Nigeria current affairs, quiz questions and answers

Nigeria Current affairs quiz questions

Question 122: Current Governors of Nigeria’s 36 States

Answer:

Question 123: CBN Governor

Answer: Godwin Emefiele

Question 124: When was the Nigeria 2019 General Election held?

Answer: February 23 2019

50 Current affairs in Nigeria

Question: Mention the new service chiefs in Nigeria

Answer: General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin- Chief of Defence Staff;

Question: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff?

Answer: Lt-General T.Y. Buratai

Question: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff?

Answer: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

Question: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff?

Answer: Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

Question:. Who is the current INEC chairman?

Answer: Mahmud Yakubu

Question: Who is the current NAFDAC Director General?

Answer: Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye

Question: Who is the current Inspector General of police?

Answer: IGP Ibrahim Idris Kpotun

Question: Current chairman of the African Union

Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Question: Who is the secretary General of the united nations

Answer: António Guterres

Question: Who is the current minister of education?

Answer: Adamu Adamu

Question: Mention five rivers in Nigeria that share their names with a state.

Answer: Rivers- Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross River, Imo

Question: What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: Nigerian National Democratic party (NNDP)

Question: Who is the current president of Nigeria?

Answer: Muhammadu Buhari

Question: Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Yemi Osinbajo

Question: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arm represent?

Answer: Strength

Question: Mention 8 past senate presidents of Nigeria.

Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Evan Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Anyim Pius Anyim, Adolphus Wabara, Ken Nnamani, David Mark, Bukola Saraki

Question: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arm represent?

Answer: Dignity

Question: What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arm stand for?

Answer: Nigerian’s fertile soil

Question: What does the white colour in Nigerian flag stand for?

Answer: Peace

Question: What does the green colour in Nigerian flag represent?

Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

Question: Who is the current minister of finance?

Answer: Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

Question: Who is the current minister of defence?

Answer: Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd)

Question: Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?

Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones

Question: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?

Answer: Calabar

Question: Who is the current minister of FCT?

Answer: Muhammadu Musa Bello

Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?

Answer: Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

Question: When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17 FIFA world cup?

Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

Question: Who gave Nigeria her name?

Answer: Flora Shaw

Question: Who designed the Nigerian flag?

Answer: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

Question: Which country won the last world cup?

Answer: Germany

Question: Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?

Answer: Bob Jensen

Question: Who was the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria?

Answer: Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

Question: What is the first TV station in Nigeria?

Answer: Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) in 1959

Question: Who is the current CBN Governor?

Answer: Godwin Emefiele

Question: 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: Who is the Nigerian current speaker of House of the Representatives?
Answer: Femi Gbajabiamila

Question: Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?
Answer: President Muhammudu Buhari

Question: Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Answer: Tanko Muhammad

Question: When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?
Answer: 1st January 1973

Question: When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
Answer: 1966

Question: How many local Government do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 774

Question: Who is the first Nigerian president?
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

Question: Who was Nigerian first executive president?
Answer: Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari

Question: Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?
Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Question: What is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: ASIA with population of 3,641,000,000 while Australia & Oceania is the smallest continent

Question: What are the five Oceans in the world?

Answer: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean

Question: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

Question: 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: How many ministers do we have in Nigeria?

Answer: 38

Question: Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
Answer: Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

Question: Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?
Answer: Great Britain

Question: 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

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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: Muhammadu Buhari

4. Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Yemi Osinbajo

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

Answer: Strength

6. Representative democracy is best characteristic 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 which 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 practiced 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 unity of diversity

16. The transfer of authority to 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 any thing 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: Richards 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 hold in
Answer: 1959

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

More 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, who 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 situation in which
Answer: Laws are supreme

6. An important principle of the civil service is
Answer: Anonymity

7. Which of these constitution 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 constitution in a federal state is to
Answer: Enhance the People 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 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

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

Current Affairs Questions and Answers About Government and Society

(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 the 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 principal 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 differentiate 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) increasing dominance of the economy by the state

(C) proliferation of public cooperation

(D) phenomenal increase in direct foreign investment

(8) Bicameral legislature exists:

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

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

(C) to provide jobs for more politicians

(D) to ensure that just laws are passed

(9) A major issues 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 component 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 empowers 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) back benchers in the house

(B). Deputy prime minister and assistant ministers

(C) rebellious members of the ruling party

(D) portfolio designates. Of the party in opposition.

(14) The fundamental assumption on which the idea of the rule of law is based is

(A). Supremacy at the constitution

(B)rationality of human being

(C) quality of human being

(D) love for social justice.

(15) Association 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 foreign policy entails

(A) Africa being the centre piece of Nigeria foreign policy

(B) Non-aligned posture in international affairs

(C) quest for a permanent membership

(D) membership of international organisation.

(17) The set of policies on the basis of 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 nation as

(A) occupy territory

(B) trust territories

(C)crown colonies

(D) protectorates

(19) The Nigeria – Cameroon crisis over Bakassi peninsula occurred owning to the interpretation of the treaty of 1913 and the

(A) resolution of OAU

(B) Maroua accord

(C) decision of the ecowas

(D) decision of the international court justice

(20) The first Nigeria leader to become chairman organization of African unity was:

(A) Tafawa Balewa

(B) Murtala Muhammed

(c) Yakuba Gowon

(D) Aguiyi Ironsi

Answers:

1D 2B 3C 4D 5B 6A 7A 8D 9B 10C 11A 12A 13D 14C 15D
16D 17B 18B 19B 20C

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