SYLLABUS AND GUIDELINES FOR UNILORIN POST UTME

EXAMINATION BY (MALEXY)
GUIDELINES FOR TAKING UNILORIN POST UTME EXAMINATION
Every aspirant of the prestigious university of Ilorin desires for his/her POST-
UTME examination to be the first and the last.

If you have ever written UNILORIN POST-UTME more than once, you will be
tempted to believe that those who got it right the first time were lucky. But luck
has little to do with passing your POST-UTME.

There are instructions that will be given to you before taking the examination. Do
not make noise, input your details as instructed on your computer, be time
conscious and stop at the right time before the time given (30 minutes) elapses.
These are to ensure the examination goes smoothly, follow the guidelines listed
below to increase your chances of success in your POST-UTME examination.

UNILORIN POST-UTME EXAMINATION GUIDELINES

1. Arrive early to your POST-UTME examination center (UNILORIN CBT). Make
sure you are inside the school at least an hour before your scheduled time
so that you won’t spend time looking for the center on the morning of your
examination. As well all believed that prayer is very essential, pray and
commit the examination into hand of God at home before you start going
for the examination or before you enter the CBT center.

2. You will be required to only come three slips which includes:

REGISTRATION SLIP (which shows your personal details);
SCHEDULING SLIP (which shows the date and time for your examination);
PAYMENT RECEIPT SLIP (which shows the amount of money that was being
paid for your POST-UTME registration).
3. Take along only those things that are necessary. If you know that you don’t
have someone that can help you to hold your phone or any other things
that you might hold while going for the examination, don’t go along with it
because you won’t be allowed to take it in. There have been cases of
mobile phone being seized or stolen from the owner at the examination
venue. You won’t be allowed to go in with your phone. There are many
check points before you will enter the CBT center. Students will be the also
to help you hold your phones and any other things but you have to pay
them. But to avoid story that touches, it’s advisable to go there with only
your slips and your pencil.

4. Take extra stationery along like pencils and erasers (For UNILORIN POST-
UTME, calculator is not allowed) it’s CBT just like jamb. The mathematics
questions didn’t require much calculation. You will be given a sheet of A4
paper at the entrance for workings.

5. Dress comfortably and smart. UNILORIN is very strict when it comes to

dressing. You will be sent away at the point where they will be checking
everyone dressing. Dress properly to avoid being sent away. Boys are
required to comb their hair and also crazy jeans won’t be allowed.

6. Do not make any noise when you’re in the CBT center. If you constitute
yourself as a nuisance, you may incur the wrath of your invigilator, and this
would not be good for you as it can lead to your result being seized. Call the
attention of the invigilators if you have any issue with the computer, don’t
waste time at all. Obey all the rules and regulations given by the invigilators
before you will start your examination, don’t start without their permission.
When you are asked to start your examination, don’t start your prayer at
that particular time (pray before you will leave your house for the
examination not when you are asked to start the examination)
7. Do not waste too much time on a particular question, you can skip it and
later come back to it after you’ve answered the recognizable ones. Be
conscious of the time. The time will start to blink in red color when it
remains 10 minutes to submit. Be careful not to shake anything there

8. Don’t be afraid of the crowd on that day. There are many aspirants like you
that will be there also to write their exam, don’t be carried away by the
population. Have the confidence that you will surely pass the examination
in flying color. Don’t be discouraged by the tension of the examination, the
tension of the examination wills surely comes around especially when your
time remain 10 minutes but don’t be fret, all will be well

Good luck!

DETAILED EXPLANATION OF UNILORIN POST UTME

UNILORIN POST UTME examination is a CBT based examination that will be
done in Ilorin center (UNILORIN CBT CENTER) and comprises three subjects
namely:
ENGLISH
MATHEMATICS
CURRENT AFFAIRS/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

You will be given 50 questions from the aforementioned subjects which is

comprised of 40 English questions, 5 current affairs/GK questions and 5
mathematics questions. The questions are not always the same for every
aspirant and the questions will be set from different topics in English
language. The questions differ for each candidate
Candidate A POST UTME might comprises:
English-40
Mathematics—3
Current affairs/GK—7

Candidate B POST UTME might comprises:

English—40
Mathematics—4
Current affairs/GK—6

NOTE: The total mark for the examination will be over 100% and each
question doesn’t carries 2 marks that’s why you can see some aspirants
having 73%, 75%, 79%, 67%
Each question doesn’t carry 2 marks in UNILORIN POST UTME
EXAMINATION

Please pay more attention to the aspect of MATHEMATICS and CURRENT

AFFAIRS/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE. Try not to miss any question from that
side at all if you want 80%+ in your POST UTME.

NOTE: You will be given 30 minutes to answer all the 50 questions and the
time will changes to RED color once it remain 10 minutes to submit. This is
where examination tension comes in for bold students that have been
avoiding examination tension before entering the CBT center. You might
see someone beside you that has been doing his/her examination gently
before and immediately start shivering on the chair. At that particular time,
if you are not bold (brave) enough, it’s very possible to answer the
questions that you know very well wrongly

NOTE: You are expected to be around the center at least an hour before
scheduled time with two slips namely:
APPLICATION SLIP (POST UTME REGISTRATION SLIP)
PAYMENT RECEIPT SLIP
DATE, TIME and BATCH of each candidate for the examination is in the
Application slip. The schedule will be in batches that will kick start by
8:30am in the morning everyday
8:30-9:30am⸺1st batch
9:30–10:30am⸺2nd batch
10:30-11:30am⸺3rd batch
11:30—12:30pm⸺4th batch
12:30—1:30pm⸺5th batch
1:30—2:30pm⸻6th batch

NOTE: The POST UTME RESULTS will be released before 24hours. Aspirants
will start seeing their results some hours after the POST UTME examination
has been done for that day.
For those applying for a competitive courses like medical related courses,
engineering, law etc. Please aim nothing less than 80% in the POSTUTME
EXAMINATION. It’s very achievable through hard work, consistency and
practicing of past questions. For a course to be competitive, it depends on
the number of aspirants that choose to study the course and the capacity
(number of aspirants) that the department can occupy
For instance,
If 500 aspirants want to study Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) and the school
can only occupy 200 aspirants for the department. They can’t admit all the
500 aspirants to the department and that’s why some courses are
competitive
As a results of this, they have to bring in the procedure of admitting
aspirants to each department in the University of Ilorin

For those of you that are asking questions about a particular score for a
particular course:
Like this:
Can I use 240 JAMB score to study Law in UNILORIN?
 General response: There's no specific score for a particular course in
UNILORIN apart from the JAMB CUT-OFF MARK for each course released by
the school herself. As long as you have a minimum of 180 in JAMB, you're
eligible for UNILORIN POST UTME. But it doesn't guarantee that you'll be
admitted for the course.
Hence, please check the previous cut off marks for the course to know your
chances with your score and course.

Specific response: Your score (240) is quite low for your preferred course of
study (Law). The previous cut off mark was 260 for common law and 230
for Islamic law.
You'll be required to score extremely high in POST UTME.
Otherwise, it's advisable you change your course.
What course should I change to?
Me: It's your personal decision.
But you might also need to consider your Subject combinations and O'level
Results before making such decision.

