THE GOVERNMENT

Nigeria operates a presidential system of government in which the President is Head of State as well as Head of Government.

There is a bicameral legislature made up of the Upper House (Senate) and the Lower House (House of Representatives).

A third arm of Nigeria’s democracy is the Judiciary. The Judiciary consists of various courts with different jurisdictions.

They range from the customary and magistrate courts to State and Federal High Courts.

The Supreme Court is the apex court

The form of Government is based on principles of separation of powers, where power is shared between the three arms of Government.

There are three tiers of government in Nigeria:

- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ,

- STATE GOVERNMENT (which are 36 and Abuja, the Federal Capital) ,

- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ( which are 774).

The government form is based on the principles of separation being able of them, that it is divided in: executive, legislative and judiciary.