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Q. International: Acronyms & their Meanings
Ans.
Abbreviation International Organization
UN United Nation
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations Conference on Trade and
UNCTAD
Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WFP World Food Programme
United Nations International Drug Control
UNIDCP
Programme
NGO Non-Governmental Organisations
ICJ International Court of Justice
CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNCHS UN Commission on Human Settlements
UNCDF UN Capital Development Fund
UNV United Nations Volunteers
UNIFEM UN Development Fund for Women
INCB International Narcotics Control Board
ICPC International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
UNU United Nations University
United Nations Research Institute for Social
UNRISD
Development
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United
FAO
Nations
International Bank for Reconstruction and
IBRD
Development (The World Bank)
IDA International Development Association
IFC International Finance Corporation
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
International Centre for Settlement of Investment
ICSID
Disputes
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IMO International Maritime Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
ITU International Telecommunication Union
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
UNESCO
Organisation
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UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UPU Universal Postal Union
WHO World Health Organisation
PAHO Pan American Health Organisation
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation
WMO World Meteorological Organisation
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ISA International Seabed Authority
WTO World Trade Organisation
ICC International Criminal Court
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NAC North Atlantic Council
BIS Bank for International Settlements
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
OECD
Development
EU European Union
EC European Commission
EIB European Investment Bank
ESCB European System of Central Banks
CoE Council of Europe
WEU Western European Union
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EFTA European Free Trade Association
ESA European Space Agency
CEI Central European Initiative
NDF Nordic Development Fund
NIB Nordic Investment Bank
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BSECG Black Sea Economic Co-operation Group

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
OAS Organisation of American States
Secretariat for Central American Economic
SIECA
Integration
CACM Central American Common Market
BCIE Central American Bank for Economic Integration
LAIA Latin American Integration Association
SELA Latin American Economic System
ACS Association of Caribbean States.
CARICOM Caribbean Community
CDB Caribbean Development Bank
OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
ECCB Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in
OPANAL
Latin America and the Caribbean
ADB Asian Development Bank
Economic Co-operation Organization CP: Colombo
ECO
Plan
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation
SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community
PIF Pacific Islands Forum
ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations
MEKONG
Asian Mekong Basin Development Co-operation
GROUP
SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.
TLAS The League of Arab States
AFEST Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development.
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GCC Gulf Co-operation Council

OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OFID OPEC Fund for International Development
OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
AMU Arab Maghreb Union.
AOAD Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
AU African Union
AfDB African Development Bank
BCEAO Central Bank of West African States
BEAC Bank of Central African States
BOAD West African Development Bank
EADB East African Development Bank
AFREXIM
African Export-Import Bank
BANK
ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
UEMOA West African Monetary and Economic Union
SADC Southern African Development Community
LCBC Lake Chad Basin Commission
EAC East African Community
IGAD Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
WCC World Council of Churches
UNPO Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
MSF Medicines Sans Frontiers
AI Amnesty International
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
OPCW
Weapons
AT Antarctic Treaty
IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union
OIC Organization of the Islamic Conference
IDB Islamic Development Bank
WCO World Customs Organization
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization.
IMSO International Mobile Satellite Organization
International Telecommunications Satellite
ITSO
Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
IATA International Air Transport Association
IRF International Road Federation
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
WFTU World Federation of Trade Unions
ETUC European Trade Union Confederation
WCL World Confederation of Labour
IOOTF International Organization of the Francophonie
ISO International Organization for Standardization
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
IOC International Olympic Committee
UICC Union for International Cancer Control
INA Intermediate Nuclear Forces
PLO Palestinian Liberation Organization
PNE Peaceful Nuclear Exploration
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
TPRM Trade Policy Review Mechanism
MFN Most Favoured Nation
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade
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TRIMS Trade Related Investment Measures
DSU Dispute Settlement Understanding
ITA Information Technology Agreement
COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
ODS Ozone Depleting Substances
UNCED UN Conference on Environment and Development
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
SDI Strategic Defence Initiative
MITRV Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles
ICBM Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
BMD Ballistic Missile Defence
PTBT Partial Test Ban Treaty
OST Outer Space Treaty
ABMT Anti-Ballistic Missiles Treaty
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Q. Nigeria: Acronyms & Their Meanings
Ans.
FRSC: Federal Road Safety Commission
EFCC: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
PDP: Peoples Democratic Party
NAF: Nigeria Air Force
NN: Nigeria Navy

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AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
NPA: Nigerian Ports Authority
ASUU: Academic Staff Union of Universities
ASUP: Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics
AIT: Africa Independent Television
NAN: News Agency of Nigeria
NAFDAC: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration

and Control
PENGASSAN: Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff

Association of Nigeria
NLC: NIgeria Labour Congress
NECON: National Election Commission of Nigeria
NUJ: Nigeria Union of Journalists
IMF: International Monetary Fund
ICPC: Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other

Related Offenses
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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OPC: Odua Peoples Congress
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
NANS: National Association of Nigeria Student
BCOS: Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State
NASU: Non Academic Staff Union
NDA: Nigeria Defense Academy
ECOMOG: Economic Community of West African States

Monitoring Group
SAN: Senior Advocate of Nigeria
GSM: Global System of Mobile Commission
FIFA: Federation of International Football Association
CAN: Christian Association of Nigeria
NPA: Nigeria Police Force
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
UNESCO: United Nation Education Scientific and Cultural

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ILO: International Labour Organization
ITF: Industrial Training Fund
IMF: International Monetary Fund
NUPENG: National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
NBA: Nigeria Bar Association
NUT: Nigeria Union of Teachers
WAEC: West Africa Examination Council
NYSC: National Youth Service Corps
AAWUN: Agricultural and Allied Workers Union of Nigeria
SSS: State Security Service
NITEL: Nigerian Telecommunications Limited
AAAN: Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria
AEDC: Abuja Electricity Distribution Company
ICJ: International Court of Justice
AFRC: Armed Forces Ruling Council
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AU: African Union
UCH: University College Hospital
LUTH: Lagos State Teaching Hospital
GCE: General Certificate of Education
UNICEF: United Nations International Children Educational Fund
NICON: National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria
NIPOST: Nigeria Postal Services and Telecommunication
NURTW: National Union of Road and Transport Workers
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
SWAN: Sports Writers association of Nigeria
NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa’s Development

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Q. Nigeria's current president
Ans. Muhammadu Buhari

Q. Current vice president
Ans. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

Full List of Current Ministers in Nigeria
Portfolio Incumbent Term

President
Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces Muhammadu Buhari 2015–
Minister of Petroleum
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo 2015–
Minister of Justice
Abubakar Malami 2015–
Attorney General
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama 2015–
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab_Ahmed 2018–
Bashir Salihi
Minister of Defence 2019–
Magashi
Minister of Education Adamu Adamu 2015–
Richard Adeniyi
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment 2019–
Adebayo
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige 2015–
Mohammed Musa
Minister of Federal Capital Territory 2015–
Bello
Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu 2015–
Minister of Mines and Steel Development Olamilekan Adegbite 2019–
Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola 2019–
Minister Of State for Budget and National Planning Clement Agba 2019–
Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola 2015–
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Sabo Nanono 2019–
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi 2015–
Minister of Power Saleh Mamman 2019–
Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire 2019–
Minister of Women Affairs Paulen Tallen 2019–
Minister of Niger Delta Godswill Akpabio 2019–
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed 2015–
Muhammad
Minister of Environment 2019-
Mahmood
Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu 2019–
Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare 2019–
Portfolio Incumbent Term
Minister for Aviation Sirika Hadi 2015–
Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor 2019–
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zubair Dada 2019–
Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development Ikechukwu Ogah 2019–
Minister of State for Health Adeleke Mamora 2019–
Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo 2019–
Minister of State for Power Goddy Jedy Agba 2019–
Minister of State for Works and Housing Abubakar D. Aliyu 2019–
Chukwuemeka
Minister of State for Education 2015–
Nwajiuba
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Mustapha Baba
2019–
Development Shehuri
Minister of State for Niger Delta Tayo Alasoadura 2019
Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi 2019–
Minister for Communication Ali Isa Pantami 2019–
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment Maryam Katagum 2019–
Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva 2019–
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Sadiya Umar Faruk 2019–
Management and Social Development
Minister of State for Transportation Gbemisola Saraki 2019–
Minister of Special Duties and International Affairs George Akume 2019–
Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory Ramatu Tijani 2019–
Mohammed
Minister of State for Science and Technology 2019–
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Q. Nigeria's 36 States with their Capitals
Ans.
Note: Current Minister of Abuja Federal Capita Territory (FCT)

is Muhammadu Bello.
S. No State Capital
1 Abia State Umuahia
2 Adamawa State Yola
3 Akwa Ibom State Uyo
4 Anambra State Awka
5 Bauchi State Bauchi
6 Bayelsa State Yenagoa
7 Benue State Makurdi
8 Borno State Maiduguri
9 Cross River State Calabar
10 Delta State Asaba
11 Ebonyi State Abakaliki
12 Edo State Benin City
13 Ekiti State Ado - Ekiti
14 Enugu State Enugu
15 Gombe State Gombe
16 Imo State Owerri
17 Jigawa State Dutse
18 Kaduna State Kaduna
19 Kano State Kano
20 Katsina State Katsina
21 Kebbi State Birnin Kebbi
22 Kogi State Lokoja
23 Kwara State Ilorin
24 Lagos State Ikeja
25 Nasarawa State Lafia
26 Niger State Minna
27 Ogun State Abeokuta
28 Ondo State Akure
29 Osun State Oshogbo
30 Oyo State Ibadan
31 Plateau State Jos
32 Rivers State Port Harcourt
33 Sokoto State Sokoto
34 Taraba State Jalingo
35 Yobe State Damaturu
36 Zamfara State Gusau
Q. Current Governors of Nigeria's 36 States
Ans.
List of Current Governors and Deputy
Governors of Nigeria’s 36 States
State Current Governor Deputy Governor Party Elected

