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• Complete Nigeria Current A몭airs in PDF Free Download

• THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME NIGERIA
• NIGERIA NATIONAL ANTHEM
• THE PLEDGE
• NATIONAL PRAYERS
• NYSC ANTHEM
• NIGERIA COAT OF ARMS
• Representation of Components
• THE NIGERIAN FLAG
• FACT ABOUT NIGERIA
• TABLE OF CONTENT
• COLONIAL MASTERS WHO RULED NIGERIA BEFORE
INDEPENDENCE BETWEEN 1914-1960
• THE PAST HEADS OF STATE/PRESIDENTS FROM THE 1st REPUBLIC
IN NIGERIA TO DATE NAME & PERIOD
• THE 3 ARMS OF GOVERNMENT/NAME OF NIGERIANS OCCUPYING
EACH POSITION
• EXECUTIVE
• LEGISLATURE
• JUDICIARY
• SERVICE CHIEFS
• HEAD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PARAMILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE
• APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES IN SOME POLITICAL OFFICES
• NAMES OF MINISTERS, PORTFOLIOS & STATES
• HEAD OF GOVERNMENT AGENCY/PARASATALS
• MODES OF ADDRESS/OFFICER TITLES
• IMPORTANT DATES BEFORE INDEPENDENCE IN NIGERIA
• IMPORTANT DATES AFTER INDEPENDENCE IN NIGERIA
• ARMS OF GOVERNMENT
• TIERS OF GOVERNMENT
• THE FUNCTIONS OF THE THREE ARMS OF GOVERNMENT
• The Executive
• The Legislative
• The Judiciary Functions
• HEAD OR CHIEF EXECUTIVES
• TITLE OF THE HEAD
• THE SIX GEO POLITICAL ZONES OF NIGERIA
• HISTORY OF NNPC AND ITS MANAGING DIRECTORS FROM 1977 TO
DATE
• THE GENESIS OF EBOLA VIRUS
• HOW EBOLA VIRUS SPREAD
• SYMPTOMS OF EBOLA VIRUS
• HOW EBOLA VIRUS CAN BE DIAGNOSED
• PREVENTION OF EBOLA VIRUS
• LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, CAPITAL & NUMBERS OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS IN EACH STATE
• THE 22 LICENSED BANKS OF NIGERIA, MD/CEO AND MERGE
PARTNERS
• THE FOLLOWING BANKS ARE NOW AS FOLLOWS
• THE FAILED BANKS ARE
• TIMELINE OF HISTORICAL EVENT IN NIGERIA SINCE 2009
• 109 HOUSE OF 9TH SENATE MEMBERS, THEIR CONSTITUENCIES,
AND POLITICAL PARTIES
• 10 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
• 2019, Webometric Ranking
• 10 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICA
• BEST UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA
• SOME NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES, AND DATES FOUNDED
• STATE UNIVERSITIES & DATE
• PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES & DATE
• CENTRAL BANK INDIGENOUS GOVERNORS
• PAST INDIGENOUS CHIEF JUSTICES OF NIGERIA FROM 1958 TO
DATE
• TOP 10 WEALTHIEST MEN IN THE WORLD
• NIGERIA STATES, CAPITAL, CREATION, SLOGAN, AND GOVERNORS
• STATES IN NIGERIA WITH THE SAME NAMES AS CAPITAL
• NUMBERS OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN VARIOUS POLITICAL
OFFICES IN NIGERIA
• HISTORY OF FUEL PRICE INCREASE IN NIGERIA
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM
EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)
• MAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION THAT NIGERIA BELONGS
