Nigeria's Political History Quiz

Nigeria Current Affairs Quiz Questions

• Question 1: Nigeria's current president

  • Bola Ahmed Tinubu

• Question 2: The current vice president

  • Kashim Shettima

• Question 6: Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?

  • Herbert Macaulay

• Question 7: What was the first political party in Nigeria?

  • Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

• Question 8: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?

  • Strength

• Question 9: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?

  • Dignity

• Question 10: What did the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?

  • Nigerian's fertile soil

• Question 11: What does the white colour in the Nigerian flag stand for?

  • Peace

• Question 12: What does the green colour in the Nigerian flag represent?

  • Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

• Question 13: How many geopolitical zones is Nigeria divided into?

  • Six (6) geopolitical zones

• Question 14: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?

  • Calabar

• Question 15: Capital of Nigeria

  • Abuja

• Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?

  • Barau Jibrin

• Question 16: What is the name of the Nigerian senior national football team (men's team)?

  • Super Eagles

• Question 17: When did the Nigerian Golden Eaglets win the World under-17 FIFA World Cup

  • 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013

• Question 18: Who was the first female vice-chancellor in a Nigerian university?

  • Grace Alele Williams

• Question 19: Who gave Nigeria her name?

  • Flora Shaw

• Question 20: Who designed the Nigerian flag?

  • Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

• Question 21: Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?

  • Bob Jensen

• Question 22: Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?

  • Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

• Question 23: Which was the first TV station in Nigeria?

  • Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) in 1959

• Question 24: When was Nigeria formed?

  • 1914

• Question 25: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?

  • Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State

• Question 26: Who was the first Nigerian to become a Nobel Laureate?

  • Wole Soyinka

• Question 27: Who is the Nigerian current speaker of the House of Representatives?

  • Tajudeen Abbas

• Question 28: What is the premier university in Nigeria?

  • University of Ibadan

• Question 29: Who is the minister of education in Nigeria?

  • Adamu Adamu

• Question 30: Who is Nigeria's current chief justice?

  • Justice Olukayade Ariwoola

• Question 31: When did Nigeria have its independence?

  • 1st October 1960

• Question 32: When did Nigeria become a republic?

  • 1st October 1963

• Question 33: When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?

  • 1966

• Question 34: How many Local Governments do we have in Nigeria?

  • 774

• Question 35: Who is the first Nigerian president?

  • Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

• Question 36: Who was Nigeria's first executive president?

  • Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari

• Question 37: Who was Nigeria's first prime minister?

  • Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

• Question 38: What is the largest continent in the world?

  • 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?

  • Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean

• Question 40: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?

  • United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

• Question 41: Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?

  • Godswill Obot Akpabio

• Question 42: Which country's flag is called the Union Jack?

  • Great Britain

• Question 43: What is the centenary?

  • 100 years

• Question 44: What is Nigeria?

  • Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

• Question 45: Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff

  • General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin

• Question 46: Who is Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff?

  • Lt-General T.Y. Buratai

• Question 47: Who is Nigeria's Chief of Naval Staff?

  • Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

• Question 48: Who is Nigeria's Chief of Air Staff?

  • Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

• Question 49: Who is the current NAFDAC Director-General?

  • Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye

• Question 50: Who is the current Inspector General of police?

  • IGP Solomon Arase

• Question 51: Current chairman of the African Union

  • Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

• Question 52: Who is the Secretary-General of the United Nations

  • António Guterres

• Question 53: Who is the current minister of education?

  • Adamu Adamu

• Question 54: Mention five rivers in Nigeria that share their names with a state.

  • Rivers – Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross River, Imo

• Question 55: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?

  • Strength

• Question 56: Mention nine past senate presidents of Nigeria.

  • 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?

  • Dignity

• Question 58: What did the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?

  • Nigerian's fertile soil

• Question 59: What does the white colour in the Nigerian flag stand for?

  • Peace

• Question 60: What does the green colour in the Nigerian flag represent?

  • Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

• Question 61: Who is the current minister of finance?

  • Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

• Question 62: Who is the current minister of defence?

  • (Answer not provided)

• Question 63: How many geopolitical zones is Nigeria divided into?

  • Six (6) geopolitical zones

• Question 64: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?

  • Calabar

• Question 65: Who is the current minister of FCT?

  • Mohammed Musa Bello

• Question 66: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?

  • Barau Jibrin

• Question 67: When did the Nigerian Golden Eaglets win the World under-17 FIFA World Cup

  • 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

• Question 68: Which country won the 2018 World Cup?

  • France

• Question 69: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?

  • Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State

• Question 70: Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?

  • President Muhammudu Buhari

• Question 71: When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?

  • 1st January 1973

• Question 72: What are the five largest Oceans in the world?

  • Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean

• Question 73: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?

  • United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund

• Question 74: When were the currency notes introduced?

  • 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?

  • 43

• Question 76: With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?

  • 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

  • free elections and proper registers of voters

• Question 78: While political partial parties aim at forming a government, pressure groups aim at

  • influencing governmental decisions

• Question 79: When the electorate votes for representatives who, in turn, vote on their behalf, we say it is

  • an indirect election

• Question 80: An election that is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is called a

  • by-election

• Question 81: Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal constitution

  • France

• Question 82: The major advantage of the secret ballot is that

  • it ensures the anonymity of each voter

• Question 83: In a one-party state

  • the ruling party is the only legal party

• Question 84: A cabinet system of government is practised in

  • Britain and Canada

• Question 85: A proclamation by the head of state ending a session of parliament is called

  • a dissolution

• Question 86: The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

  • promotes the unity of diversity

• Question 87: The transfer of authority to the local government council is known as

  • delegation

• Question 88: The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they

  • Are credited or blamed for anything they do

• Question 89: The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were

  • UPN, GNPP, NAP, PRP, NPP, NPN,

• Question 90: Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria

  • Farmers

• Question 91: The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the

  • Richard's constitution

• Question 92: A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa was

  • indirect rule

• Question 93: The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was

  • Lord Lugard

• Question 94: The first military government in Nigeria was headed by

  • General Agunyi Ironsi

• Question 95: The first general election in Nigeria was held in

  • 1959

• Question 96: The supreme organ of the U.N O is the

  • General assembly

• Question 97: Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local government reforms of

  • 1976

• Question 98: A parliamentary system ensures that members are in the House to vote on major issues

  • Whip

• Question 99: A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known as

  • Parliamentary

• Question 100: A social system in which power is derived from control over land is called

  • Feudalism

• Question 101: “Rule of Law” refers to a situation in which

  • Laws are supreme

• Question 102: An important principle of the civil service is

  • Anonymity

• Question 103: Which of these constitutions recognized local government as the third tier of government

  • The 1979 constitution

• Question 104: A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the

  • Judicial Service Commission

• Question 105: The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended that

  • More states should be created in the federation

• Question 106: The second military coup in Nigeria took place on

  • July 29, 1966

• Question 107: One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the Second World War

  • The League of Nations

• Question 108: An important advantage of creating more constitutions in a federal state is to

  • Enhance the People's Participation

• Question 109: Under the Presidential system

  • c. The president may come from any of the parties

• Question 110: Public opinion is important because it

  • Let government know what the people want

• Question 111: Bicameral legislature exists

  • 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

  • Ghana

• Question 113: One of the functions of the Ministry of External Affairs is the

  • Promotion of national interests

• Question 114: The leader of the Northern People's Congress was

  • Ahmadu Bello

• Question 115: The idea of democracy started with the

  • 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

  • Proletariats

• Question 117: Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving democracy?

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

• Question 118: In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in

  • The Community

• Question 119: Universal Adult Suffrage means all

  • Qualified citizens can vote

• Question 120: A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote the general welfare is called

  • An Appropriation bill

Test your knowledge of Nigeria's political landscape and significant historical events through this engaging quiz. From legislative councils to symbols in the coat of arms, answer questions that reveal the essence of Nigeria's governance and heritage.