Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Muhammadu BUHARI*
• Head of Government: President Muhammadu BUHARI
• Assembly: Nigeria has a bicameral National Assembly consisting of the Senate with 109 seats and the House of Representatives with 360 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by qualified plurality vote to serve a 4-year term. An absolute majority or at least 25% in two-thirds of the states is required for a candidate to be elected in the first round.
• In the Senate 109 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms. Each of the 36 states is divided into three senatorial districts. One senator is elected from each of these districts and the Federal Capital Territory. In the House of Representatives 360 members are elected by simple majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.