• SENATE PRESIDENT SINCE 1960
• SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SINCE 1960
• DATES AND EVENTS OF WORLD POLITICS
• ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES
• SPORT
• FIFA PRESIDENTS FROM MAY 21ST 1904 TO DATE
• MULTIPLE
• THE 7 CONTINENTS
• THE PLANETS AND THEIR DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
• SHORTEST/TALLEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
• STATE CREATION IN NIGERIA
• NIGERIA STANDARD DAILLING CODES
• OLDEST COUNTRIES
• NAMES OF INEC CHAIRMAN IN NIGERIA SINCE 1964 TO DATE
• FAMOUS INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS
• NEWEST COUNTRIES
• NOTABLE WORLD MOUNTAINS
• OCEANS OF THE WORLD (BY SIZE)
• HISTORY OF NIGERIAN CURRENCY
• CLASSIFICATION OF AFRICA
• NIGERIA COAT OF ARM
• Representation of Components
• THE NIGERIAN FLAG
• The Nigerian 몭ag has two colours (Green and White)
• RIGHT OF A CITIZEN IN A STATE
• THE REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES OF NIGERIA
• THE 28 DE-REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES BY INEC ARE AS
FOLLOWS
• NAME OF PERSONALITIES IMMORTALIZED IN THE NIGERIAN
CURRENCIES
• BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NEW OBA OF BENIN
• ORIGIN OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
• THE NIGERIAN POLICE LEADERSHIP 1930 TILL DATE
• INDIGENOUS INSPECTOR GENERAL
• BADGES & RANK OF THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE
• THE NIGERIAN POLICE FLAG
• NIGERIA MILITARY RANKS, INSIGNIAS AND EQUIVALENTS NON-
COMMISSION OFFICERS (NCO)
• UNITED NATIONS
• SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UNITED NATION (UN)
• UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERALS
• HEADQUARTERS/SECRETARIAT OF WORLD ORGANIZATIONS
• ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATE
• ORGANS OF ECOWAS
• PAST AND PRESENT CHAIRMEN OF ECOWAS
• MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
• AFRICA
• ASIA
• OCEANIA
• EUROPE
• NORTH AMERICA
• SOUTH AMERICA
• ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNION (OAU) NOW AU AFRICAN
UNION
• ORGANIZATIONS OF (OAU)
• WOMEN ACHIEVERS
• MEN ACHIEVERS
• THE TEN NATIONAL HONOURS IN NIGERIA
• PAST WINNERS OF THE (CAF) AFRICA CUP OF NATION
• SOME FACTS ABOUT THE WORLD
• MILITARY COUPS IN NIGERIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE
• WORDS RELATING TO SCIENCE AND ARTS
• WORDS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT
• MAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT NIGERIA BELONGS
• SEAPORTS IN NIGERIA
• DAMS IN NIGERIA
• AFRICA COUNTRIES & PRESIDENT
Complete Nigeria Current Affairs
in PDF Free Download
THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME NIGERIA
Nigeria as a country is located in West Africa between latitude 40 –
140 North of the equator and longitude 30 – 140 East of the
Greenwich meridian.

