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European colonialisation of Africa, and indeed, the whole continent of Africa, was not accidental as it was motivated by several factors which are...

The policy was introduced to enable the French export their civilization, which by the early 19th century had reached its highest level.

Imperialism maybe defined as the economic control and exploitation of foreign lands arising from the necessity to reverse the impediments to the accumulation of capital ...

Policy of Assimilation - France took over its territories in West African between late 19th century and early 20th century and the territories were: Dahomey (Benin Republic), Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire), Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), Niger and Mauritania.

The indirect rule policy had both positive and negative effects on the political system. In the short run, the indirect rule increased the power and authority of traditional rulers.

There were certain political developments within and outside France that led to the shift from assimilation to association.

Colonialism | Pros and Cons of British and French Colonial Administrations In West Africa As emphasised in our previous article, three different colonial powers had territories in West Africa are British, French and Portuguese, but their objectives were similar. The primary aim of colonialism was the exploitation of the natural resources...

The three major traditional political institutions (Hausa - Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba) had certain common attributes in their systems of government. There were also some differences between them.

HAUSA / FULANI Pre-Colonial Political Administration and the Emirates System The dominant political group in the northern part of Nigeria before the Uthman Dan Fodio’s Jihad of 1802 was the Hausa traditional political system. As a result of the Jihad, a large part of the Hausa kingdom was conquered by...

Igbo Pre-Colonial Political Administration and the Traditional Classless System of Igboland The Igbo live in what is now called the South East geo-political zone and parts of Rivers and Delta states of Nigeria. In general, the Igbo had no central political institution nor traditional political authority in precolonial times. It...

Yoruba Pre-Colonial Political Administration and the Traditional Historical Society of Yorubaland THE YORUBA POLITICAL SYSTEM The Yoruba live mainly in the South - West geo-political zone and parts of Kwara and Kogi states of Nigeria and Benin Republic. Historically, Oduduwa was the founder of the Yoruba kingdom and he had seven...

Local governments are semi-autonomous bodies created by the central government to undertake certain local functions within their respective areas of jurisdiction.

Functions of Local Government || Local Governments may be defined as a government established through an Act of Parliament at the local level and to deal with specific matters as it affects them.

Control of Local Governments || Two Major issues are relevant to the control of local government, namely, first, how local governments are controlled and second, the reason for their control. The control of local government may take the following forms.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CIVIL SERVICE AND PUBLIC CORPORATIONS Public Corporations are government establishment or enterprises set up by an Act of Parliament to provide essential services for the state. Civil Service on the other hand is a body or department which has the duty of assisting the executive in the...

Organisation of Public Corporations Public Corporations are created by government and are, therefore, responsible to the government through the minister in charge of the corporation's supervising ministry. That is, a minister has ultimate responsibility for the public corporations in his ministry and he is accountable to the government or legislature...

Control of Public Corporation A public corporation is an organization established by an Act of parliament to provide a specific essential service for the public. The law establishing the corporation may charge it with the provision of water electricity, transportation or waste disposal. Unlike the civil service whose services are normally...

PUBLIC CORPORATIONS | Definition, Purpose, Structures, Functions & Features Another area of study in Public Administration is public corporation. In this section, we shall look at the definition, purpose, functions, organisation control and problems of public corporations. Definition of Public Corporation A public corporation is an organization established by an Act of...

Commercialisation is a state policy of making its companies, enterprises, parastatals, etc, more efficient and even more profit oriented. It will also make. - Commercialization

Ombudsman | Definition, Functions, Importance & Limitations What is Ombudsman Ombudsman is a government institution established to examine complaints of inefficient administration, corruption and unjustified treatment by over-zealous public authorities or officials against citizens. Ombudsman is also known as the Public Complaints Commission. It was first introduced in Sweden in 1809....