British Colonial Administration in Nigeria
The lesson covers the principles and structure of British colonial administration in Nigeria. It discusses the impact of colonial rule on Nigeria and West Africa, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of such governance. A comparison of British and French colonial policies in West Africa is al
- 00:49 “of colonial rule compared British and French colonial policies of administration in West Africa. Then what is colonial administration? Now, discover before and the partitioning of West Africa by the European nations acte...”
- 00:02 “Good day, everyone. My name is Shoaga Emmanuel. I'll be your government teacher and I'll be taking you on a topic titled Colonial Administration. My first and foremost, we look at the lesson objectives for us to see what...”
- 20:45 “going to Bible schools, or going to different schools for them to learn more things on education. Now, Britain allowed the formation of political association in our colonies. France opposed and suppressed the formation o...”
Pre-colonial Administration Systems
This lesson covers the systems of government in the Hausa/Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba societies before colonial rule. It explains the structure of their governments, the roles of different components, and compares the various pre-colonial administrations.
- 00:10 “Good day, everyone. My name is Shoaga Emmanuel, I will be your government teacher. I will be taking you on a topic titled pre-colonial administration. Now, first and foremost, we're going to be looking at the lesson of o...”
- 17:57 “why the other ones were not recognized. Now, in arousal political emulator, the legislative functions performed by the AMIA and Wisconsin, while in evil political system, law-making functions were performed by the counci...”
- 10:15 “they are put in place. Now, they have to look at how it was elaborated, how it was splitted into different areas. Now, because it was splitted into different areas, from 1914 to 1922, now, they state up their own problem...”
Interdependence of Nations
The lesson covers the concept of interdependence among nations and the importance of international interactions. It explains Nigeria's economic, political, and cultural interactions with other countries, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these interactions.
- 24:12 “especially the advanced countries of the world. So many things can be learned. Both bad, evil can be learned as a way of civilization and modernization and it is a problem. Neo-colonialism. Interactions among states. Eco...”
- 08:35 “And because of that, they take Africa as the centerpiece of their foreign policy. These factors are caused certain issues to dominate Nigerian foreign policy across various governments. But each government has had distin...”
- 12:29 “But during the war, they tried to get ammonitions from that western where they could not. Because of that, they now faced the Soviet Union. And after the war, the foreign policy was then less pro-Western. At the same tim...”
Nigerian Federalism: Historical Overview
The lesson covers the nature and structure of Nigerian federalism from pre-independence to the present. It discusses the evolution of federalism in Nigeria, including key constitutional changes and the division of powers among regions and the central government.
- 10:12 “I want to post here to explain it. This was the first ever time that military government successfully handed over to civilian government in Nigeria. And the government that did this was Olusya Goubasa and just government...”
- 01:34 “that British colonized Nigeria the next legos in 1861. Then, the colonial government introduced centralized governments in Nigeria. When they came to Nigeria, they introduced centralized administration in Nigeria. We had...”
- 11:46 “We know the organs of government. We have the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. Their powers were separated in that presidential system. In the sense that the legislature, they are meant to make laws, executi...”
ECOWAS Overview
This lesson covers the meaning of the acronym ECOWAS, which stands for Economic Community of West African States. It identifies the member countries, discusses the purpose of ECOWAS, and outlines its advantages and disadvantages, along with potential solutions to its problems.
- 19:02 “So language barrier. And what about attachment to colonial masters? Nigeria is colonized by the British. Compared to all the French countries, the Dakota, by the France, by the French. So they say about attachment. Thoug...”
- 07:17 “Mali. Look at what we look like in our nature. But it's called Nigerian. Then we have Nigerian. We have Senegal. We have Serialun. These are the nations that came together to form this economic body. And look at the map...”
- 03:14 “Then Cape Verge is also a member who joined there after after this initial 15 countries. The Ekoas, the Secretariat is located at Abuja. Well, what is the purpose? What is the mandate? What is the reason? What is if thes...”
Citizenship and Its Types
The lesson covers the definition of citizenship and the process of becoming a citizen. It explains the rights, duties, and obligations of citizens, as well as the differences between citizens and non-citizens. Types of citizenship, including citizenship by birth and descent, are also discussed.
- 21:08 “It was the first prime minister of the Northern region and it was committed to nationalistic roles and it was also the politician. Now we want to look at Antony and Nahoro and Antony and Nahoro lead from 1923 to 2010. It...”
- 01:33 “and also obligations. The issue of citizenship can be traced to the origin of nation states in the 19th century. Prior to the origin of nation state, I prior to the modern state that we have, I prior to when Nigeria beca...”
- 16:22 “to the people, giving the people grounds to be able to reach the government, giving people across, being able to express and lay their interests or make known of their interests to the government. Now, we want to look at...”