The name Nigeria was given by Miss Flora Shaw in 1898, who later
married Fredrick Lord Lugard, who amalgamated the Northern and
Southern Protectorates of Nigeria in the year 1914 and died in
1945.

The o몭cial language is English, and the Nation’s motto is UNITY

AND FAITH, PEACE AND PROGRESS.

NIGERIA NATIONAL ANTHEM

Arise, O Compatriots, Nigeria’s call obey

To serve our fatherland

With love and strength and faith

The labour of our hero’s past

Shall never be in vain

To serve with heart and Might

One nation bound in freedom,

Peace and unity.

THE PLEDGE
I Pledge to Nigeria, my Country

To be faithful loyal and honest

To serve Nigeria with all my strength

To defend her unity

And uphold her honour and Glory

So help me, God.

NATIONAL PRAYERS
O God of creation, Direct our Noble cause;

Guide our leaders right;

Help our youth the truth to know

In love and Honesty, to grow

And living just and true

Great lofty heights attain

To build a nation where peace

And justice shall reign

NYSC ANTHEM
Youth obey the Clarion call

Let us lift our Nation high

Under the sun or in the rain

With dedication and sel몭essness

Nigeria is ours; Nigeria we serve.

NIGERIA COAT OF ARMS

Representation of Components
The Black Shield represents the good soil of Nigeria
The Eagle represents the Strength of Nigeria
The Two Horses stands for dignity and pride
The Y represents River Niger and River Benue.

THE NIGERIAN FLAG

The Nigeria 몭ag has two colours

(Green and White)

The Green part represents Agriculture

The White represents Unity and Peace.

FACT ABOUT NIGERIA

Land Area         –      923,768.00km2

Population        –      Over 180,000,000

Most Populous State –Kano (9,383,682)

O몭cial Language –  English

Independence Day   –  October 1st 1960

Currency –   Naira and Kobo

Vegetation –  Forest, Grassland, and semi-arid

Mining  -Coal, Petroleum, Tin, and Columbine

Manufacturing – Tyre, Cement, and Biscuits

Time – GMT + 1 Hour

Geographical Divisions – 36 States and FCT

Number of L.G.A – 774 Local Govt. Areas

Federal Capital – Abuja (12 Dec. 1991)

ANNUAL CELEBRATION

1st Jan. – New Year’s Day

15th – Nigeria Armed Forces Remembrance Day

14th Feb. – Valentine Day

8th Mar. – Int’l Women Day

13th Mar. – Common Wealth Day

24th – World Tuberculosis Day

7th April – World Health Day

1st May – Workers’ Day

8th May – Children/Youth Day

27th May – Children/Youth Day

12th June – Democracy Day

15th June – African Children’s Day

11th July – World Population Day

21st Sept. – World Literacy Day

1st Oct. – Independence Day

25th Dec. – Christmas Day

26th Dec. – Boxing Day

TABLE OF CONTENT
Colonial Masters who ruled Nigeria before Independence
between 1914 – 1960
Names of Heads of Government
Arms of Government/Names of Nigeria occupying each position
Service Chiefs in Nigeria
Heads of Law Enforcement, Paramilitary & Intelligence
Ministers and Portfolios
Head of Government Agency and Parastatals
Modes of Address/O몭cer Titles
Important Dates Before and After Independence in Nigeria
Arms of Government in Nigeria
Six Geo-Political Zones of Nigeria
History of NNPC and its Managing
Directors from 1977 to Date
The Genesis of the Ebola Virus
Local Government Areas, Capital & Numbers of Local
Government in Each State
The Licensed Banks of Nigeria, MD/CEO, Merge Partners &
Failed Banks
Timeline of Historical Events in Nigeria Since 2009 to Date
109 House of Senate Members, their Constituencies & Political
Parties
Best Universities in the World, Africa & Nigeria
Some Nigeria Federal, State & Private Universities and Date
Founded
Central Bank Indigenous Governors
Indigenous Chief Justices of Nigeria from 1958 to Date
Top 10 Wealthiest Men in the World
Richest Countries and Poorest in the World & Africa
Most Corrupt Countries in the World
Some Important Abbreviations
State, Capital, Creation, Slogan & Governors
History of Fuel Price Increase in Nigeria
Historical Background of OPEC
Senate President Since 1960 to Date
Speaker of the House Representatives From 1960 to Date
Date & Invent of World Politics
Date of Establishment of Nigerian Armed Forces
Sports
Registered & De-Register Political Parties in Nigeria
Multiple
The 7 Continents in the World
Planets and Their Distance from the Sun
Shortest and Tallest People in the World
State Creation in Nigeria
Nigeria Standard Dialing Codes
Names of INEC Chairmen from 1964 to Date
Famous Names of Famous Inventors and Inventions
Oldest & Newest Countries in the World
Notable World Mountains & Oceans
History of Nigeria Currency
Classi몭cation of Africa Countries
Nigeria Coat of Arms & Flag
Right of A Citizen in a State
Registered & De-registered Political Parties in Nigeria
Names of personalities immortalized in Nigeria Currencies
Brief history of the Oba of Benin
Origin of Nigeria Police, IG’s from 1930 to Date, Badges, Rank &
Flag
Nigeria Military Banks, Insignias, and Equivalents for both
Commission & Non-Commission O몭cers
About United Nations & ECOWAS
Past & Present Chairmen of ECOWAS
Members of Common Wealth Countries
Some Great Men & Women Achievers
Past & Present Winners of Africa Cup of Nation
Military Coup in Nigeria Since Independence
Some Facts About the World
Word Relating to Science, Arts & Government
Main International Organization that Nigeria Belongs
Sea Port & Dams in Nigeria
 Africa Countries, Capital, President & Currency
Banking Test & Explanatory Answers
Past Examination Question & Answers
Millennium Development Goal
About NDDC
Origin of Nigeria Immigration, Operational Structure & Rank
About Boko Haram Sect in Nigeria
History of Edo, Governor, Commissioners Local Government
Areas and Headquarters

