Chapter 6 The Executive
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 170. Federal Civil service Commission: power to delegate functions
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Federal Civil Service Commission may, with the approval of the President and subject to such conditions as it may...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 169. Establishment of civil service of the Federation
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
There shall be a civil service of the Federation.
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 168. Provisions with regard to payments
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
(1) Where any payment falls to be made under this Part of this Chapter, the amount payable shall be certified by the Auditor-General for the Federation; Provided that a...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 167. Sums charged on consolidated Revenue Fund
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
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...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 166. Set-off
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
(1) Any payment that is required by this Part of this Chapter to be made by the Federation to a State may be set-off by the Federation in or towards payment of any sum...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 165. Cost of collection of certain duties
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
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...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 164. Federal grants-in-aid of State revenue
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
(1) The Federation may make grants to a State to supplement the revenue of that State in such sum and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 163. Allocation of other revenues
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
Where under an Act of the National Assembly, tax or duty is imposed in respect of any of the matters specified in item D of Part II of the Second Schedule to this...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 162. Distributable pool account
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 28, 2014
(1) The Federation shall maintain a special account to be called “the Federation Account” into which shall be paid all revenues collected by the Government...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 161. Interpretation
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
In this Part of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires – (a) any reference to “ex officio member” shall be construed as a reference to a...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 160. Powers and Procedure
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, any of the bodies may, with the approval of the President, by rules or otherwise regulate its own procedure or confer...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 159. Quorum and decisions
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) The quorum for a meeting of any of the bodies established by section 153 of this Constitution shall be not less than one-third of the total number of members of that...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 158. Independence of certain bodies
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(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...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 157. Removal of members
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, a person holding any of the offices to which this section applies may only be removed from that office...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 156. Qualification for membership
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) No person shall be qualified for appointment as a member of any of the bodies aforesaid if – (a) he is not qualified or if he is disqualified for election as a...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 155. Tenure of office of members
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) A person who is a member of any of the bodies established as aforesaid shall, subject to the provisions of this Part, remain a member thereof (a) in the case of an...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 154. Appointment of Chairman and members
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) Except in the case of ex officio members or where other provisions are made in this Constitution, the Chairman and members of any of the bodies so established shall,...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 153. Federal Commissions and Councils, etc.
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 27, 2014
(1) 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)...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 152. Declaration of assets and Liabilities; oaths of special Adviser
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 26, 2014
A person appointed as Special Adviser under section 151 of this Constitution shall not begin to perform the functions of his office until he has declared his assets and...
Chapter 6. Part 1. Section 151. Special Advisers
Nigerian ConstitutionMarch 26, 2014
(1) The President may appoint any person as a Special Adviser to assist him in the performance of his functions. (2) The number of such Advisers and their remuneration...