• Opening remarks by the director of the Kaduna state council for Arts and Culture — Bashir Ahmed Ikara • Nigeria’s evolutionary political culture: issues and processes; Keynote address: factors in the evolution of political culture in Nigeria —J.F. Ade. Ajayi; • Kanem and Borno under three dynasties: some aspects of change and development c.700-1900 A.D. — John E. Lavers; • The structure of government in Kanem-Borno under the Saifawa—M. Nur Alkali; • Political centralization in the south of Borno: the case of Sukur in the 18th and 19th centuries—Bawuro Barkindo; • Political evolution or revolution?: the case of Kin Nupe before the advent of colonial rule—Sa’ad Abubakar, nineteenth century; • political culture in the eastern states of Nigeria — E.J. Alagoa; • Collision and coalition in the politics and society of western Nigeria in the 19th century— J.A. Atanda; • The political system of Ibadan in the 19th century—Toyin Falola; • The Jihad and its role in strengthening the Sarauta (kingship) system in Hausaland in the 19th century: the case of Kano — Abdullahi Mahadi; • Continuity and change in the political administration of the Nigerian emirates: the Kano example (1900-1960) — C.N. Ubah; • The 1976 local government reforms as an aspect of Nigeria’s political culture — Bashir Ahmed Ikara; • The military and political engineering in Nigeria (1966-79): an Overview —J.I. Elaigwu; • The new political infrastructure: prospects for the future —P.C.A. Daudu;