Conclusively, I always avoid to give specific responses so as not to sound

discouraging.
This is for those asking if they are good to go or not.
Now the question is, CAN YOU SCORE 80+ IN UNILORIN POST UTME?

SYLLABUS FOR UNILORIN POST UTME EXAMINATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

1. GRAMMATICAL NAMES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

2. SPELLINGS
3. SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
4. ORAL ENGLISH
5. RULES OF CONCORD
6. ADVERBIAL AND ADJECTIVAL ORDER
7. APOSTROPHE
8. REAL AND UNREAL FUTURE
9. SUBJUNTICE
10.HOMONYMS
11.TYPE OF SENTENCE
12.ERRORS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
13.IDIOMS
14.PARTICIPIAL,INFINITIVE AND GERUND
15.QUESTION TAG

MATHEMATICS
1. WOLRD PROBLEMS
2. PROBABILITY
3. RATIO AND PROPORTION
4. PERCENTAGE
5. SETS THEORY
6. PROFIT AND LOSS
7. SERIES AND SEQUENCES

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. NIGERIA STATES AND THEIR CAPITAL

2. NIGERIA STATES AND THEIR SLOGAN
3. NAMES OF SOME RECOGNIZED PLACES IN EACH STATE IN NIGERIA
 4. ARMS AND TIERS OF GOVERNMENT
5. COLORS OF THE NIGERIA COAT OF ARMS
6. NAMES OF NIGERIA STATE GOVERNORS
7. NAMES OF PEOPLE ON THE CURRENCY OF NIGERIA
8. CAPITAL OF SOME COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

MALEXY wishes you all success in your POST-UTME EXAMINATION,

(09134097629)

🔵|How To Access Your JAMB CAPS [Detailed Explanation by

MALEXY]

📢You must ensure that you've linked your email your email address to the JAMB
portal. JAMB sends a password to the email and these will be used to login to
your account.
📢If you registered with your email address during JAMB Registration but not sure
if you have a password or not, simply use the FORGOTTEN PASSWORD option on
the Login Page and the password to your portal will be sent right into your inbox.

📢It's advisable you change to DESKTOP MODE before you login. The preferable
browser is GOOGLE CHROME. Browsers like OPERA MINI are not recommended.

📢To switch to DESKTOP MODE, click on the 3 DOTS ICON or A RED ARROW at the
top right of the browser. A menu drops. Tap on the DESKTOP MODE.

📢Enter your email address and password in the space provided and click on
LOGIN.

📢The next page opens up with several options in forms of boxes.

📢Now to access your CAPS, click on CHECK ADMISSION STATUS.

📢The next page displays two options: CHECK ADMISSION STATUS and ACCESS MY
CAPS

📢 Click on ACCESS MY CAPS. This opens your CAPS portal.

📢However, there are other things you can do for now, the most important being
to confirm your O-Level results if you already uploaded it either during or after
JAMB Registration. For that, the option is displayed right at the left of the page
with other options.

📢You can also check whether you’ve been offered admission or not by
clicking on ADMISSION STATUS. If you’ve been offered admission, it would
displayed

“CONGRATULATIONS, you’ve been offered admission.

ACCEPT OR REJECT”

Then, you can now accept your admission either by your phone or laptop.
But it’s advisable to accept it using a laptop to avoid internet glitches in the
process

NOTE: If your portal brings AIP (Admission in progress), you required to

check again some days later. That means your name has been sent to jamb
for admission by your school.

📢If your ADMISSION STATUS has not changed yet, you are required to also
check the TRANSFER APPROVAL page to confirm if you’ve been transferred
from your desired course to another course.

Finally, here is the link to access the JAMB portal and CAPS>>>
https://efacility.jamb.gov.ng/Home

That's all for now on How to access your JAMB CAPS.

 CONCORD
The term ‘CONCORD’ can be described as the agreement between the
inflectional forms of the various components of a sentence. Concord is
often said to be the agreement of element and factors that makes up a
sentence ranging from the subject to the verb, the object, the
descriptive word and even to the mental psychological and situational
use of words. Concord involves paying attention to the form of noun
phrase and corresponding form of verb that can work harmoniously
together. Each structural components of the sentence must ultimately
be in accord for the expression to be grammatically correct.

NOTE: NOUNS form their plurals by adding ‘S’, ‘ES’ or ‘IES’ to them.

VERBS form their singular by adding ‘S’, ‘ES’ or ‘IES’ to them.

Examples of singular noun: girl, spoon, country, man, box etc.

Examples of plural noun: spoons, countries, women, boxes, girls, cars

etc.

Examples of singular verb: sings, catches, cries, talks, goes, flies etc.

Examples of plural verb: walk, fly, catch, cry, sing, go etc.

RULE 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT ATTRACTS SINGULAR VERB

Choose a singular verb when you have a singular noun (subject)

Examples:
The girl walks faster than her mother

The man dances very well

Mariam dresses elegantly

John goes to school every day

She cries every morning

Mary treks to her place of work every day

NOTE: Two singular personal pronouns (YOU and I) are exceptions to

the rule that singular subject takes singular verb i.e. when ‘YOU’ and ‘I’
are used, they take the plural verb

Examples

She go to school every day (NOT goes)

You cry like a baby (NOT cries)

You love the girl attitude (NOT loves)

I read my book everyday (NOT reads)

I trek to my place of work every day (NOT treks)

RULE 2: PLURAL SUBJECT ATTRACTS PLURAL VERB

Choose a plural verb when you have a plural noun (subject)

The men dance very well.

Mariam and her sister dress elegantly

John and smith go to school everyday

They talk too much in the class room

Mary and Esther trek to work every day

NOTE: It is very important to know that the noun in the above

examples of plural verb agreement are joined together by a
coordinating conjunction which is AND, hence a plural form of the verb
is used. However, if each subject is considered individually, the singular
form of verb is required.

For example

Each of the men dances very well

Mariam or her sister dresses elegantly.

Note that there’s a difference between Mariam and her sister dress
elegantly

AND

Mariam or her sister dresses elegantly

Another example is:

John or smith goes to school.

RULE 3: DOUBLE – TITLE – SUBJECT CONCORD

When two or more subjects are joined by ‘and’, a plural verb will be
used. And besides, a singular verb will be used if the two subjects refer
to the same person or thing.

Examples

The founder and pastor of my church is hard-working

Our principal and chairman of the occasion has arrived

The Emir and conqueror of the enemy territories arrives next week

The maize and hen is emblem of the party

My wife and only beloved is my sweet heart

His colleague and bosom friend is the chairman-elect

NOTE: When a definite article (THE) precedes the second subject,

separate people are involved and a plural verb will be supplied.

