Nigeria Constitution

The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. Beautifully rendered. Free. Open source.

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The Nigerian Constitution spans 8 chapters and several schedules. Each chapter is rendered from source markdown with full hierarchy, in-page search, and a navigable table of contents. No paywall. No login.

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## Chapter I

**36.** Every person shall be entitled
to freedom of expression, including
freedom to hold opinions and to
receive and impart ideas and
information without interference.

Chapter I — Section 36 of the Nigerian Constitution guarantees every person freedom of expression, including freedom to hold opinions and impart ideas without interference.

Chapters

Chapter IGeneral ProvisionsThe Government of the Federation or of a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.Read →Chapter IIFundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State PolicyIt shall be the duty and responsibility of all organs of government, and of all authorities and persons, exercising legislative, executive or judicial powers, to conform to, observe and apply the provisions of this Chapter of this Constitution.Read →Chapter IIICitizenshipFor 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 date of independence; and in this section, "the date of independence" has the meaning assigned to it in section 25 (2) of this Constitution.Read →Chapter IVFundamental Rights(10) No person who shows that he has been pardoned for a criminal offence shall again be tried for that offence.Read →Chapter VThe LegislatureThere shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.Read →Chapter VIThe ExecutiveA person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if -.Read →Chapter VIIThe JudicatureProvided that no original jurisdiction shall be conferred upon the Supreme Court with respect to any criminal matter.Read →Chapter VIIIFederal Capital Territory, Abuja and General Supplementary ProvisionsThe Federal Capital Territory, Abuja shall be the Capital of the Federation and seat of the Government of the Federation.Read →SchedulesFirst ScheduleThe definition of the boundaries of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja referred to under Chapters 1 and VIII of this Constitution is as follows:.Read →

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