Nigeria's non-aligned policy means that she will _________

Step 1: Analyze the question The question asks what Nigeria's non-aligned policy means in practice. The key idea is "non-aligned": not tied to any bloc.

Step 2: The concept Non-alignment emerged during the Cold War (USA/NATO and Western capitalism versus USSR/Warsaw Pact and Eastern communism). A non-aligned country:

• Does not join any military or ideological bloc.
• Judges each international issue on its merits and on its own national interest, not on ideology or pressure from a superpower.
• Still keeps diplomatic, trade, and political relations with all countries, whatever their ideology.

Nigeria's foreign policy has followed this since independence in 1960. Examples include joining the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and recognising the MPLA government in Angola in 1975, which went against US wishes.

Step 3: Evaluate the options

• A. Have nothing to do with the superpowers: Wrong. Non-alignment is not isolation. Nigeria trades and deals with the USA, Russia, China, and others.
• B. Not take sides in international issues based on ideological considerations: Correct. It matches the definition: independence of judgment, with no automatic support for either bloc.
• C. Avoid having any dealing with any country with ideological leanings: Wrong. Almost every country has some ideology, and Nigeria deals with all of them.
• D. Relate only with member countries of the Non-Aligned Movement: Wrong. Nigeria relates with countries both inside and outside NAM.

Step 4: Answer

Exam tip: Remember that non-aligned means "no sides, not no contact." Be wary of options with absolute words like "nothing," "any," or "only." They usually signal a wrong answer in Government questions on foreign policy.