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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
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
The body set up to review the revenue allocation formula in 1980 was the
A Udoji Commission
B Okigbo Commission
C Dina Commission
D Adebo Commission
Under the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, the power to create local governments is vested in the
A state assembly
B office of the deputy governor
C presidency
D national assembly
The first Nigerian constitution to provide for the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy was the
A 1979 Constitution
B 1989 Constitution
C 1999 Constitution
D 1960 Constitution
The fees collected by local governments at motor parks represents
A levies
B fines
C income tax
D user charge
The Ibadan Conference of 1950 was convened to discuss the provisions of the
A Macpherson Constitution
B Clifford Constituiton
C Lyttelton Constitution
D Richards Constitution
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