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Nigeria system... What you need to know

Nigeria system... What you need to know Nigeria  is a  federal republic , with  executive power exercised by the  president . The president is the  head of state , the  head of government , and the head of a  multi-party system . Nigerian politics takes place within a framework of a  federal ,  presidential ,  representative democratic   republic , in which executive power is exercised by the government.  Legislative power  is held by the real government and the two chambers of the legislature: the  House of Representatives  and the  Senate . Together, the two chambers make up the law-making body in Nigeria,called the National Assembly, which serves as a check on the executive arm of government.The highest judiciary arm of government in Nigeria is the  Supreme Court of Nigeria  which was created after independence and also practices  Baron de Montesquieu 's theory of the separation of powers [1]  based on the  United States  system and also practises checks and balances. [2]  T