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Nigeria is a federation of 36 states, each of which is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares power 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]
According to the Nigerian Constitution, there must be at least one Cabinet member from each of the 36 states in Nigeria, the number of ministries is a factor of the president's discretion and at times the President takes direct control of a key ministry such as Petroleum Resources. To ensure representation from each state, a Minister is often ...
All 36 governors are members of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, a non-partisan organization which represents states in discussions with the federal government. Other organizations for governors include the partisan Progressive Governors Forum and PDP Governors Forum .
The executive council is responsible for advising and assisting the governor in the performance of their official duties. As all of its members excluding the deputy governor are appointed by the governor, individuals who have been appointed to serve in the council may also be dismissed or reappointed to other posts at the governor's discretion.
Cabinet of Nigeria: 2023–present: Date formed: 16 August 2023 () People and organisations; 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 ...
The Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari consists of the ministers appointed in the Buhari Administration to take responsibility for each of the government ministries of Nigeria following the 2019 elections. Most ministers were sworn in on 21 August 2019 and the cabinet was dissolved on 29 May 2023, the day of Bola Tinubu's inauguration.
The governor heads the executive branch of the state government, and can appoint people to the State Executive Council subject to the advice and consent of the State House of Assembly (Legislature). The lists include a list of current governors, lists by state, lists by period and a list of governors of former states.
Since Nigeria was granted independence by the Nigeria Independence Act 1960, rather than being first established as a semi-autonomous Dominion and later promoted to independence by the Statute of Westminster 1931, the governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the Nigerian cabinet without the involvement of the British government ...