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Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) | Political Party, Nigeria
The Nigerian Youth Movement began as the Lagos Youth Movement in 1933. It was a protest movement to challenge the domination of Lagos politics by the Nigerian National Democratic Party. The party was renamed as Nigerian Youth Movement in 1936.
National Convention of Nigerian Citizens (NCNC)
The NCNC emerged in the early 1940s to fill the void created by the collapse of the NNDP and NYM. It was formed through one of the meetings organized by the Nigerian Union of Students, an offshoot of the West African Students Union (WASU). The party was formally inaugurated on 6th August, 1944.
Action Group (AG) | Political Party, Nigeria
The Action Group (AG) was founded in 1950 but was formally launched in April 1951. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the Secretary-Generel of ‘Egbe Omo Oduduwa’ was the leader of the party, which emerged from the Yoruba cultural association.
United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC) | Political Party, Nigeria
The United Middle Belt Congress (UMBC) was formed in the early 1950s to promote the cause of the non-Muslim minority in Northern Nigeria. It developed largely as a protest movement against the dominance of the Northern People’s Congress (NPC) in the area.
Success Of Indirect Rule In Northern Nigeria
Success Of Indirect Rule In Nigeria - The indirect rule system was largely a success in the Northern Protectorate because of the following reasons.
Differences Between Pre-colonial Political Administration In Nigeria
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.
The 1988 Civil Service Reforms In Nigeria
The 1988 civil service reforms in Nigeria
The civil service was greatly reformed in 1988 in line with the recommendations of the Dotun Philips Civil...
Structure & Features of Civil Service Commission Of Nigeria
Structure and Structures of the Civil Service Commission In Nigeria
The Civil Service Commission of Nigeria was first established on 3rd May 1952. It was unitary in...
Pre-Colonial Administration In Nigeria
Pre-Colonial Administration In Nigeria
Before the coming of Europeans into Nigeria, the various ethnic groups were autonomous and had developed their governmental systems in such...
British Colony And Protectorate In Nigeria
The structure of government described above applied to both colony and protectorate of a British territory. A colony is a territory...
Indirect Rule In Southern Protectorate Of Nigeria
Southern Protectorate Of Nigeria - Although the indirect rule policy was a huge success in the Northern Protectorate, it was a mixed bag in the Southern Protectorate.
Fundamental Human Rights of Nigeria Citizens
In 1948, the United Nations Organization (UNO) adopted a convention known as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Many of the rights enshrined in the United Nations Declaration are incorporated in the constitutions of UNO member countries. Nigeria is not an exception.
Federal Character Commission and Tribunal (Nigeria)
Federal Character Commission and Tribunal (Nigeria) | Although the federal character principle was enshrined in the 1979 Constitution, it was the 1999 Constitution that made provision for the establishment of the Federal Character Commission. The Commission has a Chairman and a representative from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Nigerian Federal Civil Service Commission (FRCS)
Federal Civil Service Commission (FRCS) is one of the oldest public commissions in Nigeria having first been established as the Public Service Commission in 1951 under the Macpherson Constitution.
The Nigeria Police Service Commission
The Police Service Commission (Nigeria)
The Police Service Commission is to the Police what the National Judicial Service Commission is to the judiciary.
The commission which...
Council of State (Nigeria) | Functions
The President is the Chairman of the Nigeria Council of State which was first established in 1975. It also has in its membership the Vice President (Vice Chairman), all former Presidents and Heads of State / Government, all former Chief Justices of Nigeria, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House Representatives, state governors and the Attorney General of the Federation.
Features of the 1960 Independence Constitution of Nigeria
1960 Independence Constitution - The conference which became the last constitutional conference held before the attainment of Independence took place in London from September 29 to October 27, 1958.
Military Rule In Nigeria Politics (1966 – 1999)
Military Rule In Nigeria - In the early hours of January 15, 1966, Nigeria witnessed the first military coup led by Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu and other majors in the army. It was a bloody military intervention in the political history of Nigeria.
Nigeria: National Security Council (NSC)
The National Security Council (Nigeria)
The Nigeria Constitution provides for the establishment of a National Security Council. The President is the chairman of this council and...
Federal Judicial Service Commission (Nigeria)
The Federal Judicial Service Commission has been in existence since 1954. The Chairman of the Commission is the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Other members of the commission are the President of the Court of Appeal, the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, two senior legal practitioners and two non-lawyers appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.