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1. Basic Concepts in Government
a. Power, Authority, Legitimacy,
Sovereignty;
b. Society, State, Nation, Nation-State;
c. Political Processes;
Political Socialization, Political
Participation, Political Culture.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. identify the fundamental concepts in governance;
ii. analyse various political processes;
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2. Forms of Government:
Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy,
Autocracy, Republicanism, Democracydefinitions,
features, merits and
demerits.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. distinguish between different forms of
government.
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3. Arms of Government:
a. The Legislature - types, structure, functions, powers;
b. The Executive - types, functions, powers;
c. The Judiciary - functions, powers, components.
d. Their relationships
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Candidates should be able to:
i. identify the duties and obligations of the various arms of government and their agencies;
ii. relate each arm to its functions;
iii. appreciate how these arms interrelates.
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4. Structures of Governance:
a. Unitary - features, reasons for adoption, merits and demerits
b. Federal - features, reasons for adoption, merits and demerits
c. Confederal - features, reasons for adoption, merits and demerits.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. compare the various political structures of governance.
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5. Systems of Governance:
Presidential, Parliamentary and Monarchical.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. distinguish between the different systems of governance.
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6. Political Ideologies:
Communalism, Feudalism, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Totalitarianism, Fascism, Nazism.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. differentiate between the major political ideologies;
ii. contrast modes of production,
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7. Constitution:
Meaning, Sources, Functions, Types - Written, Unwritten, Rigid and Flexible.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. Define and identify sources and functions of constitutions;
ii. compare the nature of constitutions.
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8. Principles of Democratic Government:
Ethics and Accountability in Public Office, Separation of Power, Checks and Balances, Individual and Collective Responsibility, Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, Representative Government.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. identify the principles of democratic government;
ii. determine the application of these principles;
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9. Processes of Legislation:
Legislative Enactments - acts, edicts, bye-laws, delegated legislation, decrees.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. analyse the processes involved in the making of laws.
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10. Citizenship:
a. Meaning, types;
b. Citizenship rights;
c. Dual citizenship, renunciation, deprivation;
d. Duties and obligations of citizens;
e. Duties and obligations of the state.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. differentiate between the various methods of acquiring citizenship;
ii. specify the rights and responsibilities of a citizen;
iii. assess the obligations of the state.
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11. The Electoral Process:
a. Suffrage - evolution, types;
b. Election - types, ingredients of free and fair election;
c. Electoral System - types, advantages and disadvantages of each;
d. Electoral Commission - functions, problems.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. distinguish the different types of franchise
ii. identify and explain the types of electoral systems
iii. analyse the various electoral processes.
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12. Political Parties and Party Systems:
a. Political parties - Definition, Organization, functions.
b. Party Systems - Definition, organization, functions.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. assess the role of political parties;
ii. distinguish between types of party systems.
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13. Pressure Groups:
a. Definition, types, functions and modes of operation.
b. Differences between Pressure Groups and Political Parties.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the functions and the modus operandi of pressure groups;
ii. distinguish between pressure groups and political parties.
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14. Public Opinion:
a. Meaning, formation and measurement.
b. Functions and limitations.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. compare methods of assessing public opinion;
ii. assess the functions of public opinion;
iii. analyse the limitations of public opinion.
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15. The Civil Service:
Definition, characteristics, functions, structure, control and problems.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. analyse the significance of civil service in governance.
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PART II POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
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1. Pre - colonial Polities:
Pre-jihad Hausa, Emirate, Tiv, Igbo, Yoruba
a. Their structural organization;
b. The functions of their various political institutions.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. appreciate the effectiveness of the pre-colonial political systems;
ii. compare pre-colonial systems of governance.
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2. Imperialist Penetration:
a. The British process of acquisition - trade, missionary activities, company rule, crown colony, protectorate;
b. The British colonial administrative policy - direct and indirect rule;
c. The French colonial administrative policy - assimilation and association;
d. Impact of British colonial rule- economic, political, socio-cultural;
e. Comparison of British and French colonial administration.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. trace the processes of imperialist penetration;
ii. assess the impact of British and French policies;
iii. distinguish between British and French colonial practices.
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3. Process of Decolonization:
a. Nationalism - Meaning, Types;
b. Nationalist Movements - emergence, goals, strategies;
c. Nationalist Leaders - Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Ladipo Solanke, Aminu Kano, J. S. Tarka, Tafawa Balewa and others;
d. Emergence of nationalist parties;
e. Influence of external factors.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the process of decolonization;
ii. assess the roles of nationalist leaders and parties;
iii. assess the impact of external forces and ideas (Pan-Africanism, Back-to-Africa Movements, Second World War etc).
