Teaching Comparative Government

Big government buildings undergo constant repairs and renovations, but sometimes real rebuilding needs doing. ( See a report on the $310 million renovation of Minnesota's state capitol. ) Westminster is rotting from within The Palace of Westminster, with its cinematic Big Ben clock, set beside the River Thames, is a survivor — of epic fire, German bombs, sulfuric smog and bad plumbing. An eccentric masterwork of Victorian genius, its dual chambers for lords and commoners are the living, breathing heart of constitutional monarchy, the home of Parliament, and one of the most photographed buildings in the world. But Westminster is a wreck, its caretakers say. The palace is not falling down. Not at all. Its bones, the superstructure, are solid enough, and carrying on… Rather, Westminster is rotting from the inside, its water and waste pipes sclerotic, its ventilation shafts congested, its neural networks — the communication, electric, fire systems — nearly shot… Westminster service ...

If Nigeria now has the seventh largest population and will be third largest by 2050, what country's populations will it surpass by 2050 ? NPC Puts Nigerian Population at 198m, Seventh Largest in the World The National Population Commission (NPC) has put Nigeria’s current population at 198 million people with urban population growing at an average annual growth rate of about 6.5 per cent… Eze Duruiheoma Chairman of NPC, Mr. Eze Duruiheoma… “Nigeria remains the most populous in Africa, the seventh globally with an estimated population of over 198 million. “The recent World Population Prospects report predicts that by 2050, Nigeria will become the third most populated country in the world… In terms of demographics, he noted that the class of the population mostly engaged in urbanisation and migration were young people, adolescent girls and boys, women of child bearing age and the working age population. He said existing urbanisation trends, coupled with internally displaced persons ...

Traffic in Lagos is so crowded that crossing the city can take hours. Traffic is referred to as "go slows." See . Entrepreneurs waltz through the traffic jams selling merchandise and motorcycles are just about the only ways that deliveries can be made. But, when the president comes to town, the city government closes busy roads for him. And declare a holiday. Lagos to Shut Roads for Buhari's Two-Day Visit, Declares Tomorrow Work-Free Day Lagos State Government has said that some roads will be shut during President Muhammadu Buhari's two-day visit to Lagos. The President, who is expected to be in Lagos… would commission the newly-built Ikeja Bus Terminal, attend the colloquium to mark Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's birthday as well as the flag-off of the construction of the Lekki Deep Sea port. Lagos "go slow" However, the state government has declared tomorrow… as work-free day in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal… said the closure bec...