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Nigeria’s foreign policy

JAMB Government Revision Notes

  • Foreign Policy
  • 1 min read
  • Checked by imtiaz ahmed

The principles and phases of Nigeria’s foreign policy since 1960: non-alignment, Africa as centrepiece, relations with major powers, peacekeeping, NEPAD and later doctrines.

In these notes
  1. Principles under Balewa (1960)
  2. Africa as the centrepiece
  3. Later doctrines
  4. Relations and events
  5. NEPAD

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    3. Sovereignty
    4. State, nation and society
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  5. The Constitution, Democratic Principles and Citizenship
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    1. Suffrage and elections
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  8. Pre-colonial Political Systems
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    4. The Tiv system and comparing pre-colonial systems
  9. Colonial Rule
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  10. Nationalism and Constitutional Development
    1. Nationalist movements
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    4. The Independence and Republican constitutions
    5. The 1979, 1989 and 1999 constitutions
  11. Post-independence Politics
    1. The First Republic
    2. Military rule in Nigeria
    3. Transitions to civilian rule
    4. Political parties in Nigeria
  12. Federalism and Local Government in Nigeria
    1. Nigerian federalism
    2. Revenue allocation
    3. Local government
  13. Foreign Policy
    1. Foreign policy: meaning and determinants
    2. Nigeria’s foreign policy
  14. International Organisations
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