COLONIAL MASTERS WHO RULED

NIGERIA BEFORE INDEPENDENCE
BETWEEN 1914-1960
1. Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard [1914-1919]
2. Sir Hugh Cli몭ord [1919-1925]
3. Sir Creamer Thompson [1925-1931]
4. Sir Bernard Richard [1935-1943]
5. Sir Arthur Richard [1943-1948]
6. Sir John McPherson [1948-1958]
7. Sir James Robertson [1958-1960]

THE PAST HEADS OF

STATE/PRESIDENTS FROM THE 1st
REPUBLIC IN NIGERIA TO DATE
NAME & PERIOD
Nnamdi B. Azikiwe

1st June 1963 – Jan 15th 1966

(1st Republic)

Gen. Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi

Jan. 15th 1966 – Jul. 29th 1966

Yakubu Gowan

July 29th 1966 – July 29th 1975

Murtala Mohammed

July 29th 1975– Feb. 13th 1976

Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo

Feb. 13th 1975 – Sep. 30th 1979

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

Oct. 1st 1979 – Dec. 30th 1983

(2nd Republic)

Muhammadu Buhari

Dec. 13th 1983 – Aug. 27th 1985

Ibrahim B. Babangida

Aug. 27th 1985 – Aug. 26th 1993

(3rd Republic) Abortive

 Chief Ernest Shonekan

Aug. 26th 1993 – Nov. 17th 1993

Sani Abacha

Nov. 17th 1993 – June 8th 1998

A. Abubakar

June 8th 1998 – May 29th 1999

Chief Olusegun A. Obasanjo

May 29th 1999 – May 29th 2007

(4th Republic)

Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua

May 29th 2007 – 2010

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

May 2010 – May 2015

Muhammadu Buhari

May 2015 to date

THE 3 ARMS OF
GOVERNMENT/NAME OF
GOVERNMENT/NAME OF
NIGERIANS OCCUPYING EACH
POSITION
EXECUTIVE
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

President, Fed. Rep. of Nigeria

Kashim Shettima

Vice President. Fed. Rep. of Nigeria

LEGISLATURE
Godswill Obot Akpabio

Senate President

Tajudeen Abbas

Speaker House of Rep.

Barau Jibrin

Deputy Senate President

Benjamin Kalu

Deputy Speaker House of Rep.

JUDICIARY
Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed CJN

Chief Justice of the Federation

Abubakar B. Mahmoudi (SAN)

President Nigeria Bar Association

Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa

President of Appeal Court

SERVICE CHIEFS
Gen. Abayomi G. Olonishakin

Chief of Defence Sta몭 (Ekiti State)

1. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai

Chief of Army Sta몭 (Borno State)

Vice Admiral Iboke-Ete Ekwe Ibas

Chief of Air Sta몭 (Bauchi State)

HEAD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

PARAMILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE
Abubakar Adamu Mohammed

Inspector General of Police

Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (RTD)

Comptroller General Custom Service (Gombe State)

Mr. Muhammed Babandede

Comptroller General Immigration Service (Nasarawa State)

Ahmed Ja’afaru

Comptroller General Prisons

Abdullahi Muhammadu

Commandant Gen. NSCDC

Yusud Magaji Bichi

DG SSS

Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi

Corps Marshal FRSC

APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES IN
SOME POLITICAL OFFICES
Boss Gida Mustapha

