Nigeria’s recognition of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola to lead that country was made under
- A. General Yakubu Gowon
- B. General Murtala Mohammed
- C. General Muhammadu Buhari
- D. General Ibrahim Babangida
South-South cooperation is a major policy plan on which Nigeria bases her relations with
- A. developed countries
- B. countries of the southern hemisphere
- C. developing countries
- D. member countries of OAU
The Barclay’s Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalised in the late 1970’s for transacting business with
- A. France
- B. South Africa
- C. Portugal
- D. Libya
The major factor that influenced the formulation of Nigerian foreign policy in the First Republic was
- A. geographical location
- B. the colonial legacy
- C. economic consideration
- D. the parliamentary system
The Murtala/Obasanjo regime in Nigeria increased the number of states from
- A. 4 to 12
- B. 12 to 19
- C. 19 to 20
- D. 30 to 36
The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of
- A. the office of sole administrators
- B. caretaker management committees
- C. uniformity in struture and functions
- D. the third tier of government.
The main source of financing local government in Nigeria is
- A. internal revenue generation
- B. statutory revenue allocation
- C. special state grants
- D. grants-in-aid
The land use decree of 1978 vested the ownership of land in Nigeria in the
- A. local chiefs
- B. local governments
- C. state governments
- D. federal governments
The first restructure of the Nigerian Federation took place with the
- A. creation of mid-west Region in 1963
- B. abolition of federalism in 1966
- C. military counter-coup in 1966
- D. creation of states in 1967
The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as the result of
- A. its failure to win election
- B. shortage of funds to run its affairs
- C. the harassment of its leadership by government.
- D. the breakup of its leadership.
The president of Nigeria is advised on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country by the
- A. National Secrurity Council
- B. National Defense Council
- C. Council of state
- D. Federal Executive Council
The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of
- A. Political parties
- B. Constituencies
- C. Voters
- D. Electoral candidates.
The equivalent of the commissioner at the local government level is the
- A. Executive chairman
- B. Secretary
- C. Councilor
- D. Supervisory councillor
Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administrator of justice was the
- A. Privy council
- B. High court
- C. Supreme court
- D. Court of appeal
Under the 1963 constitution, items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the
- A. Executive
- B. federal parliament
- C. regional legislatures
- D. judiciary
Which of these constitutions recognized local government as a third tier of government in Nigeria?
- A. 1946 Constitution.
- B. 1960 Constitution.
- C. 1963 Constitution.
- D. 1979 Constitution.
The central legislature of Nigeria became bicameral in
- A. 1960
- B. 1951
- C. 1959
- D. 1963
When did Nigeria gain her Independence?
- A. 1st October, 1963
- B. 31st October, 1690
- C. 1st October, 2012
- D. 1st October, 1960
- E. 12th October, 1992
The application of the principle of separation of powers seems impracticable because powers is
- A. delegated
- B. centralized
- C. fused
- D. separated
Proportional representation is a system of allocating seats in the legislature based on
- A. gender participation in polities
- B. an area
- C. contribution to the national economy
- D. total votes in an election.
A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties is
- A. membership drive
- B. the objective
- C. the voting pattern
- D. idealogy.