Conventional Long Form Name of
country : Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital City(ies) (some have multiple) : Abuja
Type of Government : Federal Republic
Date of Independence : October 1, 1960
National Holiday(s): include date &
event/celebration : Independence Day, October 1
Chief of State (official public face of
government) : President Goodluck JONATHAN
Picture of Chief of State
Head of Government (actual leader of
government) :President Goodluck JONATHAN
Description of Executive Branch/Powers :Formed by the president and his cabinet. Elections every 4 years.
Description of Legislative
Branch/Powers : Bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (109 seats, 3 from each state plus 1 from Abuja; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (360 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms).
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Highest court is the Supreme court, with several subordinate courts.
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote): Anyone 18
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S. : Ambassador Adebowale Ibidapo ADEFUYE
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. : Washington D.C
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the
U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine) : Atlanta, New York
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Ambassador James F. ENTWISTLE
Location of U.S. embassy THERE : Abuja, Central distrct area
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE
(just the name/s of city/ies is fine) : N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN :Joy OGWU
Description of the Symbolism of flag : Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green; the color green represents the forests and abundant natural wealth of the country, white stands for peace and unity.
Video or audio (from YouTube??) of
their national anthem being played
National Symbol(s) : Eagle
Descriptions of International Disputes : Joint Border Commission with Cameroon reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately cedes sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a phase-out of Nigerian control within two years while resolving patriation issues; the ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River all contribute to the delay in implementation; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved.
Quantity of refugees inside country AND
country(ies) of origin of refugees : 5,299 (Liberia)
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons : N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons :N/A
Description of current human trafficking
issues related to this country : N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use : Several issues of Heroin and cocaine going to Europe and Asia.
country : Federal Republic of Nigeria
Capital City(ies) (some have multiple) : Abuja
Type of Government : Federal Republic
Date of Independence : October 1, 1960
National Holiday(s): include date &
event/celebration : Independence Day, October 1
Chief of State (official public face of
government) : President Goodluck JONATHAN
Picture of Chief of State
Head of Government (actual leader of
government) :President Goodluck JONATHAN
Description of Executive Branch/Powers :Formed by the president and his cabinet. Elections every 4 years.
Description of Legislative
Branch/Powers : Bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (109 seats, 3 from each state plus 1 from Abuja; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) and House of Representatives (360 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms).
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Highest court is the Supreme court, with several subordinate courts.
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote): Anyone 18
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S. : Ambassador Adebowale Ibidapo ADEFUYE
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. : Washington D.C
Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in the
U.S. (just the name/s of city/ies is fine) : Atlanta, New York
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: Ambassador James F. ENTWISTLE
Location of U.S. embassy THERE : Abuja, Central distrct area
Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE
(just the name/s of city/ies is fine) : N/A
Name of THEIR representative to UN :Joy OGWU
Description of the Symbolism of flag : Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green; the color green represents the forests and abundant natural wealth of the country, white stands for peace and unity.
Video or audio (from YouTube??) of
their national anthem being played
National Symbol(s) : Eagle
Descriptions of International Disputes : Joint Border Commission with Cameroon reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately cedes sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a phase-out of Nigerian control within two years while resolving patriation issues; the ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River all contribute to the delay in implementation; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved.
Quantity of refugees inside country AND
country(ies) of origin of refugees : 5,299 (Liberia)
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons : N/A
Quantity of Stateless Persons :N/A
Description of current human trafficking
issues related to this country : N/A
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use : Several issues of Heroin and cocaine going to Europe and Asia.