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4. Constitutional Development in Nigeria:
a. Hugh Clifford Constitution (1922)
b. Arthur Richards Constitution (1946)
c. John Macpherson Constitution (1951)
d. Oliver Lyttleton Constitution (1954)
e. Independence Constitution (1960)
Their features, merits and demerits.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. compare the various constitutional developments.
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5. Post - Independence Constitutions:
1963, 1979, 1989 and 1999- characteristics and shortcomings.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. assess the workings of the various constitutions.
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6. Institutions of Government in the Post - Independence Nigeria:
a. The Legislative - structure, functions and working.
b. The Executive - structure, functions and workings.
c. The Judiciary - structure, functions and workings.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the operations of the arms of government and their agencies, e.g the civil service, armed forces, police, courts and others.
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7. Public Commissions Established by the 1979 and Subsequent Constitutions:
The Civil Service Commission, the Public Complaints Commission, Electoral Commissions, National Boundary Commission and others - objectives functions and problems .
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the operations of public commissions;
ii. assess the problems of the Public Commissions and their constraints.
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8. Political Parties and Party Politics in Post-Independence Nigeria:
a. First Republic
b. Second Republic
c. Third Republic
d. Fourth Republic
- Evolution, membership spread, structure etc.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. contrast political processes in the republics;
ii. evaluate the ideologies, structure and composition of the political parties.
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9. The Structure and Workings of Nigerian Federalism:
a. Rationale for a Federal System;
b. Tiers of government and their relationship;
c. Creation of States - 1963, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1991, 1996;
d. Problems of Nigerian Federalism - census, revenue allocation, conflicts etc. solutions e.g. Federal character, etc.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. examine the workings of Nigerian federalism;
ii. identify its problems;
iii. evaluate the corrective measure adopted.
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10. Public Corporations and Parastatals:
a. Definition, types, purpose and functions;
b. Finance, control and problems;
c. Deregulation, privatization, commercialization - objectives, features, merits and demerits;
d. Comparison between public corporations and parastatals.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. examine the operations of public corporations and parastatals;
ii. identify the processes involved in privatization and commercialization;
iii. assess the economic importance of privatization and commercialization.
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11. Local Government:
a. Local government administration prior to 1976;
b. Features of local government reforms (1976, 1989) - structure, functions, finance and inter-governmental relations;
c. Traditional rulers and local governments;
d. Problems of local government administration in Nigeria.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. trace the evolution and structure of local government;
ii. identify the major problems faced by local governments.
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12. The Military in Nigerian Politics:
a. Factors that led to military intervention;
b. Structure of military regimes;
c. Impact of military rule - political, e.g creation of states, introduction of unitary system (Unification Decree NO. 34) etc. economic, e.g SAP, etc.
d. Processes of military disengagement.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the reasons given for military intervention;
ii. assess the achievements of military rule;
iii. determine the conditions that necessitated withdrawal from governance.
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PART III: FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
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1. Foreign Policy:
- Definition, purpose, determining factors; formulation and implementation.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. Define foreign policy, identify and explain its determinants
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2. Nigeria's Foreign Policy:
a. Relations with major powers;
b. Relations with developing countries, e.g the Technical Aid Corps (TAC), etc.
c. Nigeria's Non-Alignment Policy.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. identify the major objectives of Nigeria's foreign policy.
ii. analyse Nigeria's non-aligned posture.
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3. Relations with African Countries:
a. Africa as the "centre piece" of Nigeria's forieign policy - guiding principles, implementation and implications;
b. NEPAD - origin, objectives and implications.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the role of Nigeria in continental affairs;
ii. assess the role of NEPAD in developing Africa.
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4. Nigeria in International Organizations
a. The United Nations;
b. The Commonwealth;
c. The Organization of African Unity;
d. The African Union;
e. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
f. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
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Candidates should be able to:
i. analyse the dynamics of Nigeria's involvement in international organizations;
ii. assess their contribution to the development of Nigeria.
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PART IV: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
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1. International Organizations:
a. ECOWAS;
b. OAU, AU;
c. Commonwealth;
d. OPEC;
e. UNO;
f. African Petroleum Producers Association;
- Origin, objectives, structure, functions, achievements, problems and prospects of these organizations.
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Candidates should be able to:
i. evaluate the operations of these international organizations;
ii. assess the role of these organizations in world affairs;
iii. appreciate the challenges of these organizations and how they can be overcome.
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