Highlight five compelling reasons for which Nigeria interact with international organisations.
(a) What is meant by E-government? (b) Explain five benefits Nigeria stand to gain in adopting E-governance.
Highlight five benefits which the adoption of federalism has brought to the political development of Nigeria.
Outline five significant provisions of the 1989 Third Republican Constitution which deepened the democratic development of Nigeria.
Identify five ways in which traditional rulers controlled their subjects in pre-colonial Nigeria.
Explain five reasons for the decline in the public trust of the media in your country.
Identify five differences between the state as an entity and government as an institution.
Highlight five negative impacts on a state should the judiciary fail to live up to its constitutional mandate.
In what five ways can the electoral management body ensure fair play in an electoral contest in Nigeria.
The following options are today the biggest threat to the democracy of West African States except
- A. election disputes and related violence
- B. military intervention in politics
- C. youth unemployment
- D. non involvement of traditional rulers in politics.
Public corporations are struggling in the West African States as a result of
- A. heavy social and political cost
- B. private-public partnership
- C. public scrutiny and accountability
- D. direct foreign investment
The Council of Elders in the pre-colonial political institutions of West Africa best served on the Council as
- A. warriors of the state
- B. go-between the gods and the people
- C. custodians of the wealth of the state
- D. representative of the commoners
One negative effect of colonialism on the people of West Africa over the years is the
- A. introduction of modern idea of governance
- B. creation of large political units
- C. change of the socio-political systems of living
- D. development of political institutions
The process of international integration arising from the inter-change of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture is known as
- A. national interest
- B. globalisation
- C. geopolitics
- D. interest aggregation
The Economic Community of West African States was established with the following aims except to
- A. use force to depose unconstitutional regimes
- B. improve the living standard of its people
- C. contribute to the progress and development of the African continent
- D. foster relations among membe states
Which of the following options does not constitute the main objectives of the United Nations?
- A. The maintenance of international peace and security
- B. The promotion of the well-being of the peoples of the world
- C. International cooperation
- D. The use of force to comply with its provisions
When a superior court declares an action of the executive ultra-vires, it means that
- A. the executive should leave power
- B. a vote of no confidence had been passed on the government
- C. the judiciary is more powerful than the executive
- D. the action is illegal and of no effect
A quasi-federal structure is so arranged in order for the
- A. centre to coordinate national level programmes
- B. citizens to have dual allegiance and dual citizenship
- C. component units to breakaway at will
- D. president to amend the constitution at will
The basic human right of citizens in a state are
- A. freedom of movement, free education and free health
- B. free social services, speech and religion
- C. right to life, liberty and property
- D. Right to higher education, property and freedom of thought
The concept of social justice implies that the state must ensure
- A. sharing of political power with opponents
- B. security for multi- national businesses
- C. equality of citizens
- D. fairmess to foreign nationals