The 1999 Constitution Section 169 There shall be a civil service of the Federation. (This section establishes the Civil Service.) Section 170 Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Federal Civil Service Commission may, with the approvalof the President and subject to such conditions as it may deem fit, delegate any of the powers…
The 1999 Constitution Section 167 Any payment that is required by this Part of this Chapter to be made by the Federation to a State shall be a charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation and any payment that is so required to be made by a State to the Federation shall be…
The 1999 Constitution Section 165 Each State shall, in respect of each financial year, pay to the Federation an amount equal to such part of the expenditure incurred by the Federation during that financial year for the purpose of collection of taxes or duties which are wholly or partly payable to the State pursuant to…
The 1999 Constitution Section 163 Where under an Act of the National Assembly, tax or duty is imposed in respect of any of the mattersspecified in item D of Part II of the Second Schedule to this Constitution, the net proceeds of such tax or duty shall be distributed among the States on the basis…
The 1999 Constitution Section 162 (1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called “the Federation Account” into which shallbe paid all revenues collected by the Government of the Federation, except the proceeds from the personal income tax of the personnel of the armed forces of the Federation, the Nigeria Police Force, the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 160 (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, any of the bodies may, with the approval of the President, byrules or otherwise regulate its own procedure or confer powers and impose duties on any officer or authority for the purpose of discharging its functions. (This means that bodies have the…
The 1999 Constitution Section 158 (1) In exercising its power to make appointments or to exercise disciplinary control over persons, the Code of Conduct Bureau, the National Judicial Council, the Federal Civil Service Commission, the Federal JudicialService Commission, the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission, the Federal Character Commission, and the Independent National Electoral Commission shall…
The 1999 Constitution Section 156 (1) No person shall be qualified for appointment as a member of any of the bodies aforesaid if – (This section means that a person is disqualified for appointment and should not be appointed as a member of the federal councils and commissions listed in Section 153 of the Constitution…
The 1999 Constitution Section 153 (1)(a-n) There shall be established for the Federation the following bodies, namely:(a) Code of Conduct Bureau;(b) Council of State;(c) Federal Character Commission;(d) Federal Civil Service Commission;(e) Federal Judicial Service Commission;(f) Independent National Electoral Commission;(g) National Defence Council;(h) National Economic Council;(i) National Judicial Council;(j) National Population Commission;(k) National Security Council;(l) Nigeria…
The 1999 Constitution Section 151 (1) The President may appoint any person as a Special Adviser to assist him in the performance of hisfunctions. (The President of Nigeria can appoint people who will act as his Special Adviser who shall assist him in the execution of his duties as President.) Section 151 (2) The number…
