Nigeria’s active role in the liberation of some countries in Southern Africa earned her
- A. the chairmanship of the Eminent Persons Group
- B. membership of SADC
- C. recognition as the giant of Africa
- D. the status of a frontline state
Who among the following served as Secretary General of OPEC?
- A. Jibril Aminu
- B. Aret Adams
- C. Dan Etete
- D. Rilwanu Lukman
Professor Ibrahim Gambari is the Special Assistant to the United Nations Secretary General on
- A. African affairs
- B. political and social matters
- C. the Economic Commission of Africa
- D. security matters
Which of the following is a founding member of OPEC?
- A. Nigeria
- B. Indonesia
- C. Venezuela
- D. Algeria
The greatest criticism of the Security Council of the UNO is that it
- A. has no standing army
- B. is not representative enough
- C. undermines the General Assembly
- D. has exclusive veto power
The impact of the Commonwealth of Nations is felt most in the area of
- A. diplomatic cooperation
- B. economic cooperation
- C. cultural cooperation
- D. military cooperation
The group of states that conceived the idea of the United Nations Organization included
- A. the USSR,Italy,the UK and China
- B. Italy,the UK, France and Japan
- C. the USA,the USSR,the UK and China
- D. France,the USA,Canada and Japan
The most active organ of the Economic Community of West African States is the
- A. Tribunal of the Community
- B. Technical and Specialized Commission
- C. Authority of Heads of State and Government
- D. Council of Ministers
The United Nations charter is an instrument that
- A. sets out the rights and obligations of member states
- B. provides for funding of memeber states
- C. facilitates the resolution of disputes among member states
- D. determines the admission of member states
Nigeria formally became a federation in
- A. 1960
- B. 1963
- C. 1914
- D. 1946
The main legislative body in Nigeria between 1966 and 1975 was the
- A. Supreme Military Council
- B. Armed Forces Ruling Council
- C. Provisional Ruling Council
- D. National Security Council
One major factor that differentiates the presidential from the parliamentary system is
- A. separation of powers
- B. judicial independence
- C. passage of bills
- D. party system
The abolition of the state ministries of local governments in 1989 entails that local governments
- A. are equal to the states
- B. have more control over their funds
- C. no longer have anything to do with state governments
- D. are no longer surbodinates to state governments
The emirate system of administration can be likened to
- A. confederal system of government
- B. unitary system of government
- C. federal system of government
- D. constitutional monarchy
The main function of the Code of Conduct Bureau is to
- A. ensure accountability in government business
- B. give the judiciary more powers to discipline erring judges
- C. protect public officers from the press
- D. give the police more powers to make arrests
The two military coups that toppled civilian regimes in Nigeria were those of
- A. January 1966 and December 1983
- B. July 1966 and August 1985
- C. January 1966 and July 1975
- D. February 1976 and December 1983
The leading agent in the expansion of British influence in Northern Nigeria in the 1890s was the
- A. British Consul in Calabar
- B. Royal West African Frontier Force
- C. British Consul in Lagos
- D. Royal Niger Company
In Nigeria,the Council of State was first created by
- A. General Murtala Muhammed
- B. General Olusegun Obasanjo
- C. Major-General Aguiyi Ironsi
- D. General Yakubu Gowon
The constitution that introduced restricted franchise into Nigerian politics was the
- A. Independence Constitution
- B. Lyttelton Constitution
- C. Richards Constitution
- D. Clifford Constitution
The main duty of the Local Government Service is to
- A. supervise and manage the affairs of local governments
- B. create job opportunities at the local level
- C. handle requests for the creation of more local governments
- D. coduct elections into local councils
In pre-colonial Igbo society, decisions on public issues were reached mainly through
- A. the oracles
- B. consensus
- C. imposition
- D. majority votes