National
The Presidency
Governs Nigeria
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Who sits on it
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President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Elected
Bola Tinubu
APC · since May 2023
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Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Elected
- Kashim Shettima APC · since May 2023
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria constituteproject.org · checked
- Bola Tinubu as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria constituteproject.org · checked
- Kashim Shettima as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria en.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Federal executive power
Executive power of the Federation is vested in the President, who may exercise it directly or through the Vice President and ministers (s.5); the President is also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (s.218).
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Sources for what it can do
- Federal executive power constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: existence, composition, selection and powers of the Presidency, National Assembly, Senate, House of Representatives and Supreme Court. For: The Presidency
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: sections cited in each power. For: Federal executive power
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: office, seat count and selection method (ss.48-50, 64, 142-143, 230-231). Parts of the text (President election rules s.132/134, Vice President s.142) are cited from knowledge of the constitution and were not in the pages read. For: President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia, Cabinet of Bola Tinubu, read 2026-10-12: President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima (assumed office 29 May 2023); no 2026 change reported in searches. Official State House page not reachable. For: Bola Tinubu as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- allafrica.com · checked AllAfrica, Nigeria: Updated - INEC Reschedules 2027 General Election, Releases New Election Timetable (27 February 2026), read 2026-10-12: presidential and National Assembly elections 16 January 2027, governorship and State Assembly 6 February 2027. Fallback: press report of an INEC statement, because the INEC site and statement itself were not read; also reported by Voice of Nigeria and Prime Business Africa. For: General election, January 16, 2027