National Security Council
National Defense Council
Council of state
Federal Executive Council
Correct answer is B
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 Independent National Electoral Commission has the power to prepare and maintain the register of
Political parties
Constituencies
Voters
Electoral candidates.
Correct answer is C
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 equivalent of the commissioner at the local government level is the
Executive chairman
Secretary
Councillor
Supervisory councillor.
Correct answer is D
The equivalent of a commissioner at the local government level is the supervisory Councillor. At the state level, a commissioner is the highest or completely in-charge of a particular ministry. For instance, the commissioner for education. He does not come in through election but through the appointment by the government of the state. Coming to the local government level, the supervisory Councillor for education as well as any other supervisory Councillor is appointed to the Executive Chairman of the local government subject to the approved of the Councillors.
Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administrator of justice was the
Privy council
High court
Supreme court
Court of appeal
Correct answer is A
Before Nigeria became a republic, the highest body charged with the administration of justice was the Privy council. one of the features of the Republican Constitution of 1963 is that the supreme court of Nigeria became the highest court in Nigeria. Appeal cases stopped going to the privy council in London.
Executive
Federal parliament
Regional legislatures
Judiciary
Correct answer is C
Under the 1963 constitution, items not listed in the exclusive and concurrent list were within the exclusive competence of the regional legislatures. Sir Oliver Lyttleton constitution of 1954 classified government powers into three:
1. Exclusive powers - matters where only the federal or central government can legislate only.
2. Concurrent powers - matters where both the federal government and regional (state) can legislate and
3. Residual powers reserved for the regional legislature only.