what type of government does nigeria have today?
Presidential system Federal republic Federation
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 The Nigerian government , under the leadership of General Yakubu Gowon , was backed by the British government ; the two nations enjoyed a vigorous trade partnership . Addressing the causes of the war in 1968 , Achebe lashed out at the Nigerian political and military forces that had forced Biafra to secede . He framed the conflict in terms of the country 's colonial past . The writer in Nigeria , he said , " found that the independence his country was supposed to have won was totally without content ... The old white master was still in power . He had got himself a bunch of black stooges to do his dirty work for a commission . " 

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 The 1996 constitution establishes a second house of parliament , the 100 @-@ seat Senate , was established in April 2013 and is headed by a senate president who is the constitutional successor in case of untimely vacancy of the presidency . The government recognises the authority of traditional chiefs , fons , and lamibe to govern at the local level and to resolve disputes as long as such rulings do not conflict with national law . 

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 The federal government comprises three branches : 

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 The federal government is composed of three branches : 

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 The federal government is separated into three branches : 
