The rule of law is an essential ingredient of
- A. democracy
- B. aristocracy
- C. monarchy
- D. autocracy
The Nigerian Civil War was fought during the military regime of
- A. Aguiyi Ironsi
- B. Yakubu Gowon
- C. Murtala Muhammed
- D. Olusegun Obasanjo
Absence of a Red-tape is a merit of
- A. federal government structure
- B. unitary structure
- C. confederal structure
- D. republican structure
The judgement that ceded and transferred Bakassi legal title from Nigeria to Cameroon was delivered by
- A. ECOWAS Court of Justice
- B. Court of Justice of the African Union
- C. International Criminal Court
- D. International Court of Justice
The power of prerogative of mercy rests with the
- A. legislature
- B. executive
- C. judiciary
- D. national assembly
As a non-aligned state, Nigeria attended the second meeting of the non-Aligned Movement that took place in Cairo, Egypt in
- A. 1960
- B. 1963
- C. 1964
- D. 1965
A form of government where the powers of the state is determined by the citizens is
- A. Monarchy
- B. Aristocracy
- C. Autocracy
- D. Democracy
Shehu Shagari won the 1979 Presidential Election under
- A. UPN
- B. NPN
- C. NPP
- D. GNPP
A naturalised citizen can lose his citizenship if found guilty of
- A. treason
- B. evading of taxes
- C. electoral violence
- D. loitering
Lawyers recruited into the civil service belong to the
- A. professional class
- B. administrative class
- C. executive class
- D. clerical class
The rationale behind the adoption of a federal system of government in Nigeria is to
- A. promote the autonomy of states
- B. establish a powerful central government
- C. create more states
- D. promote unity in diversity
The commander of the army under the Hausa/ Fulani pre-colonial administration was
- A. waziri
- B. madawaki
- C. galadima
- D. maaji
Formation of political parties in Nigeria is one of the features of
- A. Lyttleton Constitution
- B. Macpherson Constitution
- C. Richards Constitution
- D. Clifford Consitution
The Nigerian Youth Movement pursued its objectives through the use of
- A. protest
- B. newspapers
- C. radio
- D. strike actions
An agent in which the state undertakes direct political socialisation is the
- A. church
- B. school
- C. peer groups
- D. mass media
Nigerian Ports Authority is an example of
- A. Civil Service
- B. Public Service
- C. Public Corporation
- D. Maritime Corporation
Under the Hausa pre-colonial administration, the office of the Prime Minister is usually occupied by
- A. sarki
- B. waziri
- C. galadima
- D. madawaki
NEPAD stands for
- A. New Economic Programmes for African Development
- B. New Partnership for Afro-Asian Development
- C. New Economic Partnerships for African Development
- D. New Partnerships for Africa's Development
The productivity of public corporations is believed to be enhanced when there is
- A. increase in employment rate
- B. redeployment of staff
- C. increase in working hours
- D. less political interference
The collective views of the citizens on a specific national matter is
- A. group opinions
- B. electoral opinion
- C. public opinion
- D. collective responsibility