Quota System, Federal Character Principle and Admission to Federal Unity Schools: Barriers to Learning in Nigeria
While the quota system came into being prior to Nigeria‘s independence in 1960, the federal character principle became officially recognised in the 1979 constitution. These policies were aimed at addressing the issues of ethnic representation in the public sector. The implication of these was that issues of admission, recruitment, promotion and appointment became based on these principles. In...
Published at International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research
Volume 2
Issue 2
Pages 1-10
Published in 2014
Joshua, S., Loromeke, R.E. and Olanrewaju, I.P.
Olanrewaju Ilemobola » Dr Olanrewaju, Ilemobola Peter is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. He is widely published in the areas of African conflict, peace and security studies. His articles are published in revered books and academic journal outlets indexed in ISI, Scopus, etc. and presented in international conferences that are indexed... view full profile