ECOMOG's peacekeeping mission in Liberia. General Sani Abacha, was the minister of defence and chief of defence staff who had full control over the military. [citation needed]
The president of Nigeria, officially the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president directs the executive branch of the Federal Government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces .
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.
Here is a summary of the countries President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has visited as President. There are two trips that he made to the United Kingdom, one on his official vacation and one for medical treatment that are included in this list. [1] Map showing International trips made by Buhari as President
The 9th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was a bicameral legislature inaugurated on 11 June 2019 and ran its course until 11 June 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Principal Officers
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 ...
The president of the Nigerian Senate is the presiding officer of the Senate of Nigeria, elected by its membership. The senate president is second in line of succession to the Nigerian presidency, after the vice president of Nigeria. The current president of the Senate is Godswill Akpabio since 13 June 2023. [1] [2]
The line of succession is set out in the Nigerian Constitution and follows the order of the Vice President and Senate President. [1] While the Vice President succeeding to the Presidency is a given, Section 146 (2) of the Constitution gives the Senate President the powers of the Presidency for a three-month window.