Abia Okezie Ikpeazu Ude Oko Chukwu PDP 2019
Adamawa Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Crowther Seth PDP 2019
Akwa Ibom Udom Gabriel Emmanuel Moses Ekpo PDP 2019
Anambra Willie Obiano Dr. Nkem Okeke APGA 2014
Bauchi Bala Muhammed Baba Tela PDP 2019
Bayelsa Henry Dickson Gboribiogha John Jonah PDP 2012
Benue Samuel Ortom Benson Abounu PDP 2015
Borno BabaGana Umara Umar Usman Kadafur APC 2019
Cross
Benedict Ayade Ivara Esu PDP 2019
River
Delta Ifeanyi Okowa Kingsley Otuaro PDP 2019
Ebonyi Dave Umahi Eric Kelechi Igwe PDP
Edo Godwin Obaseki Philip Shaibu APC 2016
Ekiti Kayode Fayemi Bisi Egbeyemi APC
Enugu Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Cecilia Ezeilo PDP 2019
Muhammad Inuwa
Gombe Manasseh Daniel Jatau APC 2019
Yahaya
Imo Chukwuemeka Ihedioha Irona Alphonsus PDP 2019
Jigawa Badaru Abubakar Umar Alhaji Namadi APC 2019
Kaduna Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai Yusuf Barnabas Bala APC 2019
Kano Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Hafiz Abubakar APC 2015
Katsina Aminu Bello Masari Mannir Yakubu APC 2019
Kebbi Abubakar Atiku Bagudu Samaila Yombe Dabai APC 2019
Kogi Yahaya Bello Edward Onoja APC 2016
AbdulRahman
Kwara Kayode Alibi APC 2019
AbdulRasaq
Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu Kadri Obafemi Hamzat APC 2019
State Current Governor Deputy Governor Party Elected
Emmanuel Agbadu
Nasarawa Abdullahi Sule APC 2019
Akabe
Ahmed Muhammad
Niger Abubakar Sani Bello APC
Ketso
Salako-Oyedele Noimot
Ogun Dapo Abiodun APC 2019
Olurotimi
Oluwarotimi Odunayo
Ondo Agboola Ajayi APC 2017
Akeredolu
Osun Adegboyega Oyetola Gboyega Alabi APC 2018
Engr. Rauf Aderemi
Oyo Oluwaseyi Makinde PDP 2019
Olaniyan
Plateau Simon Lalong Sonni Gwanle Tyoden APC 2015
Rivers Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Ipalibo Banigo PDP 2019
Sokoto Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Alhaji Mannir Dan’Iya PDP 2019
Taraba Arch. Darius Ishaku Haruna Manu PDP 2019
Yobe Mai Mala Buni Idi Barade Gubana APC 2019
Zamfara Bello Matawalle Mahdi Aliyu Gusau PDP 2019
Q. CBN Governor
Ans. Godwin Emefiele

Q. Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Ans. Herbert Macauly

Q. What was the first political party in Nigeria?
Ans. Nigerian National Democratic party (NNDP)

Q. What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arm represent?
Ans. Strength

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represent?
Ans. Dignity
Q. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arm stand
for?
Ans. Nigerian’s fertile soil
Q. What does the white colour in Nigerian flag stand for?
Ans. Peace
Q. What does the green colour in Nigerian flag represent?
Ans. Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

Q. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Ans. Six (6) geopolitical zones
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Q. What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Ans. Calabar
Q. Capital of Nigeria
Ans. Abuja
Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Ans: Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege
Q. What is the name of Nigerian senior national team in

football (men team)?
Ans. Super Eagles

Q. When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17

FIFA world cup
Ans. 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013

Q. Who was the first female vice chancellor in Nigerian

university?
Ans. Grace Alele Williams
Q. Who gave Nigeria her name?
Ans. Flora Shaw

Q. Who designed the Nigerian flag?
Ans. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

Q. Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?
Ans. Bob Jensen

Q. Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?
Ans. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

Q. Which was the first TV station in Nigeria?
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Q. When was Nigeria formed?
Ans. 1914
Q. Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Ans. Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of

Bayelsa State
Q. Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?
Ans. Wole Soyinka

Q. Who is the Nigerian current speaker of house of Assembly?
Ans. Femi Gbajabiamila

Q. What is the premier university in Nigeria?
Ans. University of Ibadan
Q. Who is the minister for education in Nigeria?
Ans. Adamu Adamu

Q. Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Ans. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad

Q. When did Nigeria have her independent?
Ans. 1st October 1960

Q. When Nigeria did become a republic?
Ans. 1st October 1963

Q. When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
Ans. 1966
Q. How many local Government do we have in Nigeria?
Ans. 774
Q. Who is the first Nigerian president?
Ans. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

Q. Who was Nigerian first executive president?
Ans. Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari

Q. Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?
Ans. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Q. What is the largest continent in the world?
Ans. ASIA with population of 3,641,000,000 while Australia &

Oceania is the smallest continent
Q. What are the five Oceans in the world?
Ans. Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern

Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Q. What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Ans. United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund
Q. Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
Ans. Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

Q. Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?
Ans. Great Britain

Q. What is centenary?
Ans. 100 years

Q. What is Nigeria?
Ans. Nigeria officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal

constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital
Territory, Abuja. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land
borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and
Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
Q. Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff
Ans. General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin

Q. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff?
Ans. Lt-General T.Y. Buratai
Q. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff?
Ans. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

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Question: Who is the current INEC chairman?

Ans: Mahmood Yakubu
Q. Who is the current NAFDAC Director General?
Ans. Olusola Adeyeye

Q. Who is the current Inspector General of police?
Ans. IGP Mohammed Adamu

Q. Current chairman of the African Union
Ans. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Q. Who is the secretary General of the united nations
Ans. António Guterres

Q. Mention five rivers in Nigeria that share their names with a

state.
Ans. Rivers - Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross

River, Imo
Q. What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arm represent?
Ans. Strength
Q. Mention 5 past senate presidents of Nigeria.
Ans. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Evan Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo,

Anyim Pius Anyim, Adolphus Wabara, Ken Nnamani, David Mark
Q. What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arm

represent?
Ans. Dignity
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Q. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arm stand
for?
Ans. Nigerian’s fertile soil
Q. What does the white colour in Nigerian flag stand for?
Ans. Peace
Q. What does the green colour in Nigerian flag represent?
Ans. Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

Q. Who is the current minister of finance?
Ans. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

Q. Who is the current minister of defence?
Ans. Monsur Dan-Ali

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Q. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Ans. Six (6) geopolitical zones
Q. What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Ans. Calabar
Q. Who is the current minister of FCT?
Ans. Muhammadu Bello

Q. Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Ans. Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

Q. When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17

FIFA world cup
Ans. 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

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Q. Which country won the 2018 world cup?
Ans. France
Q. Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Ans. Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of

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Noble Laureate?
Q. Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?
Ans. President Muhammudu Buhari
Q. When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?
Ans. 1st January 1973

Q. What are the five largest Oceans in the world?
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Ocean, Arctic Ocean
Q. What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Ans. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Q. When were the currency notes introduced?
Ans. 100 naira:1999, 200 naira in 2000, 500 naira in 2001 and
1000 naira on October 12, 2005
Q. How many ministers do we have in Nigeria?
Ans. 38
Q. With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?
Ans. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with
the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east,
and Niger in the north
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Q. Representative democracy is best characteristic by
Ans. free elections and proper registers of voters

Q. While political partial parties aim at forming a government

pressure groups aim at
Ans. influencing governmental decisions
Q. When the electorate vote for representatives who is turn

vote on their behalf we say it is
Ans. an indirect election

Q. An election which is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a

legislature is called a
Ans. by election
Q. Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal

constitution
Ans. France
Q. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
Ans. it ensures the anonymity of each voter

Q. In a one party state
Ans. the ruling party is the only legal party
Q. A cabinet system of government is practiced in
Ans. Britain and Canada

Q. A proclamation by the head of state ending a session of

parliament is called
Ans. a dissolution
Q. The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria

Ans. promotes unity of diversity
Q. The transfer of authority to local government council is

known as
Ans. delegation
Q. The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they
Ans. are credited or blamed for any thing they do
Q. The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were
Ans. UPN, GNPP, NAP, PRP, NPP, NPN,

Q. Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria
Ans. farmers
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Ans. Richards constitution

Q. A popular principle of colonial administration in British

west Africa was
Ans. indirect rule

Q. The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was
Ans. lord Lugard
Q. The first military government in Nigeria was headed by
Ans. General Agunyi Ironsi
Q. The first general election in Nigeria was hold in
Ans. 1959
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Ans. general assembly

Q. Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the

local government reforms of
Ans. 1976
Q. A parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in

the house to vote on major issues
Ans. Whip
Q. A system in which no single person serves as the chief

executive is known as
Ans. Parliamentary
Q. A social system in which power is derived from control over

land is called
Ans. Feudalism
Q. “Rule of Law” refers to situation in which
Ans. Laws are supreme

