HISTORICAL BACKGROUND General Murtala Mohammed came to power in 1975 and he promised to return the country to a civil rule after long years of military rule that started on… Read More »THE SECOND REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION OF 1979
FEATURES OF THE REPUBLIC AN CONSTTITUTION OF 1963 Nigeria obtained a Republican Constitution of 1963 and some changes were introduced by the constitutions. It enthroned a Republican Constitution in Nigeria.… Read More »THE FIRST REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION OF 1963
MAIN FEATURES AND PROVISIONS OF INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960 The constitution retained the federal structure initially adopted by the Lyttleton’s Constitution of 1954. Governors-General became Ceremonial Head of State for… Read More »INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960
LONDON COSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE This conference was convened to discuss issues surrounding the 1954 Lyttleton’s constitution. The outcome of the Constitutional Conference of 1957 includes the following; The Eastern and Western… Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FEATURES OF LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION The resultant defects of MacPherson’s constitution gave rise to two constitutional conferences in 1953 and 1954, the first in London and the other in Lagos. Far… Read More »LYTTLETON CONSTITUTION OF 1954
THE MCPHERSON CONSTITUTION OF 1951 The weakness of the Richard’s Constitution and the imperial powers due to anti- colonial activities, and the de- mystification of white superiority lead to the… Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FEATURES OF CLIFFORD CONSTITUTION Secretary of State for Colonies: This was a Cabinet minister in Britain and the Secretary of State for Colonies. All the colonial Governors report him. Head… Read More »THE CLIFFORD’S CONSTITUTION OF 1922
THE NIGERIA COUNCIL OF 1914 The Council was created in 1914 after the amalgamation by Lord Luggard. It consisted of 24 official and 12 unofficial member of which were Europeans… Read More »CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
FACTORS THAT LED TO THE RISE AND GROWTH OF NATIONALIST MOVEMENT EXTERNAL FACTORS The Atlantic Charter: The publication at the end of the 2nd World war, declared the right of… Read More »NATIONALISM IN WEST AFRICA II
Nationalism may be defined as the efforts made by Africans to oppose or reject colonial rule. It is the love and pride in a country shown by its people or… Read More »NATIONALISM IN WEST AFRICA
POSITIVE IMPACT OF COLONIALISM Military and Technical Aid: Some formal colonial territories especially the French territories, received military and technical aid from their former colonial masters. Development of political parties:… Read More »COLONIALISM IN AFRICA
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND France, in the administration of West Africa colonies constituted all of them into a loose federation with headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. A governor general was appointed in Dakar… Read More »FRENCH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
Indirect rule may be defined as a British system of ruling her colonies with the use of local chiefs and other intermediaries and traditional laws and customs with British officials… Read More »INDIRECT RULE
DEFINITION OF COLONIALISM IN AFRICA Colonialism may be defined as an imposition of a more developed culture over a less developed one backed up by expansionist and economic adventure. It… Read More »COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM IN YORUBA LAND Oyo was a very large empire divided into different provinces. The system of government in the Old Oyo Empire was like most other kingdoms… Read More »PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM
PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN HAUSA/FULANI LAND Historical background of the Hausa The Fulani assumed the political leadership of the Habe (Hausa) states in the 19th century after the jihad war led… Read More »PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION/POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
MEANING OF LOCAL GOVRENMENT A local government can be defined as government at the local level established by law to perform specific functions within defined area. It has the power… Read More »LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC CORPORATION A public corporation may be defined as a business organization, owned, managed and financed with tax payer’s money by the government of a country. The aim is not… Read More »PUBLIC CORPORATION
MEANING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE The civil service is an essential department in the executive arm of government through which the government implements its policies and programmes. It transmits government… Read More »PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MEANING OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION An electoral commission is defined as a body responsible for organizing and conduction of elections in a political system. It is an independent and impartial body… Read More »ELECTORAL COMMISSION