Mention the aims of the Organisation of African Unity (O.A.U) and discuss some of its achievements.
Compare the judicial system of the pre-colonial Hausa/Fulani Society with that of the lgbo Society.
Account for the introduction of the Indirect Rule System in Nigeria, and its failure in some parts of the country.
Examine the factors which contributed to the Action Group Crises of 1962.
What is proportional representation? Discuss its merits and demerits.
(a) What are the major differences between the civil service and public service?
(b) Discuss the main criticisms against the Nigerian civil service.
Define Republican form of government and state its essential characteristics.
Nigeria objected to the discussion of the civil war in the OAU summit on the grounds that
- A. it amounts to interference in its internal affairs
- B. some African countries recongnized Biafra
- C. Tanzania and Ivory Coast recongnized Biafra
- D. the resolution of the conflict was diffcult
- E. the OAU was not capable of resolving the conflict
The question of Nigeria civil war was raised for the first time at the meeting of the OAU in September 1967 in
- A. Kampala
- B. Addis Ababa
- C. Lagos
- D. Kinshasa
- E. Nairobi
Under what system of government does the states require ownership and control of the means of production for its use in benefiting the population?
- A. Capitalism
- B. Socialism
- C. Feudalism
- D. Welfarism
- E. Communalism
In the federation, the purpose of enumerating the powers of the central government is to
- A. ensure efficient administration
- B. ensure greaterunity
- C. reduce the financial burden of the units
- D. limit its powers against those of the units
- E. reduce corruption in the government of the units
To which of these countries did Nigeria send peacekeeping force?
- A. South Africa
- B. Angola
- C. Chad
- D. Namibia
- E. Ghana
The first political party in Nigeria was
- A. National Council of Nigeria Citizens (NCNC)
- B. Nigeria National Democratic Party (NNDP)
- C. Action Group (AP)
- D. Northern People's Congress (NPC)
- E. Dynamic Party (DP)
It is argued that most of the new states of Africa cannot remain faithful to the doctrines of non-alignment mainly because of
- A. corruption
- B. ethnic problems
- C. bad leadership
- D. poor economy
- E. illiteracy
All the following were front line fighters for Nigeria’s independence except
- A. Obafemi Awolowo
- B. Nnamdi Azikiwe
- C. Lateef Jakande
- D. Aminu Kano
- E. Herbert Macaulay
The controversy over the 1979 Presidential election result was
- A. over the dispute on the conduct of the election
- B. because educated Nigeria did not approve who received the number of votes
- C. due to the interpretation of 1/4 of the vote cast in 1/2 of all the states in the Federation
- D. because the winning candidate did not pay his taxes as and when in the past three years
- E. because one of the candidates was declared elected when the result for one of the state hd not been received
The use of forced labour was one of the features of
- A. British colonial policy
- B. French colonial policy
- C. American coloial policy
- D. Japanese colonial policy
- E. divide and Rule policy
Military governors were members of the Supreme Military Council under the
- A. Murtala Mohammed Regime
- B. Yakubu Gowon Regime
- C. lbrahim Babangida Regime
- D. Olusegun Obasanjo Regime
- E. Muhammadu Buhari Regime