2001 - JAMB Government Past Questions and Answers - page 4

The Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of voters. One of functions of the body is registration of voters, compilation of voters register and updating of same from time to time.

The powers of the President with respect to national security, both internal and external, are enormous as he is in complete control of the matter. He is the chairman of both the National Security Council and the National Defense Council and he appoints their members except the ex official members. The totality of the role of the National Defense Council is “to advise the President on matters relating to the defense of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nigeria”

The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as the result of the breakup of its leadership. The movement was in no distant time torn apart by leadership crisis. The crisis split the movement into factions. the two principal contestant were Ernest Ikoli and S.A Akorisanya

The first restructure of the Nigerian Federation took place with the creation of mid-west Region in 1963.

The creation of mid-west Region which came into effect on October 1, 1963 was one of the provisions of 1963 constitution. With that the mid-western Region was carried out from the western Region. Nigeria then had four Regions and no more three.

The Land Use Decree of 1978 vested the ownership of land in Nigeria in the state governments

The most remarkable legacy of the 1976 Local Government Reform in Nigeria was the introduction of uniformity in structure and functions.

In February 1976 Federal Military Government issued a degree establishing a uniform Local Government Structure throughout the country. The measure is significant in a away in the sense that the first time in the history of Nigeria a national rather than Region/state approach was adopted toward Local Government.

The Murtala/Obasanjo regime in Nigeria increased the number of states from 12 to 19.Gowon created 12 states but the Murtala/Obasanjo regime created additional seven states bring the total number to 19

The major factor influenced the formulation of Nigerian foreign policy in the First Republic was the colonial legacy.

According to J.U. Anyaele (1994), we can rightly agree that the colonial legacy fore-ordained our foreign policy initially. This is one of the major reasons why the Balewa Administration maintains close relations mainly with Britain and other commonwealth countries.

The Barclays Bank and the British Petroleum Company in Nigeria were nationalized in the late 1970s for transacting business with South Africa.

It was Obasanjo's Administration that chased Britain's arrogance over Zimbawe's Independence.