Nigeria is a Federal Presidential Republic.

The country has 36 states plus the Federal Capital Territory, where Abuja is located.

The president functions as both head of state and head of government under Nigeria's presidential system.

As of September 2026, the president is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who took office on May 29, 2023. State House Nigeria. The Vice President is Kashim Shettima.

Tinubu is associated with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Nigeria's electoral commission recorded him as the winner of the 2023 presidential election with about 8.79 million votes.

Nigeria's legislature is called the National Assembly and is bicameral. 

The Senate has 109 senators: three from each of the 36 states and one representing the Federal Capital Territory.

The House of Representatives has 360 members, with constituencies based in part on population.

Nigeria's political and economic agenda includes issues such as inflation, poverty, public-sector governance, energy supply, and security. World Bank data put consumer-price inflation at about 23% in 2025; President Tinubu has also identified fiscal pressures, energy constraints and insecurity among major challenges facing his administration.