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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures and Tables -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Conceptual Approaches to Nigerian Federalism -- Introduction -- Federalism, Federation and Confederation: Conceptual Clarification -- Approaches to the Study of Federalism -- Institutional or Constitutional Approach -- Sociological Approach -- Political Approach -- Process or Developmental Approach -- Nigerian Federalism: The Political Economy Approach -- Structure of the Work -- References -- Chapter 2 Nigeria, a Federal State and Federal Society: The Origins -- Introduction -- Origin of Federations: A Socio-economic Perspective -- Origin of Federations: A Political Perspective -- Origin of Federations: New Perspectives -- Origin of the Nigerian Federation: The Socio-Economic Perspective -- Origin of the Nigerian Federation: The Colonial Legacy Perspective -- The Nigerian Federation: An Imposition or a Desire? -- Federal Society: What Does It Mean? -- Ethnicity as Element of Nigeria's Federal Society -- Religion as Element of Nigeria's Federal Society -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Oil Centrism and Nigeria's Political Economy -- Introduction -- The Integration of the Nigerian Economy into the Global Economic System -- The Pre-oil Political Economy -- Nigeria as a Rentier State -- Oil Rents and the Nigerian Political Economy -- Corruption as an Aspect of the Political Economy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Revenue Allocation in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Fiscal Federalism: Towards an Understanding -- Arguments for Intergovernmental Transfers -- Tax Assignment in Nigeria -- Horizontal Revenue Sharing -- Derivation and Revenue Sharing -- Sharing the Oil-Generated Revenue -- Over-centralisation and Intergovernmental Relations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Secession and Self-Determination in Nigeria -- Introduction.

Scholars of federalism have offered different reasons why federations are formed. One of the most notable works in this area is that of William H. Riker, who made no pretence about his attempt to build a general theory of federalism, particularly its origin, operation and significance. Central to the Rikerian theory is that federations are formed through a political bargain between two sets of rational politicians, and the motive for the federal bargain is principally military. This theory is predicated on the assumption that two conditions – the expansion condition, and the military condition – must be present for a federation to be formed. In reference to the Nigerian Federation established in 1954, Riker asserted that the expansionist ambition of Ghana and its then leader Kwame Nkrumah, was the main external threat that informed the formation of the Federation. The main aim in this paper is to argue that the Rikerian theory of federal formation is inadequate to explain the origin of the Nigerian Federation, especially in the light of the centripetal and centrifugal forces that combined to result in the Federation.

This volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the problem of conflict and its methods of management in Nigeria's contemporary democracy. It represents a compendium of resourceful studies provided by experts on conflict studies from various disciplines across the Social Sciences and Humanities. Such studies are very useful at this crucial point in Nigeria's history as there are currently various national and international efforts to address the scourge of violent conflicts that have caused huge numbers of deaths and displacement of persons. The book will be of particular interest and use to conflict researchers, students, practitioners and government officials.-- Back cover

This article provides an overview of the internal conflicts within Nigeria, doing so primarily through explaining the role of Nigeria's youth in either igniting or sustaining the types of insurgency that have plagued the country in the post-military era. In pursuing this, this article focuses on the activities of the Niger Delta militants, which dominated the start of the current democratic dispensation, and those of the Boko Haram insurgents in the north. This article suggests socio-economic empowerment of the youths as an antidote to youth unemployment, and, by extension, as a way to avert future armed insurrection and other forms of violent conflicts that have become synonymous with Nigerian youths. Adapted from the source document.