Question 1 of 20 50 total questions
In pre-colonial governance women played prominent roles in the
A Igbo society
B Tiv society
C Jukun Kingdom
D Yoruba Kingdom
At its inception in 1919,the National Congress of British West Africa was led by
A Nnamdi Azikiwe
B William Du Bois
C Casely Hayford
D Marcus Garvey
Under colonial administration, what was the status of the inhabitants of the Lagos Crown Colony
A British servants
B British settlers
C British subjects
D British citizens
A major merit of privatization is that it increases
A industrial harmony
B public fiscal resources
C activities on the stock exchange
D labour turnover
Under the 1963 Republican Constitution,the President exercised
A nominal powers
B judicial powers
C concurrent powers
D executice powers
Before the 1976 reforms, the three-tier local government system was practiced by
A Northern and Eastern Nigeria
B Eastern and Western Nigeria
C Western and Northern Nigeria
D Mid-Western and Eastern Nigeria
Constitutional matters in which the Nigerian federal and state governments exercise joint authority are on the
A exclusive list
B residual list
C concurrent list
D reserved list
E reserved list
In the pre-colonial Yoruba political system,the council of chiefs constituted the
A legislative arm
B executive
C ombudsman
D judicial arm
In Nigeria,military regimes returned power to civilians through
A transition programmes
B constitutional conferences
C impositions
D negotiations
The main reason for the poor performance of the Public Complaints Commission in Nigeria is that
A its activities are interfered with
B it lacks the power to prosecute offenders
C it lacks adequate funds to play its roles
D people have not been lodging complaints
The chairman of the National Defense Council as provided in the 1999 Constitution is the
A Minister of Defence
B Chief of Defence Staff
C Chief of Army Staff
D President
A major feature of the policy of deregulation in Nigeria is the
A proliferation of public cooperations
B phenomenal increase in Direct foreign investment
C increasing dominance of the economy by the state
D enthronement of market forces mechanism
During colonial administration,the office of the warrant chief was introduced in
A Western Nigeria
B the Lagos Territory
C Eastern Nigeria
D Northern Nigeria
In 1999,the Alliance for Democracy won the governorship election in
A four states
B five states
C six states
D seven states
The 1960 Independence Constitution of Nigeria provided for the
A President as head of government
B Governor-General as head of state
C Queen as head of state
D Governor-General as head of government
Galadima in the emirate system refers to
A a village head
B the administrator of the capital city
C the officer in charge of the army
D a jugde
After the defeat of Germany in World War 1, her former colonies were administered under the League of Nations as
A trust territories
B occupied territories
C protectorates
D crown colonies
The Technical Aid Corps programme was initiated by Nigeria to contribute to the socio-economic development of
A developing countries
B Africa
C the Third World
D West Africa
Nigeria's concern for decolonization in Africa was responsible for her abandonment of pro-west policy during the
A Shagari administration
B Shonekan administration
C Murtala regime
D Aguiyi-Ironsi regime
The first Nigerian leader to become chairman of the Organization of African Unity was
A Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi
B Murtala Muhammed
C Yakubu Gowon
D Tafewa Balewa
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