NIGERIAN NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NNDP) OBJECTIVES OF THE NNDP The upgrading of Lagos to a municipality with its own absolute self-government Co-ordination of the nomination and election of the Lagos… Read More »DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Revenue allocation is one of the most contentious issues in Nigerian federalism Minority questions: the fear of domination by three major ethnic groups outright neglect in allocation of economic resources… Read More »PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
The constitution of Nigeria, form the lyttleton constitution of 1954 to the 1989 republican constitution, have been written and rigid constitutions There has been a bicameral legislature of one form… Read More »FEATURES OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
The constitution retained a presidential system of government as in the 1979 constitution A two-party system was entrenched in the constitution The people could withdraw any legislator who no longer… Read More »FEATURES OF 1989 CONSTITUTION
FEATURES The constitution retained the federalism previously adopted by the lyttleton constitution of 1954 The governor-general was made the constitutional ceremonial head of state and a representative of the Queen… Read More »THE INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960
Features Nigeria became truly a Federal state with the constitutional division of powers between the central and regional governments The speaker of the house of assembly was appointed by the… Read More »LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION OF 1954
The 1922 constitution was named after the then governor of Nigeria sir Hugh Clifford FEATURE MAIN There was an executive council for the whole country. It was established a Legislative… Read More »CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION OF 1922
K.B.C. Onwubiko has not failed to define nationalism as “the patriotic sentiment or activity on the part of groups of Africans held’s together by the bonds of common language and… Read More »NATIONALISM
While it is true that Africans had their own ways of educating their children, the fact that people could read and write made a significant difference in their understanding of… Read More »ADVANTAGES OF COLONIAL RULE
Following the establishment of the Nigerian state by 1900 and subsequent Amalgamation by 1914, it would be recalled that classical Lugardian indirect rule is nothing other than economic exploitation The… Read More »THE SYSTEM OF INDIRECT RULE IN WESTERN NIGERIA
Following the Berlin Conference of 1884 – 85 under the chairmanship of Ottovon Bismarck of Germany. Where the scramble for and the partitioning of West Africa by the European nations… Read More »COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION (HISTORICAL BACKGROUND)
UNITARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT This can be defined as one in which all governmental powers and functions that exist in a state or country are concentrated in a single central… Read More »TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION Political Socialization is a process whereby the citizens of a country are educated on the values, attitudes and beliefs of the political system. The political culture of the… Read More »POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
STATE A state may be simply defined as a politically organized body of people occupying a definite geographical entity/territory with an organized government, free from external control and has coercive… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
FASCISM Fascism is an ideology based on the concept of force and total compliance to the tunes of the authority. It is regarded as a philosophy, principle, and organization of… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
SOCIALISM Socialism may be defined as an ideology that advocates collective ownership, control and organization of the means of production, distribution and exchange of goods and services. In this system,… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
COMMUNALISM Communalism refers to a political and economic arrangement in which land, the major factor of production is collectively owned. In a communal community for instance, members pursue a common… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
LEGITIMACY The word legitimacy is derived from the Latin word ‘legitimus’, which means lawful or according to law. In government, it means the acceptance of the political system by the… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
POWER Power is the ability to control the actions of others irrespective of their wishes. It is the ability to enforce decisions or command through the possession of means of… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
FEATURES OF GOVERNMENT Government as an Institution has the following characteristics: Power: Power enables the government to influence the citizens and execute its policies. Power is a basic tool for… Read More »FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT