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1. What is the official name of Nigeria? Answer: The Federal Republic of Nigeria. 2. What is the capital city of Nigeria? Answer: Abuja. 3. What was the former capital before Abuja? Answer: Lagos. 4. What is the approximate land area of Nigeria? Answer: About 923,768 square kilometres. 5. What is Nigeria’s estimated population (2025)?…

SECTION A: BASIC CONCEPTS OF COMMON LAW 1. What is Common Law? Answer:Common law is a body of law developed through judicial decisions and court judgments rather than through statutes or written legislation. 2. What is the origin of Common Law in Nigeria? Answer:Common law in Nigeria was introduced by the British during colonial administration…

A. Principles of Common Law 1. List four functions of the judiciary in Nigeria.Answer: Interpretation of laws, settlement of disputes, protection of rights, and judicial review. 2. Explain the term “Rule of Law.”Answer: Everyone, including leaders, is subject to the law. No one is above it. 3. State three differences between customary law and common…

1. When was Oyo State created (date)? Answer: 3 February 1976. 2. What is the capital city of Oyo State? Answer: Ibadan. 3. What is the nickname of Oyo State? Answer: “Pace Setter State”. 4. What is the total land area of Oyo State (approximate)? Answer: About 28,454 square kilometres. 5. Which states and/or country…

1. Define financial embarrassment as used in the Public Service Rules and explain its consequences. Answer:Financial embarrassment is when an officer is unable to meet their financial obligations, especially when they are repeatedly indebted or their salary is under garnishee order. Consequences include warning, disciplinary action, loss of promotion chances, and possible reduction in responsibilities…

1. Define confirmation. Answer:Confirmation is approval that an officer has satisfactorily completed probation. 2. Obligations of an officer during probation. Answer:Good conduct, punctuality, performance of duties, and passing required exams. 3. Procedure/authority for termination during probation. Answer:Officer receives query, poor performance documented, recommendation by HOD, PSC approves termination. 4. Records each department must keep. Answer:Personal…

1. Define Public Administration. Answer:The management and implementation of government policies and programmes. 2. State three objectives of the Nigerian Civil Service. Answer: 3. Mention four characteristics of the public service. Answer: 4. Explain the term public accountability. Answer:The obligation of public officials to explain and justify their actions. 5. Identify three agencies responsible for…

41. What is the Rule of Law? Answer:The principle that the law is supreme and binds all persons equally. 42. Explain the principle of equality before the law. Answer:All citizens are subject to the same laws without discrimination. 43. List three basic features of Nigerian common law. Answer: 44. Define judicial precedent. Answer:A legal principle…

1. Define Official Confidentiality. Answer:The duty of officers to keep government information secret. 2. State three reasons why record keeping is important in public service. Answer: 3. Mention three types of official records. Answer: 4. What is an official memo? Answer:A brief, written internal communication between departments or officers. 5. State the key features of…