Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ......

• A. They had no formal governmental institutions
• B. They were not independent
• C. They had no definite political boundaries
• D. Their population was too small

Nigeria shares its longest border with which West African country?

• A. Niger
• B. Chad
• C. Ghana
• D. Benin

In the Westminster system of government formal legislation can take the following forms EXCEPT

• A. royal proclamations
• B. orders in council
• C. act of parliament
• D. ministerial pronouncement

The power to nominate members of the judiciary at the federal level under the 1999 Constitution is vested in the

• A. Federal Judicial Service Commission
• B. Supreme Court
• C. National Judicial Council
• D. National Bar Association

The president of Nigeria was indirectly elected through secret ballot for a period of five years by the senate in

• A. 1963
• B. 1979
• C. 1983
• D. 1960

In the federation of Nigeria, states are equally represented in the

• A. Senate
• B. House of Representatives
• C. Judiciary
• D. National Population Commission

Prior to 1966,the system of local government in western region was based on the three-tier structure of

• A. native authority, division and district councils
• B. district, local and area councils
• C. division, district and local councils
• D. province, district and local councils

The Aro system in Igboland was a

• A. political organization
• B. commercial organization
• C. religious organization
• D. imperial organization

One of the functions of pressure groups is to

• A. Nominate the president
• B. Prepare the budget
• C. Articulate the opinion of their members
• D. Contest elections to serve the people

When Nigeria achieved independence in 1960, the head of state was the

• A. president
• B. prime minister
• C. Governor-General
• D. Queen of England.