Examples:

Our principal and the chairman of the occasion have arrived (Here, the
principal is not the same as the chairman)

The founder and the pastor of my church are hardworking

RULE 4: PROXIMITY CONCORD

When two subjects are linked or joined by NEITHER----NOR or EITHER---
--OR, the verb to be used will be determined by the subject that comes
after ‘NOR’ or the subject after ‘OR’

NOTE: Only a subject (not an object), can be used after NOR/OR

NOTE: Where NEITHER OF + THEM is involved in the statement, put a

singular verb after them

Examples:

Either the principal or the teachers pray every day. (The teachers pray
every day)

Either teacher or the student comes late to school. (The student comes
late to school)

Either Mary or you are to do the work.

Neither John nor the girls like mathematics.

Neither of them has gone home.

Neither Ade nor they like it

Either Blessing or she is to go there

RULE 5: CONCORD OF INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Whenever you find a pronoun that ends with ‘ONE’, ‘BODY’ or ‘THING’
in a sentence acting as subject, you must choose a singular verb to
agree with it.

Examples are:
Everywhere/everyone/everybody/everything/anything/anybody/anyon
e/nothing/no one/nowhere/nobody e.g.

Everyone has a name

Nobody in their family looks ugly

Nothing succeeds like success

Everywhere looks dark

RULE 6: PARENTHESIS IN CONCORD

A parenthesis is an additional word, phrase or statement introduced

into a sentence to justify something outside of the sentence which
would be complete without it. A parenthetic statement is usually
separated from the rest by ‘BRACKETS’, ‘DASHES’ or ‘COMMAS’

NOTE: A parenthetic statement is usually not taken into consideration

for the purpose of determining the verb to be supplied. What controls
the verb is the statement that comes before the parenthetic statement.

Examples:

The manager but not his staffs attends the meeting (the manager is the
subject here)

The teachers (not the principal) are here

We hold that the nation, both in its public and private sectors deserves
the best consultancy service and advice in endeavors (the nation is the
subject here)
The president, not the Minister of Finance and the State Governors is to
blame for our economic woes

Prof. Wahab Egbewole----the lecturers and deans of the University of

Ilorin rewards hard work.

RULE 7: CONCORD OF NUMBER

When ‘NUMBER’ is used as a subject of a sentence and is followed by

‘OF’, it takes the plural verb when preceded by an indefinite article (A)
and a singular verb when preceded by a definite article (THE). When (A)
comes before ‘NUMBER’, it means several or many but when ‘THE’
precedes ‘NUMBER’, it refers to a specific number and it is seen as a
unit.

Examples:

A number of aspirants have missed the opportunity to register for the

POST UTME

The number of aspirants in Lagos is forty thousand

RULE 8: ‘ONE OF’ CONCORD

When ‘ONE OF’ is used in a sentence, it should be followed by a plural

noun or pronoun and a singular verb.

Examples:

One of the boys writes a letter to the principal

One of my teachers knows me

One the girls in the hostel is wicked

One of the pupils was able to answer to answer the question correctly

RULE 9: RELATIVE CONCORD

When a relative pronoun like ‘WHO’, ‘WHICH’, ‘THAT’ or ‘WHOSE’

comes immediately after a noun or pronoun, the first verb will be
controlled by the noun or pronoun which the relative pronoun is
referring to while the second verb (if any) will be controlled by the
‘number’ at the beginning of the sentence.

Examples:

One of the rioters who were arrested yesterday has been released

Two of the boys who play in our premises like me

One of the cars that were stolen costs #10 million.

RULE 10: ALL CONCOND

ALL means two things

Number 1 all means everybody

Number 2 all means everything

Now, when all means everybody in a sentence, the verb to be used

must be a plural verb and when all refers to everything in a sentence,
the verb to be used must be singular

Examples:
All is put in place for my brother birthday. (All can be replace by
everything in this sentence)

All are set for my brother birthday. (All can be replaced by everybody in
this sentence)

All is well with the boy

All want to be rich at all cost

RULE 11: CONCORD OF PERCENTAGE AND FRACTIONS

When a percentage or fraction is used as a subject of a sentence and it

is immediately followed by ‘OF’, it is the noun or pronoun that comes
after the percentage or fraction that controls the verb. If the noun or
pronoun is singular, a singular verb follows but if the noun or pronoun
is plural, the plural verb follows.

Examples:

Three-quarters of the church building was painted. (The church building

is our subject here and it’s singular subject)

Fifty—percent of the pupils like toys. (Pupils is a plural subject and

that’s why we have like which is also a plural verb.

Three quarters of the hostel has been painted and three quarters of the
students have moved in

RULE 12: AGREEMENT OF QUANTITY

When any type of quantitative measure is involved, e.g. frequency of
doing something or percentage, time, money, distance or
measurement, use a singular verb

For example, seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years,

decades, meters, dollars, kilometers, kilograms, miles, shillings, etc.

Examples:

60 kilo is too heavy to carry, don’t choose are

85% makes a good grade

Twenty million dollars has been spent on the first phase of the project

Ten yards of Aso Oke is all I need from my husband

Four weeks is enough for the police to conclude their investigation

RULE 13: CONCORD OF SURBODINATED SUBJECTS

When the conjunction ‘AND’ (note that AND is a coordinator) and when
it is used to link two subjects, the subject before and after ‘AND’ will be
relevant and will all control the verb.

This simply means for example, when we have

Ade and Bose have gone, the two subjects here are considered in
choosing the verb because they are not the same.

Now when any of the conjunction apart from AND (Don’t forget that
AND is a coordinator), so when any other conjunction is used to link
two subjects, the subjects that comes after the subordinator is
irrelevant(that’s not important) and does not take part in choosing
verb. Examples of subordinator are with, as well as, besides, along with,
in collaboration with, in addition to, no less than, together with, like
etc.

Examples:

ADE as well as the maids likes plantain chips (Ade is our subject and it’s
a singular subject)

The governor no less than his workers is to blame (take note that his
workers is irrelevant in choosing the verb)

The man and his children have gone home since morning

Note that when a coordinator (AND) and a subordinator (any other

conjunction apart from ‘AND’) are used in a sentence, it is the first
conjunction that determines the verb it will take. If ‘AND’ comes before
the subordinator, all the subjects will control the verb but if a
subordinator comes before ‘AND’, whatever comes after the
subordinator will be irrelevant

Examples:

Mr. Bode and his wife with their children have travelled to Lagos. (Have
is correct because Mr. Bode and his wife will be considered as our
subject according to the rule)

Mr. Bode with his wife and children has travelled to Lagos.(Not have
travelled, because any other subject that comes after a subordinator
will be irrelevant and don’t forget that WITH is a subordinator, so his
wife and children will not be considered in choosing the verb.
RULE 14: CONCORD OF ‘MANY—A/AN’

When ‘MANY A’ or ‘MANY AN’ is used in a sentence, a singular noun

should immediately follow and the verb to be given to it should also be
singular

Examples:

Many a candidate fails to realize the difference between written and

spoken English

Many an egg has been eaten in this house today

Many a man has done without milk in his tea these days

RULE 15: CONCORD OF COLLECTIVES

When any of the collectives is used as a subject of a sentence and it is

followed by ‘OF’, it goes with a plural noun and a singular verb.

