(a) Features of the Nigerian Federalism are:
(i) Division of government powers among the federal, state and local governments.
(ii) The different levels of government in Nigeria derive their powers from the constitution.
(iii) Duplication of organs of government and Civil service at all levels of government in Nigeria.
(iv) A written and rigid constitution.
(v) The supremacy of the constitution.
(vi) Existence of a bi-cameral legislature at the centre from 1979 to date.
(vii) The division of Nigeria into states.
(viii) Existence of Supreme Court for judicial interpretation and review.
(ix) The prevalence of the Federal Government law in cases of conflict.
(x) The right of secession is out-lawed.
(xi) Existence of statutory revenue allocation and sharing.
(xii) Existence of single tier police force.
(b) Problems confronting Nigeria Federation
(i) Revenue allocation: The federating states always quarrel over revenue allocation.
(ii) Minority issue: Fear of domination by minority groups.
(iii) Inter-ethnic rivalry: Due to frictions within the diverse ethnic groups, there is unhealthy rivalry.
(iv) Issue of Secession: The threats of secession is one of the problems confronting the Nigerian Federation.
(v) State /Local Government creation — Recurring agitation for the creation of new states and new local governments
(vi) Leadership: The problem of selecting acceptable national leader.