Q. An important principle of the civil service is
Ans. Anonymity
Q. Which of these constitution recognized local government as

the third tier of government
Ans. the 1979 constitution
Q. A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of

judges by the
Ans. Judicial service Commission

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recommend that
Ans. More states should be created in the federation

Q. The second military coup in Nigeria took place on
Ans. July 29, 1966
Q. One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the

second world war
Ans. The League of Nations

Q. An important advantage of creating more constitution in a

federal state is to
Ans. Enhance the People participation
Q. Under the Presidential system
Ans. c. The president may come from any of the parties

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Q. Public opinion is important because it
Ans. Lets government know what the people want

Q. Bicameral legislature exists
Ans. To prevent the concentration of power on legislative house

Q. Africans were first elected to the legislative council in

British West Africa in
Ans. Ghana
Q. One of the functions of the Ministry of external affairs is the
Ans. Promotion of national interests
Q. The leader of the Northern People’s congress was
Ans. Ahmadu Bello

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Q. The idea of democracy started with the
Ans. The earliest democracy in the world began with the work of a
man named Cleisthenes, in Athens (Greece), in 510 BC.
Q. In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour

are called
Ans. Proletariats
Q. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of

achieving democracy?
Ans. Riots 22 The branch of government responsible for

implementing laws is the
Q. In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in
Ans. The community
Q. Universal Adult Suffrage means all
Ans. Qualified citizens can vote

Q. A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended

to promote the general welfare is called
Ans. An Appropriation bill

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Q. Top offices and office holders
Ans. 1. The First Citizen in Nigeria: This position is held by the

President who is elected and occupies the highest seat in the land.
His position as the number one citizen in Nigeria is outlined in the
constitution.
Nigeria's president is: Muhammadu Buhari
2. The Second Citizen in Nigeria: This position is held by the

Vice President who is the number two citizen in Nigeria.
Nigeria's vice president is: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
3. The Third Citizen: The Senate president holds this position as

the number three citizen in the hierarchy of leadership structure in
Nigeria. He is the head of the National Assembly and presides over
the upper chambers of the legislative arm of government. Nigeria'
s senate president is: Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
4. The Fourth Citizen: The number four citizen in Nigeria is

occupied by the speaker of the house of representative. He presides
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Nigeria's speaker of the house of representative is: Femi
Gbajabiamila
Q. 3 arms of Nigerian government
Ans. The three arms of the federal government of Nigeria are the:
- executive
- legislature
- judiciary.
The executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative
power is held by the real government and the two chambers of the
legislature: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Together,
the two chambers make up the law-making body in Nigeria, called
the National Assembly, which serves as a check on the executive
arm of government. The highest judiciary arm of government in
Nigeria is the Supreme Court of Nigeria which was created after
independence.
Q. Senate of Nigeria
Ans. Nigeria has 109 senators. The 36 states are each divided in 3
senatorial districts each electing one senator; the Federal Capital
Territory elects only one senator.
Q. Nigeria National Assembly
Ans. The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is

a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian
Constitution. It consists of a Senate with 109 members and a 360-
member House of Representatives. Nigeria National Assembly of
Nigeria, modeled after the federal Congress of the United States,
has among its functons to guarantee equal representation of the 36
states of Nigeria irrespective of size in the Senate and proportional
representation of population in the House.
Q. House of Representatives
Ans. The House of Representatives is the lower house of Nigeria's

bicameral National Assembly. The Senate is the upper house.
The current House of Representatives has a total of 360 members
who are elected in single-member constituencies using the simple
majority (or first-past-the-post) system. Just like the governors and
most political positions in Nigeria, House Members serve four-
year terms. The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives
is the presiding officer of the house.
Q. Coat of arms of Nigeria
Ans. In the coat of arms of Nigeria,

The black shield with a wavy white pall symbolizes the meeting of
the Niger and Benue Rivers at Lokoja,
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The two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent
dignity,
The eagle represents strength,
The green and white bands on the top of the shield represent the
rich soil.
The red flowers at the base are Costus spectabilis, Nigeria's
national flower. This flower was chosen for inclusion in the coat of
arms as it is found all over Nigeria and also stand for the beauty of
the nation.
Then around the base is Nigeria's national motto: "Unity and Faith,
Peace and Progress" (formerly "Peace, Unity, Freedom").
Q. Nigeria's national motto
Ans. Nigeria's national motto is "Unity and Faith, Peace and

Progress" (formerly "Peace, Unity, Freedom").
Q. Military ranks of Nigeria
Ans.
Military ranks of Nigeria - Army Ranks

Note: This ranks are in ascending order. That is, from lowest
ranks at top to highest rank at bottom.
11. Second Lieutenant
10. First Lieutenant
9. Captain
8. Major
7. Lieutenant Colonel
6. Colonel
5. Brigadier General
4. Major General
3. Lieutenant General
2. General
1. Field Marshal
Military ranks of Nigeria - Army Ranks for non-commissioned
officers
8. Recruit
7. Private
6. Lance-corporal
5. Corporal
4. Sergeant
3. Staff Sergeant
2. Warrant Officer Class II
1. Warrant Officer Class I
Military ranks of Nigeria - Navy Ranks
11. Midshipman
10. Sub lieutenant
9. Lieutenant
8. Lieutenant commander
7. Commander
6. Captain
5. Commodore
4. Rear admiral
3. Vice Admiral
2. Admiral
1. Admiral of the Fleet
Military ranks of Nigeria - Air force Ranks
11. Pilot Officer
10. Flying Officer
9. Flight Lieutenant
8. Squadron Leader
7. Wing Commander
6. Group Captain
5. Air Commodore
4. Air Vice-Marshal
3. Air Marshal
2. Air Chief Marshal
1. Marshal of the Air Force
Q. Local government areas of Nigeria
Ans. There are 774 local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria.

