The activities of Nigeria in the international community are primarily influenced by
- A. propaganda
- B. national interest
- C. military power
- D. diplomacy
Nigeria’s influence in OPEC is determined by the
- A. volume of her oil revenue
- B. sizes of her refineries
- C. accesibility of her oil fields
- D. low sulphur content of her crude
The dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon is over
- A. trade
- B. exploration rights
- C. territory
- D. fishing rights
The 1976 Reforms have been most beneficial to the
- A. Nigerian police
- B. federal government
- C. local government
- D. civil service
One of the reasons advanced for the overthrow of the Gowon Regime was its failure to
- A. honour the promise to hand over power
- B. promote some officers by the armed forces
- C. try politicians in detention
- D. create new states
In the First Republic,politics in the Northern region was dominated by the
- A. NEPU
- B. UMBC
- C. NCNC
- D. NPC
The military Head of State during the Third Republic was
- A. General Olusegun Obasanjo
- B. General Ibrahim Babangida
- C. General Murtala Muhammed
- D. General Sani Abacha
A problem of Nigeria federalism that was resolved by the supreme court between the federal government and littoral states centered on resource
- A. maximization
- B. generation
- C. derivation
- D. control
Financial allocations to local governments by the federal or the state government to supplement the cost of a project is called
- A. revenue allocation
- B. reimbursement
- C. statutory allocation
- D. matching grant
The Bureau for Public Enterprises is charged with the responsibility for
- A. privatization and commercialization
- B. generating revenue
- C. eradicating poverty
- D. providing employment opportunities
The most important challenge facing the Fourth Republic is
- A. the need to develop Nigeria culturally
- B. the successful conduct of the 2003 election
- C. how to develop Nigeria's social institutions
- D. how to deal with the military
The expenditure of public funds by the executive in Nigeria is controlled by the
- A. judiciary
- B. ministry of finance
- C. legislature
- D. president
The 1979 Constitution established the
- A. National Human Rights Commission
- B. National Population Commission
- C. Federal Road Safety Commission
- D. Federal Civil Defense Corps
One of the legacies of pre-colonial Nigeria destroyed by the British was the
- A. peace and harmony in the land
- B. indigenous cultures of the people
- C. education of the local people
- D. nation's farmlands
The Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria achieved the status of self-government is
- A. 1959
- B. 1957
- C. 1950
- D. 1955
The smooth operation of the civil service in Nigeria is mostly hampered by
- A. inadequate training of personnel
- B. corruption and inefficiency
- C. debt burden and redundancy
- D. poor infrastructure
In the Pre-colonial Igbo society,the maintenance of peace and order was,the function of the
- A. assembly of ezes
- B. clan elders
- C. age-grades
- D. assembly of title holders
The Arthur Richards Constitution was designed to last for
- A. nine years
- B. five years
- C. twelve years
- D. six years
The type of government operated in Nigeria between October 1st 1979 to December 31st 1983 is called a
- A. collegial system of government
- B. presidential system of government
- C. unitary system of government
- D. parliamentary system of government
The operation of the rule of law is undermined by the
- A. unfriendly attitude of pressure groups
- B. existence of administrative tribunals and special immunities
- C. conspiracy by the two-houses of the legislature to impeach the president
- D. inability of the press to discharge its responsibilities
What distinguishes a political party from other social institutions is the desire to
- A. influence the international community on local issues
- B. promote the interest of party members
- C. win elections and form a government
- D. influence government policies in certain directions