Examples of collectives are: A bevy of ladies; A bunch of keys; A

constellation/cluster of stars; A swarm of bees; A gang of robbers etc.
Examples:

A bunch of keys was picked up by one of the passers-by

A troupe of dancers is enough for the occasion.

A gang of robbers comes here regularly to rob

RULE 16: CONCORD OF MORE-THAN

When ‘MORE-THAN’ is used in a sentence, the verb to be supplied is

determined by the noun or number that comes after it. When a singular
number comes after ‘MORE-THAN’, a singular verb follows but when a
plural number comes after it, a plural verb follows.

Examples:

More than three children play the game

More than one boy sells books here

More than ten boys are cooking

RULE 17: CATEGORISATION CONCORD

When a collective name is used to denote a category, it accommodates

the plural verb. CATEGORISATION CONCORD operates on collective
name.

Examples of collective names are: the rich, the poor, the disabled, the
gifted, the blind, the young, the old, the privileged etc.

A collective name is one given to people who share the same fortune or
misfortune.

Examples:

The privileged talk carelessly.

The rich also cry

The old have worked hard before

The blind need our help

The poor in Ilorin are numerous

RULE 18: NOTIONAL CONCORD

Notional concord operates on collective nouns (not collective names). A

collective noun is a word that represents many units that make up that
single word.
When a collective noun is seen as an entity, it takes the singular verb
but when a collective noun is seen from angle of the individual items
that constitute the entity, it takes the plural verb.

A collective noun takes plural verb when it is performing an action and

singular verb when it is not performing an action.

Examples are: committee, crowd, club, congregation, audience, police

etc.

The police is your friend

The police wants new uniform to replace the old-fashioned one

The police are celebrating the arrest of Oyenusi the notorious armed
robber

The crowd are clapping their hands

My club meet twice in a month

My club are going for a competition

RULE 19: SINGULAR NOUNS THAT APPEAR AS IF THEY WERE PLURALS

When singular nouns appear as if they were plurals because they have
‘S’ after them or because they are joined (linked) by a coordinator
(AND), a singular must be used.

Examples of these nouns are: title of books (magazine), diseases,

games, school courses (subjects)

Examples:
Statistics has many formulae

A Tale of Two Cities is the novel we are studying for the examination

AIDS has killed many young people

Chess keeps one busy all day

Romeo and Juliet is an interesting play

Measles makes one uncomfortable

Snakes and ladders is not a common game

Civics is an interesting subject

Wives and Mothers has been chosen as the best Nigerian play for the
year

RULE 20: CONCORD OF ‘A PAIR OF’

When ‘A Pair of’ appears in a sentence, it should be followed by a plural

noun and a singular verb.

Examples:

A pair of trousers is all I want from my father

A pair of shoes was stolen by the gatekeeper

A pair of glasses is on the table

RULE 21: CONCORD OF ‘EACH / EVERY’

When a singular number follows ‘EVERY’ / ‘EACH’, a singular verb is

used but when a plural number follows it, a plural verb will I used. But,
when ‘EACH OF’ is used in a sentence, it goes with a plural number
(noun) and a singular verb.

Every boy in the class deserves to be praised

Each chair costs a thousand naira

Every teacher likes being commended for hard-work

Every woman wants a very rich man as husband

NOTE: ‘Each of’ goes with a plural number and a singular verb

Examples:

Each of the pupils was able to answer the question correctly

Each of the contestants has a chance to win

RULE 22: MANDATIVE SUBJUNTIVE CONCORD

This can also be said to be an exception to the grammatical concord

rule that a singular subject takes a singular verb. When ‘DEMAND’,
‘WISH’, ‘RESOLUTION’, ‘PRAYER’, ‘SUGGESTION’ or
‘RECOMMENDATION’ appears in any sentence, a plural verb will be
given supplied even when the subject of the sentence is singular.

NOTE: If the word used in the sentence does not fall among the
aforementioned but carries or suggests the meaning of any of the six
mentioned above (PWDSRR), the same will apply i.e. the plural verb will
be supplied.

Examples:
The student recommended he remove the damaged vehicles

I pray God deliver him from the hands of the wicked

We demand she leave our brother’s house

The proprietor suggests Ade stop teaching in this tutorial college

SHIFT IN CONSTRUCTION
Apart from the general understanding of the concord as discussed thus far,
learners also need to understand that they must not shift their construction at all,
especially when they are expressing a single idea. In other words, their sentences
must be the same in person, voice, and tense. In essence, there must be concord
in terms of person, number, voice and tense.

Examples:

Do not shift from one person to another

1. When you are tired, one needs to rest (incorrect)

2. When you are tired, you need to rest (correct)
3. They love the harvest months because we have a lot to eat (incorrect)
4. They love the harvest months because they have a lot to eat (correct)
5. We want to revolt because they dislike injustice (incorrect)
6. We want to revolt because we dislike injustice (correct)
7. For one to pass the examination, I must work hard (incorrect)
8. For one to pass the examination, one must work hard (correct)

Do not shift from one voice to another (from active voice to passive)

1. They praised the teacher, but the students were punished (incorrect)
 2. They praised the teacher, but punished the students (correct)
3. The driver was arrested but they released the passengers (incorrect)
4. The driver was arrested but the passengers were released (correct)
5. The lecturer rushed into the classroom, looked around and was seated
(incorrect)
6. The lecturer rushed into the classroom, looked around and sat (correct)

Do not shift from one tense to another

1. The boy sings and the girl danced (incorrect)

2. The boy sings and the girl dances (correct)
3. The man ran to us and collect the mango (incorrect)
4. The man ran to us and collected the mango (correct)
5. We woke up early and have our breakfast (incorrect)
6. We woke up early and had our breakfast (incorrect)
7. The elections were held and results will soon come out (incorrect)

UNILORIN CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS

1. How many ethnic groups do we have in Nigeria?

Answer: 250 ethnic groups

2. Who is the current chief of justices of Nigeria?

Answer: Olukayode Ariwoola

3. In Nigeria, democracy day is now celebrated on.

Answer: June 12
4. Which is the most populated country in the world?

Answer: India
5. Who was the first Nigerian female psychiatrist?

Answer: Dr. Bertha Johnson

6. Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police is?

Answer: Kayode Egbetokun

7. Which is the second-largest continent in the world?

Answer: Africa, coming after Asia

8. The hottest region in the world is called?

Answer: Death Valley

9. Who is the current chairman of ECOWAS?

Answer: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

10. Which African country first gained independence?

Answer: Ghana
11. Who is Nigeria’s current speaker of the House of Representatives?

Answer: Tajudeen Abbas

12. Who was the world’s first writer of the English Dictionary?
Answer: Mr. Samuel Johnson
13. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Power?

Answer: Chief Adebayo Adelabu from Oyo State

14. Who was the first President of Nigeria?

Answer: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Oct. 1st, 1960 – Jan. 15th, 1966
15. What Blue in the Nigerian Police flag represents?

