APCG Test Study

Question 1

All Progressives Congress (APC)

Answer 1

The All Progressives Congress is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the People’s Democratic Party. It was founded on 6 February 2013.

Question 2

Boko Haram

Answer 2

a Nigerian militant Islamist group that seeks the imposition of Shariah law throughout all 36 states of Nigeria

Question 3

Bunkering

Answer 3

supply of fuel for use by ships in a seaport

Question 4

Civil War

Answer 4

A war between people of the same country. Specifically in Nigeria a few have occurred between north and south

Question 5

Coinciding Cleavages

Answer 5

A division that strengthens feelings of difference and discrepancy, weakening society

Question 6

Constitutional Government

Answer 6

there are limits on the powers of the person or group running the government.

Question 7

Corruption

Answer 7

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

Question 8

Coup

Answer 8

a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government

Question 9

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

Answer 9

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud (419 fraud) and money laundering.

Question 10

Economic Growth and Recovery Plan

Answer 10

The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) is a medium term all-round developmental initiative focused on restoring growth, investing in people and building a globally competitive economy. The ERGP was launched in April 2017.

Question 11

Igbo (Ibo)

Answer 11

Predominantly Christian ethnic group concentrated in southeast Nigeria

Question 12

Independent National Election Commission (INEC)

Answer 12

set up in 1998, is the electoral body which was set up to oversee elections in Nigeria.

Question 13

Indirect rule

Answer 13

a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers.

Question 14

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer 14

an international organization that acts as a lender of last resort, providing loans to troubled nations, and also works to promote trade through financial cooperation

Question 15

Jonathan, Goodluck

Answer 15

He is a member of PDP, former governor of Bayelsa State, who was sworn in as VP under Yar’Adua in 2007. When Yar’Adua fell ill and left to get treatment in a Saudi Arabian hospital, the Federal court confirmed Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President. Yar’Adua returned to Nigeria and died in 2010, but Jonathan remained as Acting President. He won election on his own right in 2011.

President Before Buhari

Question 16

Military rule

Answer 16

Rule by one or more military officials, often brought to power through a coup d’état.

Question 17

National Assembly

Answer 17

a French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people

Question 18

Nigeria Labor Congress

Answer 18

Nigerian labor union to, in 2007, successfully orchestrate a general strike of workers, organized to protest government’s hike in fuel prices and taxes

Question 19

Obasanjo, Olusegun

Answer 19

Military ruler from 1976-1979 and two term elected president, from 1999-2007

Question 20

OPEC

Answer 20

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 21

Parastatals

Answer 21

Companies owned or controlled by the state.

Question 22

Prebendalism/Clientelism/Patron-client system

Answer 22

Prebendalism is the extreme practice of clientilistic networks, which is present in Nigeria. The government battle corruption constantly, a form of which is providing government jobs and pay to others in exchange for favors or loyalty.

Question 23

Regime change

Answer 23

vote in which the winner needs to win more votes than any other candidate

Question 24

Rentier state

Answer 24

A country that obtains much of its revenue from the export of oil or other natural resources.

Question 25

Rule of law

Answer 25

principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

Question 26

Sharia Law

Answer 26

the system of Islamic law, based on varying degrees of interpretation of the Qu’ran

Question 27

State corporatism

Answer 27

a political system in which the state requires all members of a particular economic sector to join an officially designated interest group

Question 28

Structural adjustment program

Answer 28

a program to reform the structure of an economy, usually including budget re routing

Question 29

The “National Question”

Answer 29

National Question is a general term used for questions relating to nationalities, nationalism, and nations. More specifically, the term usually refers either to the various theories about dealing with national questions (e.g. how does ideology XYZ solve the national question?), or to any particular national problem that manifests itself somewhere in the world

Question 30

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Answer 30

The Peoples Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress. Its policies generally lie towards the centre-right of the political spectrum.[2] It won every presidential election between 1999 and 2011 and was, until the 2015 elections, the governing party in the Fourth Republic

Question 31

World Bank

Answer 31

A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Question 32

Yoruba

Answer 32

Ethnic group largely confined to southwest Nigeria whose members are divided among Christian, Muslim, and local animist faiths.