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A New Constitution for Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

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Abstract

The new Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria came into force with effect from 29 May, 1999, the date of the military handover to a democratically elected civilian regime. The document is based on the 1979 presidential constitution with some amendments and provides that Nigeria shall be a Federation made up of 36 States and a federal Capital Territory.

Type
Recent developments
Information
Journal of African Law , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , Spring 2000 , pp. 129 - 130
Copyright
Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 2000

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