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Politics in Nigeria dates back to the pre-colonial era, but for the sake of this post, let us only look at Nigeria’s political history landscape just before Independence in 1959. Political parties in Nigeria...
Who is the First Citizen in Nigeria? You might have asked yourself or someone this question, genuinely looking for answers, look no further, the answer is right here. The leadership structure of citizens in...
A Presidential System of Government is one in which there is an executive President, that is, someone vested with all executive powers and who combines the office of head of state and head of...
We previously wrote on the structure of Nigeria’s Federalism where we talked on Federalism in Nigeria. This time we are going to look at the presidential system of government as practiced by Nigeria and...
The electoral process is the method by which the electorate in a democratic country votes for some citizens who will represent them at the legislative and executive arms of government. Suffrage or Franchise Suffrage...
The Meaning of Citizenship A Citizen is one who belongs to and gives his loyalty to a particular country and who expects protection from such a country. Citizenship on its own is the legal...
Definition of Colonialism Colonialism means a system which the Europeans adopted in ruling the colonies of Africa to their own benefits. It also means foreign rule on foreign lands. The impact of colonialism in...
In this post, we shall look at what the advantages and disadvantages of the Presidential System of Government really are. In our previous post, we underlined that the President holds both executive and ceremonial...
The structure of Nigerian Federalism was born out of convenience rather than accident. The convenience was at the instance or whims and caprices of the colonial British government and partly from the selfish Nigerian...
The history of political crisis in Nigeria today stems from the need to control power at the centre by the various regions in the country. Starting from the Kano riot of 1953 till date,...
You will get to know the answers and reasons why Nigeria is called the giant of Africa in this article. If you are student doing research, project or even a debate on the topic,...
This post will detail out the powers of an executive President and the limitations to his powers. A Presidential System of Government is one in which there is an executive President, that is, someone...
The primary roles and major functions of pressure groups in Nigeria can never be underestimated. We have outlined some of their functions which are: 1. Pressure groups try to make the government more attentive...
In this post, we will look at the hierarchy of Nigerian Citizens with respect to the third fourth and fifth citizens of Nigeria. The Nigerian president according to the constitution of the Federal Republic...
Since independence, Nigeria has been concerned about the position of Africa in the context of world politics. Africa as the centrepiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy implies that Nigeria’s foreign policy is essentially based and...