Perfect Guide Series JUPEB GOVERNMENT

PEDAGOGUE HOUSE

199 pages

This revised edition of JUPEB Government in the Perfect Guide Series has been rewritten to match the Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board syllabus for 2027–2031 (MSS-J135 Government). Every topic, sub-topic and note in the syllabus content tables is taught in the text, and the book follows the order in which the courses are taken: • Part One – GOV 001: Elements of Government and Politics (first semester) • Part Two – GOV 002: Ideologies and Processes of Government and Politics (first semester) • Part Three – GOV 003: Nigerian Government and Politics (second semester) • Part Four – GOV 004: African Government and Politics (second semester) The main changes from the previous edition are: one chapter for each syllabus topic; a new chapter on the Foundations of the Nigerian Legal System; a rewritten chapter on Africa before European Invasion covering the Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kanem-Bornu, Benin and Zulu states; new material on the scope of political science, the objectives of a constitution, types of elections, theories of public administration, neocolonialism, French West African nationalism and critical issues in Africa; and coverage updated to include the 2019 and 2023 elections, the Electoral Act 2022, farmer–herder conflict, banditry, separatist agitations and recent developments in ECOWAS and local government autonomy. Each chapter opens with a JUPEB Syllabus Focus box listing what you must be able to do, and contains clear explanations with Nigerian and African examples, comparison tables, Exam Tips, Common Traps and Revision Questions. Answer guides, a timeline of Nigerian political history and a glossary are at the back of the book. Past JUPEB examination questions with full answers are published separately in the Perfect Guide Series past-questions volume and should be used alongside this book. We thank the teachers and students whose feedback shaped this edition. The revision was carried out by Pedagogue House.