Sec. to the Government of the Federation

Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan

Ag. Head of Civil Service of Federation

Alh. Ahmed Idris

Accountant Gen. of Federation

Anthony Nkpe

Auditor Gen. of Federation

Alh. Abba Kyari

Chief of Sta몭 (Borno State)

Femi Adesina

Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to the President

Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant for Media & Publicity

NAMES OF MINISTERS, PORTFOLIOS

& STATES
1. Muhammadu Buhari

HM, Petroleum (Katsina)

2. Timipri Sylva

HMS, Petroleum (Bayelsa)

3. Muhammed Musa Bello

HM, FCT (Adamawa)

4. Ramatu Tijani

HMS, FCT (Kogi)

5. Godswill Akpabio

HM, Niger Delta (Akwa Ibom)

6. Tayo Alasoadura

HMS, Niger Delta (Delta)

7. Chris Ngige

HM, Labour & Employment (Anambra)

8. Festus Keyamo

HMS. Labour & Employment (Delta)

9. Sharon Ikeazor

HM, Environment (Anambra)

10. Muhammed Muhmood

HMS, Environment (Kaduna)

11. Adamu Adamu

HM, Education (Bauchi)

12. Emeka Nwajiuba

HMS, Education (Imo)

13. George Akume

HM, Special Duties (Benue)

14. Richard Adeniyi

HM, Industry Trade & Investment (Ekiti)

15. Maryam Katagum

HMS, Industry

16. Mustapha Baba Sheburi

HM, Agriculture & Rural Development

17. Sabo Nanono

HMS, Agriculture & Rural Development (Kano)

18. Sale Mamman

HM, Power (Taraba)

19. Goody Jedy Agba

HMS, Power (Cross River)

20. Ogbonnaya Onu

HM, Science & Technology (Ebonyi)

21. Muhammed H. Abdullahi

HMS, Science & Technology (Nasarawa)

22. Osagie Ehanire

HM, Health (Edo)

23. Adeleke Mamora

HMS, Health (Lagos)

24. Clement Agba

HMS, Budget (Edo)

25. Geo몭ery Onyeama

HM, Foreign A몭airs (Enugu)

26. Zubair Dada

HMS, Foreign A몭airs (Niger State)

27. Ali Isa Pantami

HM, Communication (Gombe)

28. Suleiman Adamu

HM, Water Resources (Jigawa)

29. Zainab Ahmed

HM, Finance (Kaduna)

30. Bashir Salihi Magashi

HM, Defence (Kano)

31. Hadi Sirika

HM, Aviation (Katsina)

32. Abubakar Malami

HM, Justice/Attorney Gen. of the Federation (Kebbi)

33. Lai Mohammed

HM, Information & Culture (Kwara)

34. Rotimi Amaechi

HM, Transportation (Rivers)

35. Gbemisola Saraki

HMS, Transportation (Kwara)

36. Babatunde Fashola

HM, Works & Housing (Lagos)

37. Abubaka D. Aliyu

HMS, Works & Housing (Yobe)

38. Olamilekan Adegbite

HM, Mines & Steel Development (Ogun)

39. Ikechukwu Ogah

HMS, Mines & Steel Development (Abia)

40. Rauf Aregbesola

HM, Interior (Osun)

41. Sunday Dare

HM, Youth & Sport (Oyo)

42. Paulen Tellen

HM, Women A몭airs (Plateau)

43. Maigari Dingladi

HM, Police A몭airs (Sokoto)

44. Sadiya Umar Faruk

HM, Humanitarian A몭airs & Disaster Management (Zamfara)

HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
AGENCY/PARASATALS
1. Mahmood Yakubu

