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A New Constitution for Nigeria
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2009
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.
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