Category: Government

Representative government refers to a government where the people participate in choosing through periodic, free and fair elections, those that would govern them. It is a democratic government in which the citizens elect representatives...

Decentralisation can be defined as the process by which governmental duties and functions are delegated from a central government to such subordinate units of government as regions, states and local governments. Types of decentralisation...

Delegated legislation can be defined as the power of parliament to confer the authority to make laws and regulations on some persons or bodies. Types Of Delegated Legislation 1. Statutory instruments: These are ministerial...

Individuals and group of people that occupy positions of power are said to be constituted authority if they rightly occupy the position legitimately. This suggests that if condition necessary to occupy the position is...

Every citizen living in Nigeria has rights which are entrenched in the constitution and protected by the government. These rights as stated above imposes certain duties and responsibilities on all citizens. The performance of...

Definition Political participation refers to the involvement of the citizens of a country in the formulation and implementation of policies for their governance, and their participation in the choice of their leaders. Forms of...

Public corporations are government-owned establishments and enterprises established through the acts of parliament or statutes, decrees or edicts to provide-essential social and welfare services to the people. Examples are the Power Holding Company Nigeria...

The Lyttleton Constitution emerged from the decisions taken at the 1953 London and 1954 Lagos constitutional conferences. These decisions made up most of the new constitution which came into effect in March 1954. Features...

John Macpherson succeeded Arthur Richards in 1948 as governor of Nigeria and soon saw the need for constitutional reforms in the country. He established a select committee of the legislative council to review the...

The Richards constitution of 1946 came into existence as a result of the defects in the Clifford Constitution of 1922, which was greatly criticised by the nationalists. Bernard Bourdillon, the governor of Nigeria between...

The 1922 constitution was named after the then governor of Nigeria, Sir Hugh Clifford. It seemed to be a response to the 1920 NCBWA demand for elective principles in West Africa. Features of Clifford...

Local government is government at a local level established by an act of parliament or statute, decree or edict, charged with administrative and executive duties on matters concerning the inhabitants of a particular district,...

We shall explain at length various local government systems of the following countries: France, Britain and Nigeria. THE FRENCH LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM The French local government system is much linked to the central government....

The primary functions of local government include the following: 1. Maintenance of law and order Local governments maintain law and order through the bylaws which they enact to ensure orderly conduct, avoid breaches of...