Government

Nigeria is governed under the Constitution of 1999 (as amended) and operates a presidential system comprising three (3) branches of government, namely: the Executive; the Legislature; and the Judiciary. The President, who is both Head of State and Head of Government, is popularly elected for a four-year term and is eligible for a second term. The bicameral legislature, known as the National Assembly, consists of the 109-seat Senate and the 360-seat House of Representatives; all legislators are elected by popular vote for a four-year term. The Senate President is the head of the Legislative Branch. The Judicial Branch consists of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Court of Appeal, the High Courts and other trial courts such as the Magistrate, Customary, Sharia and other specialized courts.

Administratively, the country is divided into 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with 774 Local Government Areas.

NAMES OF STATES AND THEIR GOVERNORS

Nigeria is a federation with 36 federating units known as States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Chief Executive Officers of the States are called Governors. Below is the list of States and their Governors, including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

S/NO.	STATE	CAPITAL	NAME
1.	Abia	Umuahia	Victor Okezie Ikpeazu
2	Adamawa	Yola	Umaru Jibrilla Bindow
3.	Akwa Ibom	Uyo	Emmanuel Udom
4.	Anambra	Akwa	Willie Obiano
5.	Bauchi	Bauchi	Mohammed Abubakar
6.	Bayelsa	Yenegoa	Seriake Dickson
7.	Benue	Makurdi	Samuel Ortom
8.	Borno	Maiduguri	Kashim Shettima
9.	Cross River	Calabar	Ben Ayade
10.	Delta	Asaba	Ifeanyi Okowa
11.	Ebonyi	Abakaliki	David Umahi
12.	Edo	Benin City	Godwin Obaseki
13.	Ekiti	Ado-Ekiti	Ayo Fayose
14.	Enugu	Enugu	Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
15.	Gombe	Gombe	Ibrahim Dankwambo
16.	Imo	Owerri	Rochas Okorocha
17.	Jigawa	Dutse	Badaru Abubakar
18.	Kaduna	Kaduna	Nasir El-Rufai
19.	Kano	Kano	Abdullahi Ganduje
20.	Katsina	Katsina	Aminu Masari
21.	Kebbi	Birnin Kebbi	Atiku Bagudu
22.	Kogi	Lokoja	Yahaya Bello
23.	Kwara	Ilorin	Abdulfatah Ahmed
24.	Lagos	Ikeja	Ambode Akinwunmi
25.	Nasarawa	Lafia	Umaru Tanko Al-Makura
26.	Niger	Minna	Abubakar S. Bello
27.	Ogun	Abeokuta	Ibikunle Amosun
28.	Ondo	Akure	Oluwarotimi Akeredolu
29.	Oyo	Ibadan	Abiola Ajimobi
30.	Osun	Osogbo	Rauf Aregbesola
31.	Plateau	Jos	Simon Lalong
32.	Rivers	Port Harcourt	Nyesom Wike
33.	Sokoto	Sokoto	Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
34.	Taraba	Jalingo	Darius Ishaku
35.	Yobe	Damaturu	Ibrahim Geidam
36.	Zamfara	Gusau	Abdulaziz A. Yari
37.	Federal Capital Territory	Abuja	Mohammed Bello

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Nigeria’s foreign policy revolves primarily around African affairs and emphasizes political and economic cooperation, peaceful dispute resolution, and global non-alignment. Regionally, Nigeria pursues tariff harmonization and the long-term goal of a customs union via the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which it was instrumental in founding. Nigeria is also active in the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), which seeks to improve economic conditions in Africa by eliminating trade barriers to exports and attracting investment and development aid. Nigeria maintains excellent relations with its neighbors as evidenced with its compliance with the 2002 decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in favour of Cameroon over control of the Bakassi Peninsula.