INEC National Chairman

2. Melo Kolo Kyari

G.M.D NNPC

3. Godwin Eme몭ele

C.B.N Governor

4. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim

DG NYSC

5. Moji Christianah Adeyeye

DG NAFDAC

6. Biodun Ogunyemi

ASSU President

7. Bolaji Owasanye

ICPC Chairman

8. Abubakar B. Mahmoudi

NBA President

9. Oscar Onyema
DG NSE

10. Ibrahim Magu

EFCC Chairman

11. Ayuba Waba

Nigeria Labour Congress Presient

12. Quadri Olaleye

President TUC

13. Abdul Zabair

DG SEC

14. Muhammad Abdallah

NDLEA Chairman

15. Michael A. Olukoya

President NUT

16. Bayo Onanuga

17. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
18. Pius Odubu

NDDC Chairman

18. Bernard O. Okumagba

NDDC MD

19. William B. Fowler

Chairman FIRS

20. Garba Abari

21. National Orientation Agency (NOA)
22. Abdulwaheed Odusile

NUJ President

22. Dakuku Peterside

DG NIMASA

23. Ishaq Modibo Kawu

DG Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NUC)

24. Mansur Liman

DG Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)

25. Yakubu Mohammed

DG Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)

26. Osita Okechukwu

DG Voice of Nigeria (VON)

27. Paul Angya

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)

MODES OF ADDRESS/OFFICER
TITLES
President/Governor – His Excellency

Common Wealth High Commissioner/Foreign Ambassador – Your

Excellency

Minister/Commissioners – Honourable

Judges – Your Lordship

Magistrates – Your Worship

Queens – Your Majesty

Emperors – Your Imperial Majesty

Crown Princes – Your Royal Highness

Kings – His Royal Highness (HRH)

Activist/Unionist – Comrades

Legislators/Chairman of Local Government – Your Honourable

IMPORTANT DATES BEFORE

INDEPENDENCE IN NIGERIA
Nigeria was given the Name Niger Area by Miss Flora Shaw in
1898
 The 몭rst railway line in Nigeria was constructed from Lagos to
Ibadan in 1901
The 몭rst main truck road was constructed from Lagos to Ibadan
in 1905
Nigeria’s Capital was moved from Calabar to Lagos in 1906
Nigeria was Amalgamated by Sir Lord Lugard in 1914
The West African National Congress was formed in 1920
The 몭rst legislative council was formed in 1922
Herbert Macaulay founded the Nigerian National Democratic
Party (NNDP) in 1923
Aba Women riot was in 1929
The National council of Nigeria and Cameroun (NCNC) was
formed by Herbert Macaulay who became its president while
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe served as the secretary in 1944
Herbert Macaulay died ande Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe became the
president of NCPC in 1946
Richard constitution was introduced in 1946
The University College Ibadan was open 1948
Chief Anthony Enahoro moved the motion for Nigeria’s
Independence in the House of Assembly on 1st April 1953
Queen Elisabeth visited Nigeria in 1956
Regional self-government was granted to the then Eastern and
Western Region of Nigeria in 1957
Nation’s cup championship started in 1957
The Apex Bank of Nigeria (The Central Bank) was established
and opened for operation 1st July 1958
The Nigerian Television Authority (N.T.A) was established by the
late Chief Obafemi Awolowo at Ibadan in 1959
Nigeria held her 몭rst national election to set up an independent
government. Northern Nigeria won most of the seats of
parliament in 1959