Below is the list of the local governments and their states.
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STATES LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS 08157165603
Federal
Gwagwalada, Kuje, Abaji, Abuja Municipal, Bwari,
Capital
Kwali
Territory
Aba North, Aba South, Arochukwu, Bende, Ikwuano,
Isiala-Ngwa North, Isiala-Ngwa South, Isuikwato, Obi
Abia Nwa, Ohafia, Osisioma, Ngwa, Ugwunagbo, Ukwa
East, Ukwa West, Umuahia North, Umuahia South,
Umu-Neochi
Demsa, Fufore, Ganaye, Gireri, Gombi, Guyuk, Hong,
Jada, Lamurde, Madagali, Maiha, Mayo-Belwa,
Adamawa
Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Shelleng,
Song, Toungo, Yola North, Yola South
Abak, Eastern Obolo, Eket, Esit Eket, Essien Udim,
Etim Ekpo, Etinan, Ibeno, Ibesikpo Asutan, Ibiono
Akwa Ibom, Ika, Ikono, Ikot Abasi, Ikot Ekpene, Ini, Itu,
Ibom Mbo, Mkpat Enin, Nsit Atai, Nsit Ibom, Nsit Ubium,
Obot Akara, Okobo, Onna, Oron, Oruk Anam, Udung
Uko, Ukanafun, Uruan, Urue-Offong/Oruko, Uyo
Aguata, Anambra East, Anambra West, Anaocha,
Awka North, Awka South, Ayamelum, Dunukofia,
Ekwusigo, Idemili North, Idemili south, Ihiala,
Anambra
Njikoka, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Onitsha
North, Onitsha South, Orumba North, Orumba South,
Oyi
Alkaleri, Bauchi, Bogoro, Damban, Darazo, Dass,
Bauchi Ganjuwa, Giade, Itas/Gadau, Jama’are, Katagum, Kirfi,
Misau, Ningi, Shira, Tafawa-Balewa, Toro, Warji, Zaki
Brass, Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Nembe, Ogbia,
Bayelsa
Sagbama, Southern Jaw, Yenegoa
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Gwer West, Katsina-Ala, Konshisha, Kwande, Logo,
Makurdi, Obi, Ogbadibo, Oju, Okpokwu, Ohimini,
Oturkpo, Tarka, Ukum, Ushongo, Vandeikya
Abadam, Askira/Uba, Bama, Bayo, Biu, Chibok,
Damboa, Dikwa, Gubio, Guzamala, Gwoza, Hawul,
Bornu Jere, Kaga, Kala/Balge, Konduga, Kukawa, Kwaya
Kusar, Mafa, Magumeri, Maiduguri, Marte, Mobbar,
Monguno, Ngala, Nganzai, Shani
Akpabuyo, Odukpani, Akamkpa, Biase, Abi, Ikom,
Cross Yarkur, Odubra, Boki, Ogoja, Yala, Obanliku, Obudu,
River Calabar South, Etung, Bekwara, Bakassi, Calabar
Municipality
Oshimili, Aniocha, Aniocha South, Ika South, Ika
North-East, Ndokwa West, Ndokwa East, Isoko south,
Isoko North, Bomadi, Burutu, Ughelli South, Ughelli
Delta
North, Ethiope West, Ethiope East, Sapele, Okpe, Warri
North, Warri South, Uvwie, Udu, Warri Central,
Ukwani, Oshimili North, Patani
Afikpo South, Afikpo North, Onicha, Ohaozara,
Ebonyi Abakaliki, Ishielu, lkwo, Ezza, Ezza South, Ohaukwu,
Ebonyi, Ivo
Esan North-East, Esan Central, Esan West, Egor,
Ukpoba, Central, Etsako Central, Igueben, Oredo, Ovia
Edo
SouthWest, Ovia South-East, Orhionwon,
Uhunmwonde, Etsako East, Esan South-East
Ado, Ekiti-East, Ekiti-West, Emure/Ise/Orun, Ekiti
Ekiti South-West, Ikare, Irepodun, Ijero,, Ido/Osi, Oye,
Ikole, Moba, Gbonyin, Efon, Ise/Orun, Ilejemeje.
Enugu Enugu South,, Igbo-Eze South, Enugu North, Nkanu,
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Nsukka, Igbo-Ekiti, Uzo-Uwani, Enugu Eas, Aninri,
Nkanu East, Udenu.
Akko, Balanga, Billiri, Dukku, Kaltungo, Kwami,
Gombe Shomgom, Funakaye, Gombe, Nafada/Bajoga,
Yamaltu/Delta.
Aboh-Mbaise, Ahiazu-Mbaise, Ehime-Mbano,
Ezinihitte, Ideato North, Ideato South, Ihitte/Uboma,
Ikeduru, Isiala Mbano, Isu, Mbaitoli, Mbaitoli, Ngor-
Imo
Okpala, Njaba, Nwangele, Nkwerre, Obowo, Oguta,
Ohaji/Egbema, Okigwe, Orlu, Orsu, Oru East, Oru
West, Owerri-Municipal, Owerri North, Owerri West
Auyo, Babura, Birni Kudu, Biriniwa, Buji, Dutse,
Gagarawa, Garki, Gumel, Guri, Gwaram, Gwiwa,
Jigawa Hadejia, Jahun, Kafin Hausa, Kaugama Kazaure, Kiri
Kasamma, Kiyawa, Maigatari, Malam Madori, Miga,
Ringim, Roni, Sule-Tankarkar, Taura, Yankwashi
Birni-Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Ikara, jaba, Jema’a,
Kachia, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Kagarko,
Kaduna
Kajuru, Kaura, Kauru, Kubau, Kudan, Lere, Makarfi,
Sabon-Gari, Sanga, Soba, Zango-Kataf, Zaria
Ajingi, Albasu, Bagwai, Bebeji, Bichi, Bunkure, Dala,
Dambatta, Dawakin Kudu, Dawakin Tofa, Doguwa,
Fagge, Gabasawa, Garko, Garum, Mallam, Gaya,
Gezawa, Gwale, Gwarzo, Kabo, Kano Municipal,
Kano
Karaye, Kibiya, Kiru, kumbotso, Kunchi, Kura,
Madobi, Makoda, Minjibir, Nasarawa, Rano, Rimin
Gado, Rogo, Shanono, Sumaila, Takali, Tarauni, Tofa,
Tsanyawa, Tudun Wada, Ungogo, Warawa, Wudil
Katsina Bakori, Batagarawa, Batsari, Baure, Bindawa,
Charanchi, Dandume, Danja, Dan Musa, Daura, Dutsi,
Dutsin-Ma, Faskari, Funtua, Ingawa, Jibia, Kafur,
Kaita, Kankara, Kankia, Katsina, Kurfi, Kusada,
Mai’Adua, Malumfashi, Mani, Mashi, Matazuu,
Musawa, Rimi, Sabuwa, Safana, Sandamu, Zango
Aleiro, Arewa-Dandi, Argungu, Augie, Bagudo, Birnin
Kebbi, Bunza, Dandi, Fakai, Gwandu, Jega, Kalgo,
Kebbi
Koko/Besse, Maiyama, Ngaski, Sakaba, Shanga, Suru,
Wasagu/Danko, Yauri, Zuru
Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah,
Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Kogi, Lokoja,
Kogi
Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Mangongo, Okehi, Okene,
Olamabolo, Omala, Yagba East, Yagba West
Asa, Baruten, Edu, Ekiti, Ifelodun, Ilorin East, Ilorin
Kwara West, Irepodun, Isin, Kaiama, Moro, Offa, Oke-Ero,
Oyun, Pategi
Agege, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Alimosho, Amuwo-Odofin,
Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ibeju/Lekki, Ifako-
Lagos Ijaye, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Kosofe, Lagos Island, Lagos
Mainland, Mushin, Ojo, Oshodi-Isolo, Shomolu,
Surulere
Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Karu, Keana, Keffi, Kokona,
Nasarawa
Lafia, Nasarawa, Nasarawa-Eggon, Obi, Toto, Wamba
Agaie, Agwara, Bida, Borgu, Bosso, Chanchaga, Edati,
Gbako, Gurara, Katcha, Kontagora, Lapai, Lavun,
Niger
Magama, Mariga, Mashegu, Mokwa, Muya, Pailoro,
Rafi, Rijau, Shiroro, Suleja, Tafa, Wushishi
Ogun Abeokuta North, Abeokuta South, Ado-Odo/Ota,
Egbado North, Egbado South, Ewekoro, Ifo, Ijebu East,
Ijebu North, Ijebu North East, Ijebu Ode, Ikenne,
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Waterside, Odeda, Odogbolu, Remo North, Shagamu
Akoko North East, Akoko North West, Akoko South
Akure East, Akoko South West, Akure North, Akure
Ondo South, Ese-Odo, Idanre, Ifedore, Ilaje, Ile-Oluji,
Okeigbo, Irele, Odigbo, Okitipupa, Ondo East, Ondo
West, Ose, Owo
Aiyedade, Aiyedire, Atakumosa East, Atakumosa
West, Boluwaduro, Boripe, Ede North, Ede South,
Egbedore, Ejigbo, Ife Central, Ife East, Ife North, Ife
Osun
South, Ifedayo, Ifelodun, Ila, Ilesha East, Ilesha West,
Irepodun, Irewole, Isokan, Iwo, Obokun, Odo-Otin,
Ola-Oluwa, Olorunda, Oriade, Orolu, Osogbo
Afijio, Akinyele, Atiba, Atigbo, Egbeda,
IbadanCentral, Ibadan North, Ibadan North West,
Ibadan South East, Ibadan South West, Ibarapa Central,
Ibarapa East, Ibarapa North, Ido, Irepo, Iseyin,
Oyo
Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Lagelu Ogbomosho North,
Ogbmosho South, Ogo Oluwa, Olorunsogo, Oluyole,
Ona-Ara, Orelope, Ori Ire, Oyo East, Oyo West, Saki
East, Saki West, Surulere
Barikin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, Jos East, Jos North, Jos
South, Kanam, Kanke, Langtang North, Langtang
Plateau
South, Mangu, Mikang, Pankshin, Qua’an Pan, Riyom,
Shendam, Wase
Abua/Odual, Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Akuku Toru,
Andoni, Asari-Toru, Bonny, Degema, Emohua, Eleme,
Rivers Etche, Gokana, Ikwerre, Khana, Obia/Akpor,
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Ogu/Bolo, Okrika, Omumma,
Opobo/Nkoro, Oyigbo, Port-Harcourt, Tai
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Gawabawa, Illela, Isa, Kware, kebbe, Rabah, Sabon
birni, Shagari, Silame, Sokoto North, Sokoto South,
Tambuwal, Tqngaza, Tureta, Wamako, Wurno, Yabo
Ardo-kola, Bali, Donga, Gashaka, Cassol, Ibi, Jalingo,
Taraba Karin-Lamido, Kurmi, Lau, Sardauna, Takum, Ussa,
Wukari, Yorro, Zing
Bade, Bursari, Damaturu, Fika, Fune, Geidam, Gujba,
Yobe Gulani, Jakusko, Karasuwa, Karawa, Machina,
Nangere, Nguru Potiskum, Tarmua, Yunusari, Yusufari
Anka, Bakura, Birnin Magaji, Bukkuyum, Bungudu,
Zamfara Gummi, Gusau, Kaura, Namoda, Maradun, Maru,
Shinkafi, Talata Mafara, Tsafe, Zurmi
CATEGORY: history
Q. Nigeria's History & Major Events
Ans.
8000 B.C. – Creation of oldest currently known artifacts and stone

shelters. Igboland mostly occupied by foragers, including Bantu
ancestors.
3000–500 B.C. – Development of agriculture (probably including

yam cultivation) and animal husbandry.
500 B.C. – A.D. 200 – Nok culture flourishes in Northern Nigeria.
400–100 B.C. – Ironworking develops around Opi, Nsukka
770 A.D. – Early Ijaw settlement.

800 – Mega-state at Igbo-Ukwu has complex social structure,
produces copious artifacts including bronzes. Yoruba civilization
already well established, based on thirteen farming villages
centered at Ilé-Ifẹ̀.
900 – The reign of the Kingdom of Nri began.
1100 – The Islamic state of Borno was established.
1200 – Ilé-Ifẹ̀ becomes Yoruba metropolis.
1255 – Oba Ewedo comes to power in Benin Empire.
1450 – Beginning of European contact on the Atlantic coast.[1]
1500 – The nominally Muslim Hausa Kingdoms were established

in Northern Nigeria.
1851 (December 26-27): Royal Navy warship bombards Lagos.

