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.
- 19:41 “The Supreme Court has the Supreme Court that the highest court of appeal. Then, another point is duplication of functions in a federal state. Functions, we are highly duplicated in every department. As we know, based on...”
- 17:19 “rather than strict. The powers are separated. We know the organs of governments. I believe by now we shall have known the functions of the organs of government. We have number one, the legislative organ. Number two, we h...”
- 16:31 “All the powers of every organ of every section is being derived in the constitution. Whatever they do, powers of the head of state, powers of the vice president of the federation, the powers of the national assembly and...”
Public Sector Accounting Overview
This lesson covers the definition of public sector accounting and its importance. It explains the sources of government revenue and classifies expenditures into capital and recurrent. Key concepts and terms related to public sector accounting are also discussed.
- 15:38 “It is not solely owned by the federal government. The federal government will need to disbose the funds. Share into three. Part of it to be taken by the federal government itself parts to be given to the state government...”
- 14:52 “and we have said the sources of revenues are direct and indirect taxes, mining and fees. Now for the state governments, what are the major sources of revenue? One is the statutory allocation. What do we mean by statutory...”
- 14:07 “and it's also a source of revenue. Investments and dividends in corporations. The government of a country might decide to invest in organizations. And so when this is done, any form of investment that comes or dividends...”