Answer: Love, loyalty, and unity

16. The first awarded Archbishop in Africa?

Answer: Desmond Tutu

17. The separation of powers simply means.

Answer: Checks and Balances

18. What is a 70th anniversary called?

Answer: Platinum
19. What does the acronym ICAO stand for?

Answer: International Civil Aviation Organisation

20. Who was Nigeria’s first Inspector General of Police?

Answer: Louis Edet

21. Who is the current Sultan of the Sokoto caliphate?

Answer: Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar

22. Who is the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria?

Answer: Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso

23. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Education?

Answer: Prof. Tahir Mamman

24. What does the acronym ECOMOG mean?
Answer: Economic Community Monitoring Group
25. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

26. When did Nigeria break diplomatic relations with Israel?

Answer: 1972
27. Who created the Nigerian Council?

Answer: Frederick Lugard

28. What country does Nigeria share borders with the West?

Answer: Republic of Benin

29. Who is the current Senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: Godswill Obot Akpabio

30. Which continent is the smallest in the world?

Answer: Australia
31. What agency is the Economic Commission for Africa part of?

Answer: UNO (United Nations Organisation)

32. What set of people does political sovereignty belongs?

Answer: The Government

33. What region was created by the facilitation of the NCNC?

Answer: Mid-West Region

34. For what reason was Nigeria suspended from the Commonwealth in 1995?

Answer: Political Reasons

35. Who was the first Senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

36. Who was the first governor-general of colonial Nigeria?
Answer: Lord Lugard
37. People who live by selling labour in the Marxist theory are called?

Answer: Proletariats
38. Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: Herbert Macaulay

39. What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

40. When did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave the royal family?

Answer: January 2020

41. When was paper currency introduced in Nigeria?

Answer: 1959
42. How many Local Government Areas are in Nigeria?

Answer: 774
43. Which state in Nigeria has the largest number of Local Government Areas?

Answer: Kano State with 44 LGAs.

44. What does the term MDGs stand for?

Answer: Millennium Development Goals

45. When did the Federal Military Government abolish the four regions?

Answer: 1966
46. How many countries constitute the Economic Community of West African
States?

Answer: 15
47. Which country was the last to win independence from colonial rule?

Answer: Angola
48. A country made up of semi-autonomous units is called.

Answer: A confederation
49. What is the ultimate aim of political parties?

Answer: To acquire and exercise power

50. What system of Government is political power inherited?

Answer: Monarchy
51. Which is the largest city in Nigeria?

Answer: Lagos
52. General Yakubu Gowon created how many states in Nigeria in May 1967?

Answer: 12 states
53. Who was the first Executive President of Nigeria?

Answer: Alhaji Shehu Shagari

54. When was Facebook founded?

Answer: February 4, 2004

55. How many regional divisions does Africa have?

Answer: (Six Regional Divisions)

56. Who is the current managing director of NNPC?

Answer: Mele Kyari

57. Who is the current Chief Justice of Nigeria?

Answer: Olukayode Ariwoola

58. Who was the longest-serving senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: David Mark

59. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Rishi Sunak
60. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Answer: Antonio Guterres

61. Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Israel?

Answer: Benjamin Netanyahu

62. Which state in Nigeria has the smallest number of LGAs?

Answer: Abuja, with only seven LGAs.

63. When was the United Nations Organisation formed?

Answer: 25th April 1945

64. The first woman to become a governor in Nigeria is?

Answer: Mrs. Virginia Etiaba, Anambra State

65. What does the acronym NUPENA mean?

Answer: National Union of Petroleum Engineers and Natural Gas

66. Who is the current INEC Chairman?

Answer: Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

67. The first female Brigadier in Nigeria?

Answer: Ronke Kale

68. Who released Nelson Mandela when he was arrested as an apartheid
prisoner?

Answer: President Fredrick Declerk

69. Which country is not a part of UNO

Answer: Indonesia
70. Which state has the highest percentage of contribution to oil revenue in
Nigeria?
Answer: Delta State
71. What is the motto of Nigeria?

Answer: Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress

72. How long does it take the earth to complete one revolution?

Answer: 365 days

73. When was the first refinery in Nigeria built?

Answer: 1965
74. When was the Federal Capital Territory created?

Ans: February 3rd, 1976

75. Who was Nigeria’s First Military Head of State?

Ans: General Anguiyi Ironsi

76. Who was known as the King of Afrobeat in Nigeria?

Ans: Mr Fela Anikulapo Kuti

77. Where was the United Nations Organisation formed?

Ans: San Francisco, April 1945

78. How was Sir Dele Giwa killed?

Ans: Through letter bomb

79. When was the Central Bank of Nigeria established?

Ans: 1958
80. Which authority heads the Nigerian Judiciary?

Ans: The Chief Justice of Nigeria

81. Who was the first Sultan of Sokoto?

Ans: Shehu Usman Danfodio

82. When was Nigerian Airforce established?
Ans: In 1964

83. Who was the last governor before Nigeria’s independence?

Ans: Sir James Robertson

84. Who was the first managing director of NNPC?

Ans: Chief R.A Marinho

85. When did the first world war take place?

Ans: 1914-1919
86. Which is the second most populated country in the world?

Ans: China
87. When did the Nigerian civil war begin?

Ans: July 6, 1967

88. The award of honor GCFR is meant for?

Ans: Head of State only

89. What is the motto of the Nigerian Police?

Ans: The police are your friend

90. When did the second world war take place?

Ans: 1939-1945
91. What age is the life expectancy of a Nigerian man?

Ans: 52years
92. What does the red eagle on the Nigerian coat of arms depict?

Ans: Strength
93. What is the official language of Nigeria?

Ans: English Language

94. When was Nigeria declared and recognized as a nation?

Ans: October 1, 1960

95. How many continents are there in the world?

Ans: Seven continents

96. What does the colour yellow in the Nigerian police flag signify?

Ans: Discipline and resourcefulness

97. Who is Nigeria’s current minister of finance?

Ans: Zainab Ahmed from Kaduna State.

98. Who was the first secretary-general of United Nations Organisations?

Ans: Tryg Velie from Norway

99. When was the current president of Nigeria born?

Ans: 17 December 1942

100. How many senators make up the national assembly of Nigeria?

Ans: 109 senators

101. How many senatorial districts are the 36 states divided into?

Ans: Three senatorial districts

102. How many members does the House of Representatives of Nigeria have?

Ans: 360 members

103. Who was the first House of representative member?

Ans: Sir Fredric Metcalfe

104. Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Ans: Mount Everest, 29,028 feet tall

105. Who were the first Europeans to come to West Africa?
Ans: Portuguese
106. When did the outbreak of the American civil war take place?

Ans: 1848-1861
107. Who was the first president of the United States of America?

Ans: George Washington

108. The Kainji Dam is located on river?

Ans: Niger
109. What does the green in the Nigerian police flag represent?

Ans: Energy and life

110. How many regional divisions are there in Africa?

Ans: Five regional divisions

111. How many countries make up Middle Africa?

Ans: Nine African countries

112. When did Nigeria become a British colony?

Ans: 1914
113. Where is the Kainji Dam in Nigeria located?

