anch:
chief of state: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999); note
- the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Olusegun OBASANJO (since 29 May 1999);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet: Federal Executive Council
elections: president is elected by popular vote for no more than two
four-year terms; election last held 27 February 1999 (next to be held
NA 2003)
election results: Olusegun OBASANJO (PDP) elected president; percent
of vote - Olusegun OBASANJO 62.8%, Olu FALAE (APP-AD) 37.2%

Legislative branch: bicameral National Assembly consists of Senate
(109 seats, three from each state and one from the Federal Capital
Territory; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
and House of Representatives (360 seats, members elected by popular
vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 20-24 February 1999 (next to be held NA
2003); House of Representatives - last held 20-24 February 1999 (next
to be held NA 2003)
election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDP 58%, APP
23%, AD 19%; seats by party - PDP 65, APP 24, AD 20; House of
Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDP 58%, APP 30%, AD 12%;
seats by party - PDP 215, APP 75, AD 70

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judges appointed by the Provisional
Ruling Council; Federal Court of Appeal, judges are appointed by the
federal government on the advice of the Advisory Judicial Committee

Political parties and leaders: All People's Party or APP [Alhaji Yusuf
ALI]; Alliance for Democracy or AD ; People's Democratic
Party or PDP

International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,
ECOWAS, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol,
IOC, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNMOP, UNMOT, UNU, UPU,
WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Jibril AMINU
chancery: 1333 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: (202) 986-8400
FAX: (202) 775-1385
consulate(s) general: Atlanta and New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador William H. TWADDELL
embassy: 2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Lagos
mailing address: P. O. Box 554, Lagos
telephone: (1) 261-0097