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45 Question and Answers about Nigeria by danielayodele16(m): 11:12pm On May 07, 2015
This is the latest Current affairs question and answers about Nigeria some times you will think that you knows all the little things about your country Nigeria but when asked you will find it difficult to remember but i have provided this Nigerian Current affairs and question and answers about Nigeria to help you refresh you memory.

Most of the questions you see in Jamb especially art student is more of history about Nigeria but once you finish reading this question and answers about Nigeria you will be fully loaded with all the info you need to know about your country Nigeria.

45 Question and Answers about Nigeria
#1. Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macauly

#2. What was the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Nigerian National Democratic party (NNDP)

#3. Who is the current president of Nigeria?
Answer: Goodluck Jonathan

#4. Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?
Answer: Namadi Sambo

#5. What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arm represent?
Answer: Strength

#6. What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arm represent?
Answer: Dignity

#7. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arm stand for?
Answer: Nigerian's fertile soil

#8. What does the white colour in Nigerian flag and for?
Answer: Peace

#9. What does the green colour in Nigerian flag represent?
Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

#10. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones

#11. What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Answer: Calabar

#12. What is the capital of Nigeria Now?
Answer: Abuja

#13. Who is the current Nigerian Senate president?
Answer: David Mark

#14. What is the name of Nigerian senior national team in football?
Answer: Super Eagles

#15. When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17 FIFA world cup
Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013

#16. Who was the first female vice chancellor in Nigerian university?
Answer: Grace Alele Williams

#17. Who gave Nigeria her name:
Answer: Flora Shaw

#18. Who designed the Nigerian flag?
Answer: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

#19. Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Bob Jensen

#20. Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

#21. Who was the first woman to driver a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

#22. What is the first TV station in Nigeria?
Answer: Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) in 1959

#23. When was Nigeria formed?
Answer: October 1st 1960

#24. Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Answer: Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State

#25. Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?
Answer: Wole Soyinka

#26. Who is the Nigerian current speaker of house of Assembly?
Answer: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

#27. What is the premier university in Nigeria?
Answer: University of Ibadan

#28. Who is the minister for education in Nigeria?
Answer: Ezenwo Nyesom wike

#29. Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Answer: Aloma Mariam Mukhtar

#30. When did Nigeria have her independent?
Answer: 1st October 1960

#31. When Nigeria did become a republic?
Answer: 1st October 1963

#32. When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
Answer: 1966

#33. How many local Government do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 774

#34. Who is the first Nigerian president?
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

#35. Who was Nigerian first executive president?
Answer: Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari

#36. Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?
Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

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

#38. What are the five Oceans in the world?

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

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

#40. Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
Answer: Senator David Mark

#41. Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?
Answer: Great Britain

#42. When did Nigeria became a Republic?
Answer: 1963

#43. What is centenary?
Answer: 100 years

#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.

#45. Who won the 2015 Nigerian presidential general election?
Answer: General Muhammadu Buhari

We will end it here and i hope you enjoyed and remembered a lot of things about Nigeria that you have forgotten, this thread is open for corrections if you think am wrong and if you truly like this kindly register and join the conversations because i need you guys here.

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Re: 45 Question and Answers about Nigeria by citizenjuwon(m): 9:56am On May 08, 2015
Good job so far, find some correction below.
danielayodele16:
#28. Who is the minister for education in Nigeria?
Answer: Ezenwo Nyesom wike
Correct Answer is Mr Shekarau
danielayodele16:
#29. Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Answer: Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
Correct Answer is Mahmud Mohammed.
Kindly take note!
Re: 45 Question and Answers about Nigeria by watzz: 10:40am On May 08, 2015
Nice job.. however tell us something new.. like service chiefs, dates of historical events such as plane crash, history of book haram etc...
Re: 45 Question and Answers about Nigeria by uwadiahercules: 11:20pm On Aug 06, 2018

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