Ans: Niger State

114. How many states make up the South-South geo-political zone in Nigeria?

Ans: Six states

115. The current president of Nigeria having assumed office on?

Ans: May 29, 2023

116. What is the state of origin of the president of Nigeria?

Ans: Lagos State

117. Who was the first female NAFDAC Chairman?
Ans: Prof. Dora Akunyili
118. Who invented the light bulb?

Ans: Thoma Edison

119. What was the first-ever produced Nollywood movie?

Ans: Palaver, produced in 1926

120. Who is the Vice President of Nigeria?

Ans: Kashim Shettima

121. When did former president Umaru Yar’Adua die?

Ans: May 6, 2010

122. What discovery are the Lander brothers known for?

Ans: Discovering the source of River Niger

123. Who discovered the African continent?

Ans: Prince Henry, the explorer from Portugal

124. When was the slave trade first abolished?

Ans: In 1803, Denmark-Norway

125. Who invented the motor car?

Ans: Karl Benz, 1885

126. What is the coldest planet in the Solar system?

Ans: Neptune
127. Which is the highest court of law in Nigeria?

Ans: Supreme Court of Nigeria

128. Who was the first governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria?

Ans: R.A Feton

129. When Nigerian football premier league formed?
Ans: 1972
130. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

Ans: The Venus

131. Which is the oldest degree-awarding university in Nigeria?

Ans: University of Ibadan

132. Who was the first female Professor in Nigeria?

Ans: Adetokun Ogunleye

133. Which courts are the lowest in Nigeria?

Ans: Magistrate, District, and customary courts

134. When was GSM introduced in Nigeria?

Ans: 2001
135. Who was the first indigenous speaker of the House of Representatives?

Ans: Jaja Wachuku, 1959.

136. Who was the first vice president of Nigeria?

Ans: Alex I. Ekwueme

137. How long does it take Mars to complete one revolution?

Ans: 687 days

138. Which of Nigeria’s past presidents is also known as an ambassador for
peace?

Ans: Dr Goodluck Jonathan

139. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation?

Ans: Mu’azu Jaji Sambo

140. When was Nigeria’s currency changed to the Naira and kobo?

Ans: January 1st, 1973

141. When was Google founded?

Ans: 4th September 1998

142. Who discovered the internet?

Ans: Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf

143. When did Donald Trump assume duties as President of America?

Ans: 20th January 2017

144. Who is the inventor of the computer?

Ans: Charles Babbage

145. Who is known as the fastest man in the world?

Ans: Usain Bolt (100m records)

146. What is the most common natural resource in Nigeria?

Ans: Petroleum
147. When were the first modern Olympics held?

Ans: In 1896, Greece

148. How many countries are in Europe?

Ans: 44 countries
149. Who was the first African Bishop?

Ans: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther

150. Who is the richest man in the world (2021)?

Ans: Bernard Arnault, A French Fashion Tycoon

151. Who is the current EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission)
Chairman?

Ans: Abdulrasheed Bawa

Nigeria Current affairs quiz questions
Question 1: Nigeria’s current president
Answer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Question 2: Current vice president
Answer: Kashim Shettima
Question 6: Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macaulay
Question 7: What was the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
Question 8: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Strength
Question 9: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Dignity
Question 10: What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?
Answer: Nigerian’s fertile soil
Question 11: What does the white colour in the Nigerian flag stand for?
Answer: Peace
Question 12: What does the green colour in the Nigerian flag represent?
Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria
Question 13: Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones
Question 14: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Answer: Calabar
Question 15: Capital of Nigeria
Answer: Abuja
Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Answer: Barau Jibrin
Question 16: What is the name of the Nigerian senior national team in football
(men’s team)?
Answer: Super Eagles
Question 17: When did the Nigerian Golden Eaglets win the World under-17
FIFA world cup
Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013
Question 18: Who was the first female vice-chancellor in a Nigerian
university?
Answer: Grace Alele Williams
Question 19: Who gave Nigeria her name?
Answer: Flora Shaw
Question 20: Who designed the Nigerian flag?
Answer: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi
Question 21: Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macaulay
Question 22: Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Efunroye Tinubu
Question 23: Which was the first TV station in Nigeria?
Answer: Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) in
1959
Question 24: When was Nigeria formed?
Answer: 1914
Question 25: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Answer: Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State
Question 26: Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?
Answer: Wole Soyinka
Question 27: Who is the Nigerian current speaker of the House of
Representatives?
Answer: Tajudeen Abbas
Question 28: What is the premier university in Nigeria?
Answer: University of Ibadan
Question 29: Who is the minister of education in Nigeria?
Answer: Professor Tahir Mamman
Question 30: Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Answer: Olukayode Ariwola
Question 31: When did Nigeria have its independence?
Answer: 1st October 1960
Question 32: When Nigeria did become a republic?
Answer: 1st October 1963
Question 33: When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
Answer: 1966
Question 34: How many Local Governments do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 774
Question 35: Who is the first Nigerian president?
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
Question 36: Who was the Nigerian first executive president?
Answer: Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari
Question 37: Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?
Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Question 38: What is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: ASIA with a population of 3,641,000,000, while Australia & Oceania
is the smallest continent
Question 39: What are the five Oceans in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic
Ocean
Question 40: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Question 41: Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
Answer: Godswill Obot Akpabio
Question 42: Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?
Answer: Great Britain
Question 43: What is the centenary?
Answer: 100 years
Question 44: What is Nigeria?
Answer: 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.
Question 45: Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff
Answer: General Christopher Gwabin Musa
Question 46: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff?
Answer: Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja
Question 47: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff?
Answer: Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu
Question 48: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff?
Answer: Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar
Question 49: Who is the current NAFDAC Director-General?
Answer: Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye
Question 50: Who is the current Inspector General of police?
Answer: IGP Kayode Egbetokun
Question 51: Current chairman of the African Union
Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Question 52: Who is the Secretary-General of the united nations
Answer: António Guterres
Question 53: Who is the current minister of education?
Answer: Adamu Adamu
Question 54: Mention five rivers in Nigeria that share their names with a state.
Answer: Rivers – Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross River,
Imo
Question 55: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Strength
Question 56: Mention nine past senate presidents of Nigeria.
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Evan Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Anyim Pius
Anyim, Adolphus Wabara, Ken Nnamani, David Mark, Bukola Saraki, Ahmed
Ibrahim Lawan
Question 57: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Dignity
Question 58: What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?
Answer: Nigerian’s fertile soil
Question 59: What does the white colour in the Nigerian flag stand for?
Answer: Peace
Question 60: What does the green colour in the Nigerian flag represent?
Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria
Question 61: Who is the current minister of finance?
Answer: Wale Edun
Question 62: Who is the current minister of defence?
Answer: Maj. Gen. Muhammad Badaru Abubakar
Question 63: Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones
Question 64: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Answer: Calabar
Question 65: Who is the current minister of FCT?
Answer: Nyesom Wike
Question 66: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Answer: Barau Jibrin
Question 67: When did the Nigerian Golden Eaglets win the World under-17
FIFA world cup
Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015
Question 68: Which country won the 2018 world cup?
Answer: France
Question 69: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Answer: Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State
Question: Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?
Answer: Wole Soyinka
Question 70: Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?
Answer: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Question 71: When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?
Answer: 1st January 1973
Question 72: What are the five largest Oceans in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic
Ocean
Question 73: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Question 74: When were the currency notes introduced?
Answer: 100 Naira:1999, 200 Naira in 2000, 500 Naira in 2001 and 1000 Naira
on October 12, 2005
Question 75: How many ministers do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 45
Question 76: With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?
Answer: 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
Question 77: Representative democracy is the best characteristic by
Answer: free elections and proper registers of voters
Question 78: While political partial parties aim at forming a government,
pressure groups aim at
Answer: influencing governmental decisions
Question 79: When the electorate vote for representatives who in turn, vote on
their behalf, we say it is
Answer: an indirect election
Question 80: An election that is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is
called a
Answer: by-election
Question 81: Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal constitution
Answer: France
Question 82: The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
Answer: it ensures the anonymity of each voter
Question 83: In a one-party state
Answer: the ruling party is the only legal party
Question 84: A cabinet system of government is practised in
Answer: Britain and Canada
Question 85: A proclamation by the head of state ending a session of
parliament is called
Answer: a dissolution
Question 86: The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria
Answer: promotes the unity of diversity
Question 87: The transfer of authority to the local government council is known
as
Answer: delegation
Question 88: The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they
Answer: Are credited or blamed for anything they do
Question 89: The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were
Answer: UPN, GNPP, NAP, PRP, NPP, NPN,
Question 90: Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria
Answer: Farmers
Question 91: The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest
against the
Answer: Richard’s constitution
Question 92: A popular principle of colonial administration in British West
Africa was
Answer: indirect rule
Question 93: The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was
Answer: Lord Lugard
Question 94: The first military government in Nigeria was headed by
Answer: General Agunyi Ironsi
Question 95: The first general election in Nigeria was held in
Answer: 1959
Question 96: The supreme organ of the U.N O is the
Answer: General assembly
Question 97: Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local
government reforms of
Answer: 1976
Question 98: A parliamentary system who ensures that members are in the
House to vote on major issues
Answer: Whip
Question 99: A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive
is known as
Answer: Parliamentary
Question 100: A social system in which power is derived from control over
land is called
Answer: Feudalism
Question 101: “Rule of Law” refers to a situation in which
Answer: Laws are supreme
Question 102: An important principle of the civil service is
Answer: Anonymity
Question 103: Which of these constitutions recognized local government as the
third tier of government
Answer: The 1979 constitution
Question 104: A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of
judges by the
Answer: Judicial Service Commission
Question 105: The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957
recommend that
Answer: More states should be created in the federation
Question 106: The second military coup in Nigeria took place on
Answer: July 29, 1966
Question 107: One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the second
world war
Answer: The League of Nations
Question 108: An important advantage of creating more constitutions in a
federal state is to
Answer: Enhance the People’s Participation
Question 109: Under the Presidential system
Answer: c. The president may come from any of the parties
Question 110: Public opinion is important because it
Answer: Lets government know what the people want
Question 111: Bicameral legislature exists
Answer: To prevent the concentration of power on the legislative house
Question 112: Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British
West Africa in
Answer: Ghana
Question 113: One of the functions of the Ministry of external affairs is the
Answer: Promotion of national interests
Question 114: The leader of the Northern People’s Congress was
Answer: Ahmadu Bello
Question 115: The idea of democracy started with the
Answer: The earliest democracy in the world began with the work of a man
named Cleisthenes, in Athens (Greece), in 510 BC.
Question 116: In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are
called
Answer: Proletariats
Question 117: Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of
achieving democracy?
Answer: Riots 22 The branch of government responsible for implementing laws
is the
Question 118: In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in
Answer: The Community
Question 119: Universal Adult Suffrage means all
Answer: Qualified citizens can vote
Question 120: A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to
promote the general welfare is called
Answer: An Appropriation bill

