Government Questions and Answers

Akwa Ibom and Katsina States created Gen Ibrahim Babangida.

The Political Bureau which was set up in 1986 by General Ibrahim Babangida recommended that additional six state should be created from the existing nineteen states but the Armed Forces Ruling Council under Babangida completely rejected the recommendation and created two additional states. The states were Akwa Ibom with Uyo as the capital and Katsina with Katsina as the capital.

Following the reformation of the Native Authority system in Northern Nigeria, traditional rulers became Chief-in-council.

By 1952,the Northern region abolished the sole Native Authority and put in its place, Chief-in-council. This was later replaced with Chief-in-Council System.

Nigerian Television Authority is an example of a public corporation in Nigeria.

It should be recalled that Public Corporation is government establishment or enterprises set up by an Act of Parliament (or Decree or Edicts incase of Military Regime) to provide essential services such as electricity, postal services, pipe borne water, etc.

The aim is to render essential services at a very low cost.

Some examples of public corporations are water corporation, NITEL, NTA, NEPA, (Now known as Power Holden Company of Nigeria) NNPC ETC.

In Nigeria, privatization and commercialization policies were introduced to divest government major control of commercial ventures.

By effecting privatization, the government achieves some economic objectives and policy measures.

Privatization of public enterprise can make them less dependent on government for funding, since they will now work to generate enough profit for self-sustenance.

The component units of the Nigerian Federation comprises federal,state,local government and federal capital territory.