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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...
Nigeria is made up of 36 states and capitals which have 774 local government areas (LGAs). Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council headed by a chairman who is the Chief...
Find below the names of national chairmen and secretaries of all political parties in Nigeria: 1. A Accord National Chairman: Hon. Mohammad Lawal Nalado National Secretary: Hon. Nurudeen O. Adisa National Treasurer: Mr. Micheal...
A parliamentary or cabinet system of government is one in which there is no distinct separation of powers between the executive and the legislature. In this system, the head of state called president, is...
Nigeria’s history would not be complete if you do not write about the Nigerian Civil War that occurred from 1967 to 1970. This article on what caused the Nigerian civil war will also proffer...
NIGERIAN PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS FROM 1960 TILL DATE For the purpose of those looking for information on Nigeria’s past leaders for both informative and educative purposes, Nigerian Infopedia has researched about Nigeria’s former...
After General Muhammadu Buhari took over government on 31 March 1983, some sections of the 1979 republican constitution under which the civilian regime operated, were suspended. Political activities were banned and the constitution remained...
On 19 March 1963 the Republican Constitution was passed into law by the federal parliament and became operational on 1 March 1963. It was a follow-up to the constitutional conference held in Lagos on...
From 23 March to 26 March 1957, there was a constitutional conference in London arranged mainly to correct the deficiencies of Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 and which took the following decisions: 1. Establishment of...
After the military took over governance in 1966 and the 1963 Republican Constitution was set aside, there were many steps taken towards the drafting of a new constitution for Nigeria. The Aguiyi Ironsi regime...
Federation is coming together of autonomous states in which there exist relationship between the central government so created and the component states that formed the federation. The federal constitution they operate is the source...
Why did Nigeria adopt the federal system of government? Well this write up highlights the reasons which include: Heterogeneous nature of the country Nigeria is made up of diverse people with varying language, culture,...
A confederation is a union of independent and sovereign states that have come together on common ground to share constitutional powers among themselves and the central government so created. In a confederation, constitutional powers...