Question 121: Nigeria’s 36 States with

Their Capitals
Answer:
Note: Current Minister of Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is Muhammed
Musa 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

Current Governors of Nigeria’s 36 States

(2023 to Date)
Answer:
S. No State Current Governor

1. Abia State Alex Otti

2. Adamawa State Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri

3. Akwa Ibom State Umo Eno

4. Anambra State Charles Soludo

5. Bauchi State Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed

6. Bayelsa State Douye Diri

7. Benue State Hyacinth Alia

8. Borno State Babagana Zulum

9. Cross River State Bassey Otu

10. Delta State Sheriff Oborevwori

11. Ebonyi State Francis Nwifuru

12. Edo State Godwin Obaseki

13. Ekiti State Biodun Oyebanji

14. Enugu State Peter Mbah

15. Gombe State Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya

16. Imo State Hope Uzodinma

17. Jigawa State Umar Namadi

18. Kaduna State Uba Sani

19. Kano State Abba Kabir Yusuf

20. Katsina State Dikko Umaru Radda

21. Kebbi State Nasir Idris

22. Kogi State Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello

23. Kwara State AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq

24. Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu

25. Nasarawa State Abdullahi Sule

26. Niger State Mohammed Umar Bago

27. Ogun State Dapo Abiodun

28. Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu

29. Osun State Ademola Adeleke

30. Oyo State Seyi Makinde

31. Plateau State Caleb Mutfwang

32. Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara

33. Sokoto State Ahmad Aliyu

34. Taraba State Agbu Kefas

35. Yobe State Mai Mala Buni

36. Zamfara State Dauda Lawal

List of Newly Appointed Ministers in
Nigeria in 2023
Portfolio(s) Name(s)

President Bola Ahmed

⛽ Minister of Petroleum Tinubu

🏗️ Minister of Mines and Steel

Development Shuaibu Audu

🇳🇬 Minister of State, FCT Mariga Mahmoud

🇳🇬 Minister of FCT Nyesom Wike

🇳🇬 Minister of Niger Delta N/A

️💼 Minister of Labour & Employment Simon Lalong

🚜 Minister of Environment (State) Ishak Salako

️🎓 Minister of Education Tahir Mamman

💵 Minister of Industry, Trade and

Investment, State Doris Anite

🛢️ Minister of State, Petroleum and

Resources Heineken Lokpobiri

🛢️ Minister of State (Gas), Petroleum

Resources Ekperipe Ekpo

Minister of Special Duties Zephaniah Jisalo

🚜 Minister of State, Agriculture, and

Food Security Aliyu Abdullahi
🔌 Minister of Power (State) N/A

🇳🇬 Minister of Niger Delta (State) N/A

👨💻 Minister of Innovation Science and

Technology Uche Nnaji

🏥 Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ali Pate

💰 Minister of Budget and Economic

Planning Atiku Bagudu

Minister of Industry, Trade, and

Investment Doris Anite

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar

📡 Minister of Communication Bosun Tijani

Minister of Education (State) Tanko Sununu

Minister of Water Resources and

Sanitation Joseph Utsev

Minister of Finance and Economy Wale Edun

Minister of Environment N/A

Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari

Minister of Defence Muhammed Badaru

Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle

Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo

HAGF and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi

 Minister of Information and National
Orientation Muhammed Idris

Minister of Works and Housing David Umahi

Minister of State, Health and Social

Welfare Tunji Alausa

Minister of Science & Tech (State) N/A

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar

Minister of State, Mines & Steel

Development Maigari Ahmadu

Minister of State, Labour & Employment Nkiruka Onyejeocha

Minister of Interior Saidu Alkali

Minister of Youth and Sports Abubakar Momoh

Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy

Minister of Transportation Adegboyega Oyetola

Minister of Police Affairs Ibrahim Geidam

Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu

Minister of Works and Housing (State) N/A

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and

Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu

Nigeria’s Current Affairs

Question: Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macaulay
Question: What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: NNDP
3. Who is the current president of Nigeria?

