Government type: republic transitioning from
military to civilian rule
Administrative divisions: states and 1 territory*;
Abia, Abuja Federal Capital Territory*, Adamawa, Akwa
Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross
River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo,
Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos,
Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers,
Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara
Legal system: based on English common law, Islamic
Shariah law (only in some northern states), and traditional
law
The FCT is divided into six area councils namely, Abuja
Municipal, Gwagwalada, Abaji, Kuje, Bwari and Kwali.
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