IMPORTANT DATES AFTER

INDEPENDENCE IN NIGERIA
INDEPENDENCE IN NIGERIA
1ST 1960 Nigeria got her independence and Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
became the 몭rst Governor General while Sir Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa became the 몭rst prime minister
The southern Camerouns were incorporated into the federation
of Camerouns and ceased to be administered as part of
federation of Nigeria on 1st 1961
The Northern Camerous was formally incorporated into the
federation of Nigeria in 1st June 1962
Nigeria became a Republic in 1st October 1963 and Dr. Nnamdi
Azikiwe beame the 몭rst ceremonial president
The 몭rst military coup took place in Nigeria on 15th January 1966
The Nigerian Civil War started on 6th July 1967 and ended 12th
January 1970. And was led by Colonel Odumegwu Ojukwu
Nigeria changed to right hand drive on 2nd April 1972
National stadium in Lagos was o몭cially opened in 1972
Nigeria Currency was changed to Naira and Kobo on 1st January
1973
National youth service corps (N.Y.S.C) was introduced under
decree 24 on 22nd May 1973
The Economic community of west African state (E.C.O.W.A.S)
was set up in Lagos 28th May 1975
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo opened the National theatre, Iganmu
in Lagos in 1976
Murtala Mohammed was assassinated on 13th February 1976
Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC was held in Lagos on 15th
February 1977)
Nigeria changed from military to civilian rule on 1st 1979 and
Alhaji Shehu Shagari became the 몭rst Executive President
President Shehu Shagari commissioned Kaduna Re몭nery on
25th 1980
President Shehu Shagari commissioned Delta Steel Company
Ovwian-Aladja in 1980
Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu returned to Nigeria after 12 years in
exile in1982
The war against indiscipline (WAI) was introduced by
Buhari/Idiagbon regime on 20th March 1984
Naira and kobo changed colour on 25th April 1984
The phased movement from Lagos to Abuja by Federal
Ministries began on 10th 1986
Structural Adjustment programme (SAP) was introduced on 27th
June 1986
Nigeria soldiers were air lifted from Lagos to join the Ecowas
monitoring group (ECOMOG) in the Liberian civil war 17th
August 1990
The Federal Capital of Nigeria was moved from Lagos to Abuja
on 12th 1991
Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as civilian president of Nigeria
on 29th May 1999
INEC Chairman, Justice Ephraim Akpata died on 9th January 2000
The President of America Bill Clinton visited Nigeria on 26th –
28th August 2000
Bomb explosion at Ikeja military cantonment in Lagos 27th
January 2002.
The National stadium in Abuja was commissioned by President
Olusegun Obasanjo on 8th April 2003 and also built at the cost
of N6Obillion.
Queen Elisabeth of England visited Nigeria in 2003 after her 몭rst
visit in 1956
The 몭rst lady of Nigeria, Chief Mrs Stella Obasanjo died in Spain,
as a result of surgical operation on 22nd 2005.
Belieview plane crash at Lisa village in Ogun state occurred on
22nd 2005 killing all 117 passangers on board.
Another aircraft crashed in Kaduna killing all passangers on
board on 25th 2005
Sosoliso Airline crashed in Port-harcourt killing 114 passangers
with only three survivors on 10th 2005
NEPA change to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) on
31st May 2005
A Nigeria Air force Dornier 228 plane with some Army Generals
and othr personel crashed killing 14 of 17 passengers on board
on 17th 2006
Solar eclipse occurred in Nigeria on 29th March 2006
ADC plane crashed about two KM away from Nnamdi Azikiwe
Airport killing 98 out of 105 on board including the Sultan of
Sokoto on29th Oct. 2006
Governorship and House of Assembly elections were conducted
nationwide on 14th April 2007
Presidential and National Assembly elections were conducted
on 21st April, 2007
President and Governors-elect were sworn in on 29th May 2007
Speaker of the house of representative, Mrs Patricia Etteh and
her deputy, Alh. Babangida Nguroje resigned over the N628
million contract scam they were indicted for by the Idoko panel
set up by the house on Oct. 30th 2007
Mrs Oladimeji Sabiru Bankole (37 years old – Bachelor) from
Abeokuta South Federal constituency of Ogun Stat was elected
by the honourable members of the house of Representatives on
November 1st 2007
6th February 2008, following the nulli몭cation of the election of
Governor Idris Ibrahim, Chief Clarence Olafemi speaker house
of assembly of Kogi state was sworn in as the acting Governor
James Barka was sworn in as the acting Governor of Adamawa
state on February 27th 2008
Goodluck Jonathan was declared president elect April 19th 2011
 29th May 2015 Mohammadu Buhari became the 몭rst opposition
candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria

ARMS OF GOVERNMENT
1. Executive
2. Legislature
3. Judiciary

TIERS OF GOVERNMENT
1. Federal Government
2. State Government
3. Local Government

