Back رئيس نيجيريا Arabic Presidente de Nixeria AST President de Nigèria Catalan Präsident von Nigeria German ނައިޖީރިއާގެ ރައީސް DV Prezidento de Niĝerio EO Presidente de Nigeria Spanish رئیسجمهور نیجریه FA Nigerian presidentti Finnish Président de la république fédérale du Nigeria French
| President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
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| Style | Mr. President His Excellency |
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| Abbreviation | POFRON |
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| Residence | Aso Rock Presidential Villa |
| Seat | Abuja, F.C.T. |
| Appointer | Direct popular election or via succession from vice presidency |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Formation | 1 October 1963 |
| First holder | Nnamdi Azikiwe |
| Salary | ₦30,000,000/US$ 65,143 annually[1] |
| Website | www |
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The president of Nigeria, officially the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president directs the executive branch of the Federal Government and is the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The offices, powers, and titles of the head of state and the head of government were officially merged into the office of the presidency under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria.
Executive power is vested in the president. The power includes the execution and enforcement of federal law and the responsibility to appoint federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the president to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by the House, the presidency has primary responsibility for conducting foreign policy.[2]
The president also plays a leading role in federal legislation and domestic policymaking. As part of the system of separation of powers, the Constitution gives the president the power to sign or veto federal legislation. Presidents are typically viewed as leaders of their political parties, major policy making is significantly shaped by the outcome of presidential elections.
The president is directly elected in national elections to a four-year term, along with the vice president.
Bola Tinubu is the 16th and current president of Nigeria, having assumed office on 29 May 2023.[3][4]
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- ^ "Executive Order and presidential power in the Nigerian constitutional democracy". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Arogbonlo, Israel (28 May 2023). "May 29: I'm not deterred by Tinubu's inauguration, Obi opens up". Tribune Online. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Arogbonlo, Israel (28 May 2023). "May 29: Bola Tinubu sworn in as 16th President". Ejes Gist News Nigeria. Retrieved 29 May 2023.