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The Concurrent List or List-III (Seventh Schedule) [1] is a list of 52 items (though the last subject is numbered 47) given in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. It includes the power to be considered by both the union and state government. The legislative section is divided into three lists: Union List, State List and ...
January 2011. Supersedes. 1993 Constitution of Nigeria. Full text. Constitution of Nigeria at Wikisource. The constitution of Nigeria is the written supreme law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. [1][2] Nigeria has had many constitutions. Its current form was enacted on 29 May 1999 and kickstarted the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
Germany and the European Union present the only examples of federalism in the world where members of the federal "upper houses" (the German Bundesrat, i.e. the Federal Council; and the European Council) are neither elected nor appointed but comprise members or delegates of the governments of their constituents.
v. t. e. Nigeria is a federation of 36 states, each of which is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares powers with the federal government as enumerated under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In addition to the states, there is the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in which the capital city of Abuja is located. [ 1 ]
v. t. e. The Law of Nigeria consists of courts, offences, and various types of laws. Nigeria has its own constitution which was established on 29 May 1999. The Constitution of Nigeria is the supreme law of the country. There are four distinct legal systems in Nigeria, which include English law, Common law, Customary law, and Sharia Law.
Concurrent powers. Concurrent powers are powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province. These powers may be exercised simultaneously within the same territory, in relation to the same body of citizens, and regarding the same subject-matter. [1]
Nigeria's membership in the British Commonwealth began in 1960 and was suspended from 1995 to 1999 when the country became a state under military rule. [12] It was reinstated in 1999 when democracy was established with the Presidential Constitution and Fourth Republic of Nigeria, and it remains a part of the Commonwealth to this day. [12]
Akwa Ibom State – 10 seats. Akwa Ibom state is made up of 10 federal constituencies which covers 31 local government areas. Akwa Ibom State Map. Senatorial District. Constituency. Akwa Ibom North West. Abak/Etim Ekpo/Ika. Akwa Ibom South. Eket/Onna/Esit Eket/Ibeno.