Category: Government

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...

Wikipedia defines a local government as a form of public administration which, in a majority of contexts, exists as the lowest tier of administration within a given state. There are 774 local government areas...

Local governments are controlled through the following mechanisms: Legislative control Local governments are established by an act of parliament or decree stating their functions, powers and limitations. Their operations are thus guided by these...

The leadership structure of citizens in Nigeria outlines the way and manner in which government officials are ranked hierarchically according to the public office they occupy. These political positions according to the 1999 constitution...