The Constitution of Nigeria was promulgated in 1999 and reviewed in 2023. The Constitution contains 320 articles addressing a large number of issues as the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, the fundamental principles of the state and institutional arrangements (see more below).
This law provides the general framework for the action of the State in the area of health.
This decree sets the modalities for registration on the register of the "Ordre National des Pharmaciens" (National Order of Pharmacists), the operation of the Order, the granting of authorizations to practice as a pharmacist in private practice.
This law provides the rules to govern the profession of dentists.
This law provides the rules to govern the profession of doctors.
This law establishes the national identity card.
This law provides the rules to govern the profession of pharmacists.
The Act establishes a Board for the control and practice of the profession of health records management and matters relating thereto.
This law modifies articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 15 and 36 of the law n°84-10 setting the organization of the medical and health profession ("Loi No 84-010 fixant l'organisation de l'ordre des professions Medico-sanitaires: infirmier, sage-femme et technicien medico-sanitaire").
This law modifies article 3 of the law n°84-09 providing the rules for the exercise of the professions of nurse, midwives and health technician.
This laws provides the rules governing nurses, midwives and health technicians.
This law sets the rules governing the organization of the Order of medical and health professions covering nurses, midwives and health technicians.
This Order provides the rules governing the advertising of medicines.
This law provides rules governing the organization of the civil status and various provisions relating to the status of natural persons.
Constitution
The Constitution was adopted in 1972 and modified in 1996 and 2008. It includes 69 articles addressing among other things, The State and the Sovereignty, the different institutions (including executive, legislative and judiciary powers), international relations and constitutional revision.
The Order sets the conditions for the creation and operation of propharmacies in health facilities
The document is a compendium of the main legislative provisions regarding social security, family benefits, prevention of and compensation for accidents at work and occupational diseases, old-age, disability and death pension insurance, collection of social security contributions.
Quarantine Act
This Act provides and regulates the imposition of quarantine and to make other provisions for preventing the introduction into and spread in Nigeria, and the transmission from Nigeria, of dangerous infectious diseases.