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The Common Wealth of Nations is a voluntary association of the independent Countries that were formerly British Colonies. It is made up of Britain and Countries that were at one… Read More »COMMON WEALTH: AIMS, OBJECTIVES, MEMBERSHIP,& FEATURES
The African Union was established on Monday 8th of July 2002 by African Heads of State in Durban South Africa. This marked the end of the Organization of Africa Unity… Read More »AFRICAN UNION: HISTORICAL, AIMS, OBJECTIVES, ACHIEVEMENTS & STRUCTURE
UNITARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT This can be defined as one in which all governmental powers and functions that exist in a state or country are concentrated in a single central… Read More »TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION Political Socialization is a process whereby the citizens of a country are educated on the values, attitudes and beliefs of the political system. The political culture of the… Read More »POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
STATE A state may be simply defined as a politically organized body of people occupying a definite geographical entity/territory with an organized government, free from external control and has coercive… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
FASCISM Fascism is an ideology based on the concept of force and total compliance to the tunes of the authority. It is regarded as a philosophy, principle, and organization of… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
SOCIALISM Socialism may be defined as an ideology that advocates collective ownership, control and organization of the means of production, distribution and exchange of goods and services. In this system,… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
COMMUNALISM Communalism refers to a political and economic arrangement in which land, the major factor of production is collectively owned. In a communal community for instance, members pursue a common… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
LEGITIMACY The word legitimacy is derived from the Latin word ‘legitimus’, which means lawful or according to law. In government, it means the acceptance of the political system by the… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS IN GOVERNMENT
POWER Power is the ability to control the actions of others irrespective of their wishes. It is the ability to enforce decisions or command through the possession of means of… Read More »BASIC CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT
FEATURES OF GOVERNMENT Government as an Institution has the following characteristics: Power: Power enables the government to influence the citizens and execute its policies. Power is a basic tool for… Read More »FEATURES/CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AS AN INSTITUTION OF THE STATE Human beings in their relationships with one another tend to have diverse and conflicting interests in their existence in the society. The need… Read More »THE MEANING AND SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND France, in the administration of West Africa colonies constituted all of them into a loose federation with headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. A governor general was appointed in Dakar… Read More »FRENCH COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
Indirect rule may be defined as a British system of ruling her colonies with the use of local chiefs and other intermediaries and traditional laws and customs with British officials… Read More »INDIRECT RULE
DEFINITION OF COLONIALISM IN AFRICA Colonialism may be defined as an imposition of a more developed culture over a less developed one backed up by expansionist and economic adventure. It… Read More »COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN HAUSA/FULANI LAND Historical background of the Hausa The Fulani assumed the political leadership of the Habe (Hausa) states in the 19th century after the jihad war led… Read More »PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION/POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
MEANING OF LOCAL GOVRENMENT A local government can be defined as government at the local level established by law to perform specific functions within defined area. It has the power… Read More »LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC CORPORATION A public corporation may be defined as a business organization, owned, managed and financed with tax payer’s money by the government of a country. The aim is not… Read More »PUBLIC CORPORATION
MEANING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE The civil service is an essential department in the executive arm of government through which the government implements its policies and programmes. It transmits government… Read More »PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
MEANING OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION An electoral commission is defined as a body responsible for organizing and conduction of elections in a political system. It is an independent and impartial body… Read More »ELECTORAL COMMISSION