Oba of Lagos (Oba Kosoko) is wounded and flees to Epe. On
board the ship was Lt. Labulo Davies, probably the first Nigerian
to be commisioned in a naval force.
1862 (January 1): Lagos Island is annexed as a colony of Britain
1862 (January 22): Mr H.S Freeman is appointed as the first

Governor of Lagos Colony.
1877: George Taubman Goldie arrived in the Niger Delta in 1877
1885: Oil Rivers Protectorate proclaimed by the British after they

had defeated of King Jaja of Opobo, the Oba of Benin and subdued
all prominent oil merchants of the Niger Delta.
1892 (19 May): At the Battle of the (sacred) Yemoja River the
British wreaks havoc amongst the Ijebu infantry with a British
Maxim (capable of firing 2000 rounds in three minutes).
1893: Oil Rivers Protectorate renamed Niger Coast Protectorate

with its capital at Calabar.
1890’s: British Journalist Flora Shaw, later wife of Lord Frederick

Lugard, suggests the name “Nigeria” after the great Niger River.
1897: The British overthrow Oba Ovonramwen of Benin. One of

the last independent West African kings.
1900: Niger Coast Protectorate was merged with the colony and
protectorate of Lagos and renamed Protectorate of Southern
Nigeria
1914: Formation of Nigeria under Governor Frederick Lugard
1929 (October): (Aba Women’s Riot). Women in Aba demonstrate

against high taxes and low prices of Nigerian exports.
1954: The position of Governor was created in each region after

the Federal System of Government is adopted.
1958: Nigerian Armed Forces came under Federal control. The

Nigerian Navy is created.
1959: The new Nigerian currency is introduced
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Congress(NDC) go into alliance to contest parliamentary elections.
The alliance earned the Brass Division a seat in the Federal
Parliament for the first time.
1960(July): Sir Adesoji Aderemi becomes 1st Nigerian and 1st

African to be appointed Governor in the Commonwealth. He
became Governor before Nigeria got independence.
1960 (October 1): Nigeria’s Independence Day: Nnamdi Azikiwe

(“Zik”) becomes 1st indigenous Governor General. At
independence, the Nigerian government consisted of three ethnic
states united in a federation. Each state was controlled by a single
dominant ethnic-based party.
1962-63 – Controversial census fuels regional and ethnic tensions.
1966 January – Mr Balewa killed in coup. Maj-Gen Johnson

Aguiyi-Ironsi forms military government.
1966 July – General Ironsi killed in counter-coup, replaced by

Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon.
1967 – Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra,

sparking bloody civil war.
1970 – Biafran leaders surrender.
1975 – General Gowon overthrown by Brigadier Murtala Ramat

Mohammed, who begins process of moving federal capital to
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Replaced by his deputy, Lt-Gene Olusegun Obasanjo.
1979 – Elections bring Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power.
1983 January – The government expels more than one million

foreigners, mostly Ghanaians, saying they had overstayed their
visas and were taking jobs from Nigerians.
1983 August-September – President Shagari re-elected amid

accusations of irregularities.
1983 December – Maj-Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in

bloodless coup.
1985 – Ibrahim Babangida seizes power in bloodless coup, curtails

political activity.
1993 June – Military annuls elections when preliminary results

show victory by Chief Moshood Abiola.
1993 August – Power transferred to Interim National Government.
1993 November – Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, suppresses

opposition.
1994 – Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself

president.
1995 – Ken Saro-Wiwa, writer and campaigner against oil industry

damage to his Ogoni homeland, is executed following a hasty trial.
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Abdulsalami Abubakar. Moshood Abiola dies in custody a month
later.
1999 – Parliamentary and presidential elections. Olusegun

Obasanjo sworn in as president.
2000 – Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states

in the face of opposition from Christians. Tension over the issue
results in hundreds of deaths in clashes between Christians and
Muslims.
2001 – Tribal war in Benue State, in eastern-central Nigeria,

displaces thousands of people. Troops sent to quash the fighting
kill more than 200 unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for
the abduction and murder of 19 soldiers.
2002 February – Some 100 people are killed in Lagos in clashes

between Hausas from mainly-Islamic north and Yorubas from
predominantly-Christian southwest.
2002 November – More than 200 people die in four days of rioting
stoked by Muslim fury over the planned Miss World beauty
pageant in Kaduna in December. The event is relocated to Britain.
2003 12 April – First legislative elections since end of military rule

in 1999. Polling marked by delays, allegations of ballot-rigging.
President Obasanjo’s People’s Democratic Party wins
parliamentary majority.
2003 19 April – First civilian-run presidential elections since end

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more than 60% of vote. Opposition parties reject result. EU poll
observers cite “serious irregularities”.
2003 September – Nigeria’s first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, launched

by Russian rocket.
2004 May – State of emergency is declared in the central Plateau

State after more than 200 Muslims are killed in Yelwa in attacks by
Christian militia; revenge attacks are launched by Muslim youths
in Kano.
2004 August-September – Deadly clashes between gangs in oil

city of Port Harcourt prompts strong crackdown by troops. Rights
group Amnesty International cites death toll of 500, authorities say
about 20 died.
2006 January onwards – Militants in the Niger Delta attack

pipelines and other oil facilities and kidnap foreign oil workers.
The rebels demand more control over the region’s oil wealth.
2006 February – More than 100 people are killed when religious
violence flares in mainly-Muslim towns in the north and in the
southern city of Onitsha.
2006 April – Helped by record oil prices, Nigeria becomes the first
African nation to pay off its debt to the Paris Club of rich lenders,
which had written off two-thirds of the $30bn debt the previous
year
2006 August – Nigeria agrees to cede sovereignty over the

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takes place in 2008.
2007 April – Umaru Yar’Adua of the ruling People’s Democratic

Party wins the presidential election.
2008 September – Militants in the Niger Delta step up their attacks

on oil installations, in response to what they describe as
unprovoked attacks by the military on their bases.
2009 July – Hundreds die in northeastern Nigeria after the Boko

Haram Islamist movement launches a campaign of violence in a
bid to have Sharia law imposed on the entire country. Security
forces storm Boko Haram’s stronghold and kill the movement’s
leader.
Government frees the leader of the Niger Delta militant group

Mend, Henry Okah, after he accepts an amnesty offer.
2010 May – President Umaru Yar’Adua dies after a long illness.

Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan, already acting in Yar’Adua’s
stead, succeeds him.
2010 December – Christmas Eve bomb attacks near central city of

Jos kill at least 80 people. Attacks claimed by Islamist sect Boko
Haram spark clashes between Christians and Muslims. Some 200
killed in reprisal attacks.
2011 March – Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan wins presidential

elections.
2011 August – Suicide bomb attack on UN headquarters in Abuja
kills 23 people. Boko Haram claims responsibility.
2011 December – Christmas Day bomb attacks by Boko Haram on

churches kill about 40 people. President Jonathan declares state of
emergency to contain violence by Boko Haram.
2012 January – More than 100 killed in single day of co-ordinated

bombings and shootings in Kano, shortly after Boko Haram tells
Christians to quit the north.
2013 May – Government declares state of emergency in three

northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa and sends in troops
to combat Boko Haram.
2013 September – Boko Haram murder more than 150 people in

roadside attacks in the northeast. Separately, security forces fight
Boko Haram insurgents in the capital Abuja.
2014 April – Boko Haram kidnaps more than 200 girls from a
boarding school in northern town of Chibok, in an incident that
draws major national and international outrage.
2014 November – Boko Haram launches a series of attacks in

northeastern Nigeria, capturing several towns near Lake Chad and
running raids into neighbouring Chad and Cameroon in early 2015.
It switches allegiance from al-Qaeda to the Islamic State group.
2015 February-March – Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form

military coalition and push Boko Haram out of all towns back into
Sambisa Forest.
2015 March – Muhammadu Buhari wins the presidential election,
becoming the first opposition candidate to do so in Nigeria’s
history.
2016 June – Naira currency floated in attempt to stave off financial

crisis caused by low oil prices.
2016 November – Niger Delta Avengers rebels bomb three oil

pipelines in attempt to renew southern insurgency.
2017 January – Scores die as Nigerian air force accidentally bombs

refugee camp rather than Boko Haram redoubt in Rann on
Cameroon border.
2017 May – More than 80 of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped

in Chibok are freed in a prisoner swap with the Islamist group
Boko Haram.
2017 January – Big stay-at-home protest in favour of independence

for the south-east marks 50 years since the independent republic of
Biafra was declared, sparking a devastating civil war.
2017 September – Human Rights Watch alleges that Cameroon has

forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees, charges it denies.
2017 December – Clashes between herders in Benue and Taraba

states prompt thousands to flee.
2018 February – More than 100 girls feared abducted by Boko

Haram in Yobe state.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia
CATEGORY: people and culture
Q. Major Nigerian Ethnic Culture
Ans.
There are about 371 (or more) tribes in Nigeria Here are some
of the largest tribes
Efik-Ibibio
The Efik-Ibibio is located at the coastal southeastern Nigeria. Efik-

Ibibio language is spoken in Akwa Ibom State and Cross River
State. It has various dialects such as the Annang dialect, Oron
dialect, and many others.
The Efik-Ibibio people are blessed with various edible vegetables.

