Nigeria Flashcards
How many ethnic groups does Nigeria have?
More than 250 ethnic groups, whose differences have been exacerbated by colonial policy “divide and rule”
This is an Islamist terrorist group based in northeastern Nigeria that since 2009 has launched a violent insurgency
Boko Haram
A multicultural or even multination state that has relatively high levels of patriotism from its citizens
State-nation
The worlds third-largest wetland and the source of Nigerian oil and economic and ethnic conflict that is home to over 30 million people
Niger Delta
Two predominantly Muslim ethnic groups concentrated in northern Nigeria
Hausa and Fulani
Predominantly Christian ethnic group concentrated in southeastern Nigeria
Igbo
Ethnic group that inhabits the southwest and is divided among Christian, Muslim, and local animist faiths
Yoruba
Islamic empire founded in 1908 and centered in northern Nigeria
Sokoto Caliphate
Late nineteenth-century race by European countries to expand influence and establish imperial control over the majority of Africa
Scramble for Africa
Nigerian nationalist and independent Nigeria’s first head of state
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nigerian parliamentary democratic regime that followed independence
First Republic (1960-66)
Igbo-dominated eastern region that tried and failed to secede from Nigeria in 1967
Republic of Biafra
military ruler from 1976 to 1979 and two-term elected president from 1999 to 2007
Olusegun Obasanjo
short-lived Nigerian democratic regime, from 1979 to 1983, in which the former parliamentary system was replaced by a presidential system
Second Republic
former military ruler and current democratically elected president of Nigeria
Muhammadu Buhari (2015-present)
military ruler of Nigeria from 1985 to 1993 who sought to establish the failed third republic
Ibrahim Babangida
oppressive military dictator from 1993 to 1998 who came to power in a military coup
Sani Abacha
democratic regime proposed by general Ibrahim Babangida in 1993; precluded by General Sani Abacha’s military coup in the same year, following annulled elections
Third republic
noted Nigerian playwright and environmental activist, executed in 1995 for hi defense of the land and peoples of Niger Delta
Ken Saro-Wiwa
how is the president of Nigeria elected?
the president is directly elected by the people and chooses a running mate, who automatically becomes vice president if the president is elected
Nigeria’s current presidential democratic regime, established in 1999
Fourth republic
Nigerian quota system designed to ease ethnic tension by requiring the president to appoint ministers and civil servants from each Nigerian state.
Federal Character Principle
what are the names of the upper and lower houses of the Nigerian parliament?
Upper: Senate
Lower: House of Representatives
Ethnic association founded by Ken Saro-Wiwa to promote the interests of ethnic Ogoni in the Niger delta
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP)
political party that has dominated Nigerian politics since its formation in 1998; its base was originally the Hausa Muslim ethnic group of northern Nigeria
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
A PDP system of presidential rotation; the party would alternate every two terms in nominating candidates from Nigeria’s north and south
Zoning
opposition political party formed in 2013 by merger of largest opposition parties and defections from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party
All Progressive Congress (APC)
formula for distributing oil revenues between national and local governments in Nigeria
Derivation Formula
militant separatist group from the Niger Delta
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND)
What is Nigeria’s legislative-executive system?
Presidential
what is the name of Nigeria’s legislature and is it bicameral or unicameral?
- the National Assembly
- bicameral
What are the names of Nigeria’s upper and lower houses?
Lower: House of representatives
Upper: Senate
Is Nigeria unitary or federal?
federal
What are the main geographic subunits of Nigeria?
States
What is the chief judicial body of Nigeria?
the Supreme Court
