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Communalism | Definition, Features, Pros & Cons
Communalism is a political system in which there is a joint or communal ownership of the means of production (land, labour and capital) and equal distribution of the products of labour.
Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)
The Revenue Moblisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) was first established by the 1989 Constitution. It is required to provide a systematic and institutional machinery for gathering data on the country’s revenue and the modalities for sharing the revenue among the different levels of government.
The National Economic Council of Nigeria
The Nigeria National Economic Council (NEC) | Functions, Aims & Objectives
The National Economic Council first came into existence under the 1979 Constitution.
The council advises...
The Nigeria Public Complaints Commission
The Public Complaints Commission (Nigeria)
The Nigerian Public Complaints Commission was established under Decree No. 31 of 1975 and incorporated into the 1979 Constitution. As...
Chinese Empire – Definition, History Features, Dynasty & Fall
The Chinese Empire was an imperial state of East Asia that existed between the years 221 a. C. and 1912, a stage in the history of China in which the country was unified under the authority of an emperor.
It covers about 2,000 years of history, from the unification by the Qin dynasty to the fall of the Qing dynasty, with interruptions due to civil wars, foreign invasions or fragmentation of various states.
Centralisation | Definition, Reasons, Pros & Cons
Centralisation refers to a system of government or administration in which major decision making is centralized at the centre in the hands of central government officials or administrators. Major decisions are taken at the headquarters and sent down to the regional or branch offices for implementation.
Effects Of Colonialism
The effects of British and French colonial rule in West Africa were similar.
The significant negative effects of colonialism include the following:
Advantage and Disadvantage of Decentralisation
Decentralisation (Decentralization) has to do with the sharing of power between the central government and other constituent units, within a political system. Powers are therefore, distributed to these different units, thereby creating many centres of power.
Nigeria Police Force | History, Structure, Functions & Problems
The Nigeria Police Force | History, Structure, Functions & Problems
The First Republic Constitution of 1963 recognised and established a Federal Police Service Commission. This body...
Types of Socialism | Examples of a Socialist State
Socialism as a way of understanding socio-economic and political reality had its origin mainly thanks to the work of notable figures such as Engels and Karl Marx. The resulting types of socialism have over time collected its main ideas and developed them.
Rule of Law: Definition, Application, Features of Law
Rule of Law | The establishment of the state led to the development of its coercive power. Unfortunately, it is this power that has been used by the state to suppress the rights of the citizens. As a result, political theorists became concerned with how to maintain a balance between the exercise of political power and the need to ensure civil liberties among the Government tiers.
Medical Wars: Definition History, Causes & Consequences
The Medical Wars, also called the Median Wars, were a series of conflicts that occurred from 490 BC to 449 BC, between the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states, from the wishes of conquest of the territories of Ancient Greece (Hellas) by the Achaemenid emperors.
Types of Delegated Legislation
Delegated legislation or delegated authority is a situation where authority has been given or delegated to a person, group of people or department to carry out specific duty or responsibilities.
Open Ballot System: Definition, Merits, Demerits
Public Voting or Open Ballot System | Definition, Advantages and Disadvantages
Public Voting System - It is the type of voting that is done openly...
The Nigeria Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal
The Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau & Tribunal - 1979 Constitution
The Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau
The Code of Conduct Bureau was first established under...
Features of Communism | Founder, Beliefs & Criticism
Communism is a political, economic and social philosophy that seeks to establish joint ownership of the means of production and the elimination of social classes.
Communism emerges as a critique of the capitalist system that promoted the accumulation of capital as a mechanism to generate wealth, private ownership of the means of production and the use of the market as a mechanism for allocating resources.
The Development Of Major Political Parties In Nigeria
This article deals primarily with the political parties of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Republics of Nigeria. Unlike the nationalist parties of the colonial era whose primary objective was decolonisation, the overriding objective of the post-independence parties was to win political power.
Merits and Demerits of a Federalism
Merits and Demerits / Limitations of a Federal State
A Federalisn State is one in which two or more independent states come together by contract...
Delegated Legislation | Definition, Types, Pros & Cons
A delegated legislation is a rule or regulation made by a person or body other than the legislature. A delegated legislation therefore has the force of a law. Like every other law, it has the full force of the law and can be enforced and adjudicated like a law made by parliament itself.
Advantage and Disadvantage of Centralisation
Centralisation is defined as the process by which political power is located in a single central decision making body. The highest degree of centralization is achieved where all powers of government are vested in a central authority.