Their food is popular throughout the entire Nigeria including the
popular Afañg soup, Edikang Ikong soup, pepper soup, Ukwoho,
Atama,Eritañ, jeloff-rice, etc.
Igbos
Third largest ethnic group Igboland is the home of the Igbo people
and it covers most of Southeast Nigeria. This area is divided by the
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The Igbos, who are mostly Christians. Their traditional religion is

known as Odinani. Socially they are led by monarchs known as
Eze Igwes.
Hausa/Fulani
Largest ethnic group The Hausa and Fulani are two ethnic groups
which were formerly distinct but are now intermixed to the extent
of being regarded as one inseparable ethnic nation.
Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the

bulk of the Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern
Nigeria especially in and around the centres of Sokoto, Kano and
Katsina which were important market centres on the southern
section of the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes in the past.
Being the largest ethnic group in Nigeria, Hausa have always been
some of the main players in Nigerian politics since Nigeria was
granted independence from Britain in 1960.
Yoruba
Second ethnic group Yoruba people live mostly in Southwest

Nigeria. They have developed a variety of different artistic forms
including pottery, weaving, beadwork, metalwork, and mask
making. Most artwork is made to honour the gods and ancestors
and since there are more than 401 known gods to the Yoruba there
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are usually identified as Christian or Muslim, although a
lot of Yoruba still uphold traditional aspects of their ancestors
religious practices and beliefs. This ethnic group upholds many
cultural traditions, including music and culture festivals, traditional
Yoruba art, and conventional architecture. The Yoruba culture has
historically relied on large populations in a centralized location and
an Oba (King).
Ijaw
The Ijaw live in the Niger River Delta area of Nigeria and
constitute around 10% of the population of the country. The Ijaw
have historically had tensions with the rest of the Nigerian
population. The lands in which the Ijaw inhabit are extremely oil-
rich.
Kanuri
The Kanuri people are found in northeastern Nigeria. Their

population is believed to be around 4% of Nigeria (approximately
4,000,000). The regions in which Kanuri live are largely
impractical for outsiders to reach. Kanuri people are predominately
Sunni Muslims.
Fulani
Since the Fulani War (1804-1808), the Fulani people have been
intertwined with the Hausa of Nigeria. This is largely due to
intermarriage and Fulani living among the Hausa population.
Fulani and Hausa together make up approximately 29% of the
population of Nigeria.
Ibibio
The Ibibio, mostly found in southeastern Nigeria, have a rich oral

history passed down through generations. These people have lived
in this part of Nigeria for several hundred years. This ethnic group
numbers approximately 4.5 million which is equivalent to 3.5% of
the population of Nigeria.
Ibibio people in the region also inquired (with the British Crown)
to become their own sovereign nation within Nigeria (pre-
independence). Today, Ibibio predominantly identify themselves as
Christian. Ibibio has an amazing artistic culture, most known for
creating intricate wooden masks and carvings.
Tiv
The ethnic group known as Tiv are well known for their
agricultural produce and the trading of this produce. This is one of
the only sources of income for the group. The Tiv people all trace
their ancestry back to an ancient individual also named Tiv, who
had two sons. Some Tiv people identify as Christians, even less as
Muslim.
The traditional religion of Tiv, based on manipulations of forces by

humans who have been entrusted by a creator God, remains strong
within the Tiv populace. Tiv only make up 3.5% of the Nigerian
population, making them one of the smaller ethnic groups within
the country.
Ref: worldatlas, Wikipedia,

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tribes in Nigeria and states where they are mostly found
Ans.
1 Abayon -Cross River
2 Abua (Odual) -Rivers
3 Achipa (Achipawa) -Kebbi
4 Adim -Cross River
5 Adun -Cross River
6 Affade -Yobe
7 Afizere -Plateau
8 Afo -Plateau
9 Agbo -Cross River
10 Akaju-Ndem (Akajuk) -Cross River
11 Akweya-Yachi -Benue
12 Alago (Arago) -Piateau
13 Amo -Plateau
14 Anaguta -Plateau
15 Anang -Akwa lbom
16 Andoni -Akwa lbom, Rivers https://projects.ng

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17 Angas -Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau
18 Ankwei -Plateau
19 Anyima -Cross River
20 Attakar (ataka) -Kaduna
21 Auyoka (Auyokawa) -Jigawa
22 Awori -Lagos, Ogun
23 Ayu -Kaduna
24 Babur -Adamawa, Bomo, Taraba, Yobe
25 Bachama -Adamawa
26 Bachere -Cross River
27 Bada -Plateau
28 Bade -Yobe
29 Bahumono -Cross River
30 Bakulung -Taraba
31 Bali -Taraba
32 Bambora (Bambarawa) -Bauchi
33 Bambuko -Taraba https://projects.ng

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34 Banda (Bandawa) -Taraba
35 Banka (Bankalawa) -Bauchi
36 Banso (Panso) -Adamawa
37 Bara (Barawa) -Bauchi
38 Barke -Bauchi
39 Baruba (Barba) -Niger
40 Bashiri (Bashirawa) -Plateau
41 Bassa -Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau
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43 Baushi -Niger
44 Baya -Adamawa
45 Bekwarra -Cross River
46 Bele (Buli, Belewa) -Bauchi
47 Betso (Bete) -Taraba
48 Bette -Cross River
49 Bilei -Adamawa
50 Bille -Adamawa https://projects.ng

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51 Bina (Binawa) -Kaduna
52 Bini -Edo
53 Birom -Plateau
54 Bobua -Taraba
55 Boki (Nki) -Cross River
56 Bkkos -Plateau
57 Boko (Bussawa, Bargawa) -Niger
58 Bole (Bolewa) -Bauchi, Yobe
59 Botlere -Adamawa
60 Boma (Bomawa, Burmano) -Bauchi
61 Bomboro -Bauchi
62 Buduma -Borno, Niger
63 Buji -Plateau
64 Buli -Bauchi
65 Bunu -Kogi
66 Bura -Adamawa
67 Burak -Bauchi https://projects.ng

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68 Burma (Burmawa) -Plateau
69 Buru -Yobe
70 Buta (Butawa) -Bauchi
71 Bwall -Plateau
72 Bwatiye -Adamawa
73 Bwazza -Adamawa
74 Challa -Plateau
75 Chama (Chamawa Fitilai) -Bauchi
76 Chamba -Taraba
77 Chamo -Bauchi
78 Chibok (Chibbak) -Yobe
79 Chinine -Borno
80 Chip -Plateau
81 Chokobo -Plateau
82 Chukkol -Taraba
83 Daba -Adamawa
84 Dadiya -Bauchi https://projects.ng

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85 Daka -Adamawa
86 Dakarkari -Niger, Kebbi
87 Danda (Dandawa) -Kebbi
88 Dangsa -Taraba
89 Daza (Dere, Derewa) -Bauchi
90 Degema -Rivers
91 Deno (Denawa) -Bauchi
92 Dghwede -Bomo
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94 Doemak (Dumuk) -Plateau
95 Ouguri -Bauchi
96 Duka (Dukawa) -Kebbi
97 Duma (Dumawa) -Bauchi
98 Ebana (Ebani) -Rivers
99 Ebirra (lgbirra) -Edo, Kogi, Ondo
100 Ebu -Edo, Kogi
101 Efik -Cross River https://projects.ng

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102 Egbema -Rivers
103 Egede (lgedde) -Benue
104 Eggon -Plateau
105 Egun (Gu) -Lagos,Ogun
106 Ejagham -Cross River
107 Ekajuk -Cross River
108 Eket -Akwa Ibom
109 Ekoi -Cross River
110 Engenni (Ngene) -Rivers
111 Epie -Rivers
112 Esan (Ishan) -Edo
113 Etche -Rivers
114 Etolu (Etilo) -Benue
115 Etsako -Edo
116 Etung -Cross River
117 Etuno -Edo
118 Palli -Adamawa https://projects.ng

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119 Pulani (Pulbe) -Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa , Kaduna, Kano,

Katsina, Kebbi , Niger, Sokoto,
Taraba, Yobe, etc.
120 Fyam (Fyem) -Plateau
121 Fyer(Fer) -Plateau
122 Ga’anda -Adamawa
123 Gade -Niger
124 Galambi -Bauchi
125 Gamergu-Mulgwa -Borno

126 Qanawuri -Plateau
127 Gavako -Borno
128 Gbedde -Kogi
129 Gengle -Taraba
130 Geji -Bauchi
131 Gera (Gere, Gerawa) -Bauchi
132 Geruma (Gerumawa) -Plateau
133 Geruma (Gerumawa) -Bauchi
134 Gingwak -Bauchi
135 Gira -Adamawa
136 Gizigz -Adamawa
137 Goernai -Plateau
138 Gokana (Kana) -Rivers
139 Gombi -Adamawa
140 Gornun (Gmun) -Taraba
141 Gonia -Taraba
142 Gubi (Gubawa) -Bauchi https://projects.ng

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143 Gude -Adamawa
144 Gudu -Adamawa
145 Gure -Kaduna
146 Gurmana -Niger
147 Gururntum -Bauchi
148 Gusu -Plateau
149 Gwa (Gurawa) -Adamawa
150 Gwamba Adamawa
151 Gwandara -Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
152 Gwari (Gbari) -Kaduna, Niger, Abuja, Plateau
153 Gwom -Taraba
154 Gwoza (Waha) -Borno
155 Gyem -Bauchi
156 Hausa: -Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna,Kano, Kastina,

Kebbi, Niger,Taraba, Sokoto,
Zamfara etc
157 Higi (Hig) -Borno, Adamawa
158 Holma -Adamawa
159 Hona -Adamawa
160 Ibeno -Akwa lbom
161 Ibibio -Akwa lbom
162 Ichen -Adamawa
163 Idoma -Benue, Taraba
164 Igalla -Kogi
165 lgbo: -Abia, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi,Enugu, Imo,

Rivers
166 ljumu -Kogi
167 Ikorn -Cross River
168 Irigwe -Plateau
169 Isoko -Delta
170 lsekiri (Itsekiri) -Delta
171 lyala (lyalla) -Cross River
172 lzondjo -Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers
173 Jaba -Kaduna
174 Jahuna (Jahunawa) -Taraba https://projects.ng

