Book Description

"An Introduction to Nigerian Government and Politics is a textbook designed to provide basic knowledge on the trajectory and political development of Nigeria from the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras. The book is a product of many years of teaching and research. The main aim of the book is to simplify the study of government and politics of Nigeria in a proper context. However, those primarily targeted by the book are students studying Political Science at the Undergraduate level in Nigerian Universities and other tertiary institutions. Moreover, lecturers, teachers, scholars, researchers and media practitioners can use the book for teaching as well as a reference material. The book is structured in a simple format that is user friendly for easy comprehension. The major strength of the book is that, it has captured the emerging trends of the Nigeria's forth Republic in its dynamic nature. Therefore, to understand Nigeria Government and Politics as a pre-requisite for citizenship education on Nigeria is to read this book."--Back cover.