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Kano Riots of 1953 (Causes & Consequences in Nigeria)
The Nigeria Kano Riots of 1953 (Causes & Effects) The Kano Riots began in Kano on 16th May, 1953 and ended on 19th May, 1953. Causes of the Kano Riots…
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Action Group Crisis of 1962 (Causes & Consequences in Nigeria)
The Action Group (AG) crisis of 1962 was an intra-party disagreement which ordinarily should have been of little interest to students of Nigerian government and politics conflicts within political parties are normal and sometimes necessary.
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2003 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria
The Obasanjo Government inaugurated the Technical Committee on Local Government Reforms on June 25, 2003. The Chairman of the Committee was the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Sanda Umaru Ndayako. Following the death of Alhaji Ndayako on September 1, 2003, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Alhaji Adamu Liman Ciroma, who was a former Secretary to the Federal Government, was made the new Chairman of the Committee.
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Problem of Federalism in Nigeria
The Nigerian federalism faces certain difficult problems including those related to census, revenue allocation, religious and inter-ethnic conflicts, allocation of public offices and the unequal distribution of wealth between different regions and between classes.
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The Nigeria 1988 Local Government Reforms | Features
1988 Local Government Reforms | As part of its transition-to-civil-rule programme, the Federal Military Government of General Ibrahim Babangida inaugurated the Dasuki Committee in 1986 to review the problems of local governments in Nigeria and make recommendations for dealing with them.