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175 Jaku -Bauchi
176 Jara (Jaar Jarawa Jarawa-Dutse) -Bauchi
177 Jere (Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa) -Bauchi, Plateau
178 Jero -Taraba
179 Jibu -Adamawa
180 Jidda-Abu -Plateau
181 Jimbin (Jimbinawa) -Bauchi
182 Jirai -Adamawa
183 Jonjo (Jenjo) -Taraba
184 Jukun -Bauchi, Benue,Taraba, Plateau
185 Kaba(Kabawa) -Taraba
186 Kadara -Taraba
187 Kafanchan -Kaduna
188 Kagoro -Kaduna
189 Kaje (Kache) -Kaduna
190 Kajuru (Kajurawa) -Kaduna
191 Kaka -Adamawa https://projects.ng

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192 Kamaku (Karnukawa) -Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger
193 Kambari -Kebbi, Niger
194 Kambu -Adamawa
195 Kamo -Bauchi
196 Kanakuru (Dera) -Adamawa, Borno
197 Kanembu -Borno
198 Kanikon -Kaduna
199 Kantana -Plateau
200 Kanuri -Kaduna, Adamawa, Borno, Kano,Niger, Jigawa,
Plateau, Taraba, Yobe
201 Karekare (Karaikarai) -Bauchi, Yobe
202 Karimjo -Taraba
203 Kariya -Bauchi
204 Katab (Kataf) -Kaduna
205 Kenern (Koenoem) -Plateau
206 Kenton -Taraba
207 Kiballo (Kiwollo) -Kaduna
208 Kilba -Adamawa
209 Kirfi (Kirfawa) -Bauchi
210 Koma -Taraba
211 Kona -Taraba
212 Koro (Kwaro) -Kaduna, Niger
213 Kubi (Kubawa) -Bauchi
214 Kudachano (Kudawa) -Bauchi
215 Kugama -Taraba
216 Kulere (Kaler) -Plateau https://projects.ng

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217 Kunini -Taraba
218 Kurama -Jigawa, Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
219 Kurdul -Adamawa
220 Kushi -Bauchi
221 Kuteb -Taraba
222 Kutin -Taraba
223 Kwalla -Plateau
224 Kwami (Kwom) -Bauchi
225 Kwanchi -Taraba
226 Kwanka (Kwankwa) -Bauchi, Plateau
227 Kwaro -Plateau
228 Kwato -Plateau
229 Kyenga (Kengawa) -Sokoto
230 Laaru (Larawa) -Niger
231 Lakka -Adamawa
232 Lala -Adamawa
233 Lama -Taraba https://projects.ng

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234 Lamja -Taraba
235 Lau -Taraba
236 Ubbo -Adamawa
237 Limono -Bauchi, Plateau
238 Lopa (Lupa, Lopawa) -Niger
239 Longuda (Lunguda) -Adamawa, Bauchi
240 Mabo -Plateau
241 Mada -Kaduna, Plateau
242 Mama -Plateau
243 Mambilla -Adamawa
244 Manchok -Kaduna
245 Mandara (Wandala) -Borno
246 Manga (Mangawa) -Yobe
247 Margi (Marghi) -Adamawa, Borno
248 Matakarn -Adamawa
249 Mbembe -Cross River, Enugu
250 Mbol -Adamawa https://projects.ng

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251 Mbube -Cross River
252 Mbula -Adamawa
253 Mbum -Taraba
254 Memyang (Meryan) -Plateau
255 Miango -Plateau
256 Miligili (Migili) -Plateau
257 Miya (Miyawa) -Bauchi
258 Mobber -Borno
259 Montol -Plateau
260 Moruwa (Moro’a, Morwa) -Kaduna
261 Muchaila -Adamawa
262 Mumuye -Taraba
263 Mundang -Adamawa
264 Munga (Mupang) -Plateau
265 Mushere -Plateau
266 Mwahavul (Mwaghavul) -Plateau
267 Ndoro -Taraba https://projects.ng

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268 Ngamo -Bauchi, Yobe
269 Ngizim -Yobe
270 Ngweshe (Ndhang.Ngoshe-Ndhang) -Adamawa, Borno
271 Ningi (Ningawa) -Bauchi
272 Ninzam (Ninzo) -Kaduna, Plateau
273 Njayi -Adamawa
274 Nkim -Cross River
275 Nkum -Cross River
276 Nokere (Nakere) -Plateau
277 Nunku -Kaduna, Plateau
278 Nupe -Niger
279 Nyandang -Taraba
280 Ododop Cross River
281 Ogori -Kwara
282 Okobo (Okkobor) -Akwa lbom
283 Okpamheri -Edo
284 Olulumo -Cross River https://projects.ng

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285 Oron -Akwa lbom
286 Owan -Edo
287 Owe -Kwara
288 Oworo -Kwara
289 Pa’a (Pa’awa Afawa) -Bauchi
290 Pai -Plateau
291 Panyam -Taraba
292 Pero -Bauchi
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294 Pkanzom -Taraba
295 Poll -Taraba
296 Polchi Habe -Bauchi
297 Pongo (Pongu) -Niger
298 Potopo -Taraba
299 Pyapun (Piapung) -Plateau
300 Qua -Cross River
301 Rebina (Rebinawa) -Bauchi https://projects.ng

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302 Reshe -Kebbi, Niger
303 Rindire (Rendre) -Plateau
304 Rishuwa -Kaduna
305 Ron -Plateau
306 Rubu -Niger
307 Rukuba -Plateau
308 Rumada -Kaduna
309 Rumaya -Kaduna
310 Sakbe -Taraba
311 Sanga -Bauchi
312 Sate -Taraba
313 Saya (Sayawa Za’ar) -Bauchi
314 Segidi (Sigidawa) -Bauchi
315 Shanga (Shangawa) -Sokoto
316 Shangawa (Shangau) -Plateau
317 Shan-Shan -Plateau
318 Shira (Shirawa) -Kano https://projects.ng

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319 Shomo -Taraba
320 Shuwa -Adamawa, Borno
321 Sikdi -Plateau
322 Siri (Sirawa) -Bauchi
323 Srubu (Surubu) -Kaduna
324 Sukur -Adamawa
325 Sura -Plateau
326 Tangale -Bauchi
327 Tarok -Plateau, Taraba
328 Teme -Adamawa
329 Tera (Terawa) -Bauchi, Bomo
330 Teshena (Teshenawa) -Kano
331 Tigon -Adamawa
332 Tikar -Taraba
333 Tiv -Benue, Plateau, Taraba and Nasarawa
334 Tula -Bauchi
335 Tur -Adamawa https://projects.ng

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336 Ufia -Benue
337 Ukelle -Cross River
338 Ukwani (Kwale) -Delta
339 Uncinda -Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto
340 Uneme (Ineme) -Edo
341 Ura (Ula) -Niger
342 Urhobo -Delta
343 Utonkong -Benue
344 Uyanga -Cross River
345 Vemgo -Adamawa
346 Verre -Adamawa
347 Vommi -Taraba
348 Wagga -Adamawa
349 Waja -Bauchi
350 Waka -Taraba
351 Warja (Warja) -Jigawa
352 Warji -Bauchi https://projects.ng

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353 Wula -Adamawa
354 Wurbo -Adamawa
355 Wurkun -Taraba
356 Yache -Cross River
357 Yagba -Kwara
358 Yakurr (Yako) -Cross River
359 Yalla -Benue
360 Yandang -Taraba
361 Yergan (Yergum) -Plateau
362 Yoruba -(Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi)
363 Yott -Taraba
364 Yumu -Niger
365 Yungur -Adamawa
366 Yuom -Plateau
367 Zabara -Niger
368 Zaranda -Bauchi
369 Zarma (Zarmawa) -Kebbi https://projects.ng

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370 Zayam (Zeam) -Bauchi
371 Zul (Zulawa) –Bauchi
CATEGORY: world
Q. Non-members of United Nations
Ans. Three countries are not members of the United Nations (UN),
namely: Kosovo, Palestine, and Vatican City.
CATEGORY: world
Q. OPEC Members
Ans. These countries are members of OPEC: Algeria, Angola,

Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq,
Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
CATEGORY: world
Q. Continents in the world
Ans. The most widely adopted classification of continents in the
world is:
1. Africa.
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. North America
5. South America
6. Australia (or Oceania)
7. Antarctica
CATEGORY: world
Q. Inventions and Inventors
Ans.
List of famous inventors and their inventions:
Name Inventions Nationality

