Government 2016 JAMB Past Questions - Question 38: In Nigeria, items in the exclusive list are under the jurisdiction of

Correct Answer

B

Explanation

InNigeria, items in the exclusive list are under the jurisdiction of centralgovernment. In federal system of government, the government powers are sharedas follows.a) Exclusivelist- all the powers and functions in the exclusive list are exercised by thefederal or central government only. Some of the items here include; Defense,currency, external affairs, mining, customs, aviation, immigration, census.b) Concurrentlist- all the powers and functions here are exercised by both federal and stateor regional government at the same time. Some examples are education,communication, road, health, finance, etc. incase of any conflict, and thedecision of the federal government overrides that of the state. Residual list- examples are chieftaincy affairs, markets, etc