The Queen of England ceased to be the head of state of Nigeria at

A. independence in October 1960

B. the attainment of self government by the regions

C. the adoption of the Republican Constitution in October 1963

D. the inception of the presidential system in October 1979

Under the 1963 Constitution, federal judges were appointed by the the

A. president on the advice of the prime minister

B. chief justice of the federation

C. prime minister

D. judicial service commission

The 1963 Constitution of Nigeria was

A. written and flexible

B. written and rigid

C. flexible and unwritten

D. unitary and rigid

The major political parties in Nigeria during the first Republic were

A. NPC, NCNC, AG

B. UMBC, AG,NEPU

C. NNDP, NEPU, NPC

D. NPC, AG, NNDP

The main source of local government finance since the 1976 Reform has been

A. local rates

B. levies

C. revenue from court fines and licences

D. the federal government

Under the 1979 Constitution of Nigeria, the head of the judiciary was the

A. Attorney general and minister of justice

B. chief justice of the federation

C. solicitor-general and permanent secretary, federal ministry of justice

D. chief registrar of the supreme court

Ombudsman as an institution in Nigeria is known as the

A. public complaints commission

B. code of conduct bureau

C. publitical service commission

D. political bureau

Which of the following sets of nations belong to both ECOWAS and the UNO?

A. Sierra Leone and Uganda

B. Zimbabwe and Nigeria

C. Cameroun and Burkina Faso

D. Ghana and Mauritania

Fundamental human rights of citizens are provided for in

A. the United Nations Charter

B. the OAU Charter

C. the constitution of Amnesty International

D. the 1979 constitution

The head of the Commonwealth of Nations is the

A. chairman of the Conference of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments

B. QUEEN of Great Brtian

C. prime minister of Great Brrtain

D. secretary - general of the commonwealth