Abraham Device for Buoying Vessels Over
American
Lincoln Shoals
Adolphe Sax Saxophone Belgian
Al
Mural Instrument and Sine Quadrant Persian
Khwarizmi
Albert
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) Swiss
Hofmann
Alberto
Santos- Airship and Fixed-wing Aircraft Brazilian
Dumont
Alessandro
Battery Italian
Volta
Alexander Penicillin Scottish
Fleming
Alexander
Telephone Scottish
Graham Bell
Alexander
Radio Receiver and Lightning Detection Russian
Popov
Alfred Nobel Gelignite and Dynamite Swedish
Alhazen Pinhole Camera Arab
Robotics, Elephant Clock, Sand
Al-Jazari Casting, Lamination, Paper Model, Arab
Flush Toilet
Al-Kindi Cryptanalysis and Frequency Analysis Arab
Indian
Amar Bose Direct/Reflecting Audio Speakers
American
Andrei Tsar Bomba, Tokamak and Explosively
Russian
Sakharov Pumped Flux Compression Generator
Antonio
Telephone Italian
Meucci
Ancient
Archimedes Archimedes’ Screw
Greek
Essential Oil, Steam Distillation,
Clincial Trial, Pharmacopoeia,
Avicenna Persian
Alternative Cancer Treatments,
Quarantine and Clinical Pharmacology
Air Crib, Operant Conditioning
Chamber, Cumulative Recorder,
B. F. Skinner American
Teaching Machine and Verbal
Summator
Baltzar von
Gas Absorption Refrigerator Swedish
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Bartolomeo
Piano Italian
Cristofori
Benjamin Franklin Stove, Bifocals, Lightning Rod
American
Franklin and Glass Harmonica
Pascal’s Calculator and Adding
Blaise Pascal French
Machine
Buckminster
Geodesic Dome American
Fuller
Burt Rutan SpaceShipOne American
Charles Analytical Engine and Difference
British
Babbage engine
Charles
Francis Television and Movie Projector American
Jenkins
Charles
Vulcanization American
Goodyear
Charles
“Model T” Pump American
Lindbergh
Charles Hungarian-
Hungarian Notation
Simonyi American
Christiaan
Pendulum Clock Dutch
Huygens
Cyrus
Mechanical Reaper American
McCormick
Dean Kamen Segway PT and iBOT American
Dennis C Programming Language and UNIX
American
Ritchie Operating System
Dmitri
Periodic Table Russian
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Engelbart
Eadweard
Film British
Muybridge
Edward Hungarian-
Thermonuclear Weapon
Teller American
Milling, Interchangeable Parts and
Eli Whitney American
Cotton Gin
Elias Howe Sewing Machine American
Elijah Canadian-
Automatic Oil Cup
McCoy American
Elisha Otis The Elevator American
Ellen Ochoa Optical Analysis Systems American
Emile
Gramaphone American
Berliner
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Reactor Italian
Erno Rubik Rubik’s Cube Hungarian
Evangelista
Barometer Italian
Torricelli
Frank Hornby Model Railways, Dinky Toys
British
Hornby and Meccano
Frank Whittle Jet engine British
Gail Borden Condensed Milk American
George Crum Potato Chips American
George
Roll Film American
Eastman
George Ferris The Ferris Wheel American
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Pullman Sleeper Car American
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Stephenson Rocket
George
Washington Agricultural Products American
Carver
George
Railway Air Brake American
Westinghouse
Granville T. Incubator, Multiplex Telegraph,
American
Woods Telegraphony and Third Rail
Guglielmo
Wireless Communication Italian
Marconi
Gunther von
Plastination German
Hagens
Hans German-
Telescope
Lippershey Dutch
Austrian
Hedy Lamarr Frequency-Hopping Spread-Spectrum
American
Heinrich
Wireless Telegraphy and Radar German
Hertz
Henry
Process for Mass-Producing Steel British
Bessemer
Assembly Line for Automobile
Henry Ford American
Manufacturing
Herman
Punched Card and Tabulator American
Hollerith
Humphry
Davy Lamp Cornish
Davy
Russian
Igor Sikorsky Helicopter
American
Isaac Newton Pet Door and Reflecting Telescope
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Isaac Singer Sewing Machine American
J. Robert
Atomic Bomb American
Oppenheimer
Jack Kilby Integrated Circuit American
Jacques
Aqua-lung French
Cousteau
Jagadish
Chandra Crescograph Bengali
Bose
James Clerk
Color Photography Scottish
Maxwell
James Dyson Ballbarrow British
James
Spinning Jenny British
Hargreaves
James Canadian
Football Helmet and Basketball
Naismith American
James Watt Photocopier and Watt Steam Engine Scottish
Johannes
Printing Press German
Gutenberg
John Barber Gas Turbine British
John Bardeen Transistor American
John Deere Self-Polishing Cast Steel Plow American
John Marine Chronometer and Gridiron
British
Harrison Pendulum
John Logie
Television Scottish
Baird
John Miller Roller Coaster American
John Moses
Autoloading Pistols American
Browning
John Napier Logarithm and Napier’s Bones Scottish
John
Coca-Cola American
Pemberton
John Venn Venn Diagram British
Joseph Henry Electromagnetic Induction American
Joseph
Carbonated Water British
Priestley
Joseph Swan Incandescent Light Bulb British
Juan de la
Autogyro Spanish
Cierva
Justus von
Chloroform German
Liebig
Karl Benz Gasoline-powered Automobile German
Kary Mullis Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) American
Konrad Zuse Computer German
Larry Page Google Search and PageRank American
Parachute, Armored Car, Triple Barrel
Leonardo da
Canon, Double Hull, Omtihopter and Italian
Vinci
Anemometer
Les Paul Multitrack Recording American
German
Levi Strauss Blue Jeans
American
Lewis
Carbon-filament Light Bulb American
Latimer
Linus Finnish
Linux
Torvalds American
Lonnie
Super Soaker American
Johnson
Louis Braille Braille System French
Louis Pasteur Pasteurization French
Madam C.J.
Hair Care Products American
Walker
Marie Curie Discovery of Polonium and Radium Polish
Mary
Windscreen Wiper American
Anderson
Electric Motor, Toy Balloon,
Michael
Electrolysis, Homopolar Generator and British
Faraday
Faraday Cage
Mikhail
AK-47 and AK-74 Russian
Kalashnikov
Montgolfier
Hot Air Balloon French
brothers
Muhammad
Microfinance Bangladesh
Yunus
Murasaki
Psychological Novel Japanese
Shikibu
Nicolas
Canning French
Appert
Three-phase Electric Power, Induction
Motor, Wireless Telegraphy, Alternating Serbian
Nikola Tesla
Current, Tesla Coil, Neon Lamp and American
Remote Control
Ole Kirk
Lego Danish
Christiansen
Otto
Hang Glider German
Lilienthal
Otto von Vacuum Pump, Dasymeter and Pressure
German
Guericke Measurement
Paul 08157165603 Artificial Heart American
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Winchell
Percy
Microwave Oven American
Spencer
Peter Cooper Jell-O American
Philo
Television American
Farnsworth
Ray Dolby Dolby Noise-Reduction System American
Image Scanner and Optical Character
Ray Kurzweil American
Recognition
Richard
Steam Locomotive British
Trevithick
Robert Fulton Commercial Steamboat American
Robert Liquid-propellant Rocket and Rocket
American
Goddard Engine
Robert Moog Moog synthesizer American
Robert Noyce Integrated circuit American
Roger Bacon Magnifying Glass British
Ron Popeil Household Products American
Rube
Convoluted Execution of Simple Tasks American
Goldberg
Rudolf Diesel Diesel Engine German
Ruth Handler Barbie American
Samuel Colt Revolver and Colt Paterson American
Samuel
Morse code American
Morse
Satyendra
Boson Indian
Nath Bose
Sergey Brin Google Search and PageRank American
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Steve Jobs Personal Computer American
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Incandescent Light Blub, Phonograph
Thomas Alva cylinder, Quadruplex Telegraph, Carbon
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Edison Microphone, Phonograph, Electric
Power Distribution and Movie Camera
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Ballcock British
Crapper
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Consumer Devices American
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Steam Engine British
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World Wide Web and HTML British
Lee
Trevor Baylis Wind-up Radio British
Ub Iwerks Multiplane Camera American
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Differential Analyser American
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Q. Largest oceans in the worls
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5 Largest Oceans in the world
1. Pacific Ocean: Known as the largest ocean on Earth, the Pacific

Ocean covers more than one-third of the Earth's surface and nearly
half of Earth's water surface. ...
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Southern Ocean
5. Arctic Ocean

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Q. International: Acronyms & their Meanings

BSECG Black Sea Economic Co-operation Group

GCC Gulf Co-operation Council

Q. Nigeria: Acronyms & Their Meanings

FRSC: Federal Road Safety Commission

EFCC: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

PDP: Peoples Democratic Party

NAF: Nigeria Air Force

NN: Nigeria Navy

AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

NPA: Nigerian Ports Authority

ASUU: Academic Staff Union of Universities

ASUP: Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics

AIT: Africa Independent Television

NAN: News Agency of Nigeria

NAFDAC: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration

PENGASSAN: Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff

NLC: NIgeria Labour Congress

NECON: National Election Commission of Nigeria

NUJ: Nigeria Union of Journalists

IMF: International Monetary Fund

ICPC: Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other

OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OPC: Odua Peoples Congress

ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States

NANS: National Association of Nigeria Student

BCOS: Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State

NASU: Non Academic Staff Union

NDA: Nigeria Defense Academy

ECOMOG: Economic Community of West African States

SAN: Senior Advocate of Nigeria

GSM: Global System of Mobile Commission

FIFA: Federation of International Football Association

CAN: Christian Association of Nigeria

NPA: Nigeria Police Force

OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation

UNESCO: United Nation Education Scientific and Cultural

ILO: International Labour Organization

ITF: Industrial Training Fund

IMF: International Monetary Fund

NUPENG: National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas

NBA: Nigeria Bar Association

NUT: Nigeria Union of Teachers

WAEC: West Africa Examination Council

NYSC: National Youth Service Corps

AAWUN: Agricultural and Allied Workers Union of Nigeria

SSS: State Security Service

NITEL: Nigerian Telecommunications Limited

AAAN: Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria

AEDC: Abuja Electricity Distribution Company

ICJ: International Court of Justice

AFRC: Armed Forces Ruling Council

AIG: Assistant Inspector General https://projects.ng

UCH: University College Hospital

LUTH: Lagos State Teaching Hospital

GCE: General Certificate of Education

UNICEF: United Nations International Children Educational Fund

NICON: National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria

NIPOST: Nigeria Postal Services and Telecommunication

NURTW: National Union of Road and Transport Workers