Answer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

4. Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Kashim Shettima

Question 5. What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?

Answer: Strength
6. Representative democracy is best characterised by

Answer: free elections and proper registers of voters

7. While political partial parties aim at forming a government, pressure groups
aim at

Answer: influencing governmental decisions

8. When the electorate vote for representatives who, in turn vote on their behalf,
we say it is

Answer: an indirect election

9. An election that is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is called a

Answer: by-election
10. Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal constitution

Answer: France
11. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that

Answer: it ensures the anonymity of each voter

12. In a one-party state

Answer: the ruling party is the only legal party

13. A cabinet system of government is practised in

Answer: Britain and Canada

14. A proclamation by the head of state ending a session of parliament is called

Answer: a dissolution
15. The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria

Answer: promotes the unity of diversity

16. The transfer of authority to the local government council is known as

Answer: delegation
17. The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they

Answer: Are credited or blamed for anything they do

18. The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were

Answer: UPN, GNPP, NAP, PRP, NPP, NPN,

19. Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria

Answer: Farmers
20. The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the

Answer: Richard’s constitution

21. A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa was
Answer: indirect rule
22. The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was

Answer: Lord Lurgard

23. The first military government in Nigeria was headed by

Answer: General Aguiyi Ironsi

24. The first general election in Nigeria was held in

Answer: 1959
25. The supreme organ of the U.N O is the

Answer: General Assembly

Nigerian Current Affairs Questions and

Answers
1. Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local government
reforms of

Answer: 1976
2. A parliamentary system, which ensures that members are in the house to vote
on major issues

Answer: Whip
3. A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as

Answer: Parliamentary
4. A social system in which power is derived from control over land is called

Answer: Feudalism
5. “Rule of Law” refers to a situation in which

Answer: Laws are supreme

6. An important principle of the civil service is

Answer: Anonymity
7. Which of these constitutions recognized local government as the third tier of
government

Answer: The 1979 constitution

8. A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the
Answer: Judicial Service Commission
9. The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommend that

Answer: More states should be created in the federation

10. The second military coup in Nigeria took place on

Answer: July 29, 1966

11. One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the second world war

Answer: The League of Nations

12. An important advantage of creating more constitutions in a federal state is to

Answer: Enhance the People’s Participation

13. Under the Presidential system

Answer: c. The president may come from any of the parties

14. Public opinion is important because it

Answer: Lets government know what the people want

15. Bicameral legislature exists

Answer: To prevent the concentration of power on the legislative house

16. Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West Africa in

Answer: Ghana
17. One of the functions of the Ministry of external affairs is the

Answer: Promotion of national interests

18. The leader of the Northern People’s Congress was

Answer: Ahmadu Bello

19. The idea of democracy started with the

20. In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are called
Answer: Proletariats
21. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving
democracy?

Answer: Riots
22 The branch of government responsible for implementing laws is the

Answer: Executives
23. In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in

Answer: The Community

24. Universal Adult Suffrage means all

Answer: Qualified citizens can vote

25. A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote the
general welfare is called

Answer: An Appropriation bill

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE

QUESTIONS
(1) A human community that is usually cohesive and homogeneous is
(A) Nation

(B) Kinship

(C) Clan

(D) Nation

(2) Which of the following made the earliest contact with Nigerian society?
(A) British
(B) Portuguese

(C) French

(D) German

(3) Under the 1963 Republican constitution, the president exercised?

(A) Judicial power

(B) Executive power

(C) Nominal power

(D) Concurrent powers

(4) The principle of federal character was first enunciated in the

(A) 1989 constitution

(B) 1963 constitution

(C) 1999 constitution

(D) 1979 constitution

(5) Between 1960 and 1966, Nigeria was governed under the
(A) Presidential system

(B) Westminster system

(C) confederal system

(D) unitary system

(6) One major factor that differentiates the presidential from the
parliament system is
(A) separation of power

(B) judicial independence

(C) passage of bills

(D) party system

(7) A major feature of the policy of deregulation in Nigeria is the

(A) enthronement of market forces mechanism

(B) The increasing dominance of the economy by the state

(C) The proliferation of public cooperation

(D) The phenomenal increase in direct foreign investment

(8) Bicameral legislature exists:

(A) where cameramen are allowed to cover the proceedings of the legislature

(B) to prevent the concentration of power in one legislative house

(C) to provide jobs for more politicians

(D) to ensure that just laws are passed

(9) A major issue that distinguishes pressure groups from political parties
is
(A) membership

(B) the objective

(C) the voting pattern

(D) the ideology

(10) Equality before the law is composed of

(A) Separation of powers

(B) Checks and balanced

(C) The rule of law

(D) Constitutional law

(11) A law passed by the legislature and assented to by the executive is

(A) An act

(b) A presidential proclamation

(C). A decree

(D) A legislative order

(12) The principles of checks and balances empower the judiciary to

(A) Invalidate the actions of other arms

(B) Administer the criminal justice system

(C) Abrogate the law

(D) Apply the law

(13) In a parliamentary, the term shadow cabinet is often used to refer to

(A) Backbenchers in the house
(B) Deputy prime minister and assistant ministers

(C) Rebellious members of the ruling party

(D) Portfolio designates. Of the opposition party.

(14) The fundamental assumption on which the idea of the rule of law is
based is
(A) Supremacy in the constitution

(B) Rationality of human being

(C) Quality of human being

(D) Love for social justice.

(15) Associations whose main interest is to influence public policies without

attempting to capture state power are
(A) communal group

(b) trade union

(c) political parties

(D) pressure group

(16) Multilateralism in Nigeria’s foreign policy entails

(A) Africa is the centrepiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy

(B) Non-aligned posture in international affairs

(C) quest for a permanent membership

(D) membership of the international organisation.

(17) The set of policies on the basis on which countries interact with one
another is called
(A) diplomacy

(B) foreign policy

(C) National policy

(D) International relations

(18) After the defeat of Germany in world war 1, her former colonies were
administered under the League of the nation as
(A) occupy territory

(B) trust territories

(C)crown colonies

(D) protectorates

Answers:
1D 2B 3C 4D 5B 6A 7A 8D 9B 10C 11A 12A 13D 14C 15D 16D 17B 18B

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