The 1999 Constitution Section 31 For the purposes of this Chapter, a parent or grandparent of a person shall be deemed to be a citizen of Nigeria if at the time of the birth of that person such parent or grandparent would have possessed that status by birth if he had been alive on the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 29 (1) Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a declaration in the prescribed manner for the renunciation. (In essence, an adult Nigerian can cancel their citizenship by making the appropriate declaration in the proper manner) Section 29 (2) The President shall…
The 1999 Constitution Section 27 (1) Subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, any person who is qualified inaccordance with the provisions of this section may apply to the President for the same of a certificateof naturalization. (Based on the contents of section 28 of the 1999 Constitution, whomever wants to be…
The 1999 Constitution Section 25 (1) The following persons are citizens of Nigeria by birth-namely- (The people mentioned below are citizens of Nigeria by their birth) Section 25 (1) (a) every person born in Nigeria before the date of independence, either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents belongs or belonged to a community…
The 1999 Constitution Section 23 The national ethics shall be Discipline, Integrity, Dignity of Labour, Social, Justice, Religious Tolerance, Self-reliance and Patriotism. (Nigeria as a nation, is to be guided by the following values- Discipline: the value attached to the obeying of rules or a code of behaviour; this value also includes the value of…
The 1999 Constitution Section 251 (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contained in this Constitution and in addition to such other jurisdictionas may be conferred upon it by an Act of the National Assembly, the Federal High Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction to the exclusion of any other court in civil causes and matters –…
The 1999 Constitution Section 221 No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election orcontribute to the funds of any political party or to the election expenses of any candidate at an election. (Only political parties can campaign for votes for any candidate. Only political parties can…
The 1999 Constitution Section 219 The National Assembly shall (The National Assembly can do the following; ) Section 219 (a) in giving effect to the functions specified in section 217 of this Constitution; and (The National Assembly can enact/ create/ pass a law that gives power to the functions which have been provided in Section…
The 1999 Constitution Section 182 (1) No person shall be qualified for election to the office of Governor of a State if – (The following can disqualify a person from being elected as Governor of a State in Nigeria – ) Section 182 (1)(a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this Constitution, he…
The 1999 Constitution Section 176 (1) There shall be for each State of the Federation a Governor. (Every State in Nigeria shall have a Governor.) Section 176 (2) The governor of a State shall be the Chief Executive of that state. (Whoever is the Governor of a State shall be the Chief Executive of that…