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE THREE

ARMS OF GOVERNMENT
The Executive
Implementation of policies of government
Executes and enforce laws

The Legislative
To make laws
Passing appropriation bills
Oversight functions on executive
Approve budget
The legislative arm is divided into two
The Upper House-House of Senate
The Lower House-House of Representatives

The Judiciary Functions

 Interpret the laws
Adjudicate on cases
Apply the laws

HEAD OR CHIEF EXECUTIVES

President (GCFR)
Senate President
Chief Justice of the Federation & Chief Judge at the State level

TITLE OF THE HEAD

President (GCFR)
Executive Governor
Chairman

THE SIX GEO POLITICAL ZONES OF

NIGERIA
STATE            CAPITAL

1. North-East

Adamawa         Yola

Bauchi              Bauchi

Borno               Maiduguri

Taraba              Jalingo

Gombe             Gombe

Yobe                 Damaturu
 2. North-West

Jigawa              Dutse

Kano                Kano

Kaduna             Kaduna

Katsina             Katsina

Kebbi                Kebbi

Sokoto              Sokoto

Zamfara            Gusau

3. North Central

Benue              Makurdi

Kogi                  Lokoja

Kwara               Ilorin

Niger                Minna

Nasarawa         La몭a

Plateau             Jos

4. South-East

Abia                 Umuahia
Anambra          Akwa

Enugu               Enugu

Ebonyi              Abakaliki

Imo                  Owerri

5. South-West

Ekiti                  Ado-Ekiti

Lagos                Ikeja

Ogun                Abeokuta

Ondo                Akure

Osun                Osogbo

Oyo                  Ibadan

6. South-South

Akwa-Ibom       Uyo

Bayelsa             Yenagoa

Cross-River       Calabar

Delta                Asaba

Edo                  Benin
Rivers               Port Harcourt

HISTORY OF NNPC AND ITS

MANAGING DIRECTORS FROM 1977
TO DATE
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, was
established on April 1st 1977, under the statutory instrument –
decree No. 33 of same year by a member of Nigeria National Oil
Corporation, NNOC, with its operational functions and the federal
ministry of mines and power with its regulatory responsibilities.
This decree established the NNPC, a public organization that would,
on behalf of government manage all government interest in the
Nigeria oil industry.

Managing Directors from 1977 to Date

1. A Marinho July 1977 – April 1980

2. Odiligi Lolomari April 1980 – August 1981
3. Lawrence Amu 1981 – Nov. 1985
4. Aret Adams 1985 – April 1990
5. Thomas John April 1990 – June 1990
6. Edmund Daukora June 1992 – Oct. 1993
7. Chamberlia Oyibo 1993 – August 1995
8. Dalhatu Bayero 1995 – May 1999
9. Jackson Gaius Obaseki May 1999 – Nov 2003
10. Funsho Kupolokun 2003 – Sept. 2007
11. Abubakar Yar’Adua 2007 – Jan. 2009
12. Muhammed Sanusi Bakindo 2009 – 2010
13. Shenu Ladan April 2010 – May 2010
14. Austine Oaiwon May 2012 – June 2012
15. Andrew Yakubu June 2012 – July 2014
16. Joseph Thiama Dawha Aug. 2014 – 2015
17. Emmanuel Ibe Kachkwu Aug. 2015 – 2016
18. Maikanti Kacalla Baru Aug. 2016 – 2022
19. Melo Kolo Kyari Aug. 2018 till date

THE GENESIS OF EBOLA VIRUS

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola Hemorrhagic
Fever (EHF) is a severe, often-fatal disease in humans and non-
human primates. The virus is named after the Ebola River in
Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire), where
one of the First outbreaks occurred in 1976. In the same year there
was another outbreak in Nzara, Sudan.

HOW EBOLA VIRUS SPREAD

It spreads to people by contact with the skin or bodily 몭uids of
an infected animal like MONKEY, GORILLA, FOREST ANTELOPE,
PORCUPINE, CHIMPANZEE OR FRUIT BAT.
People can also be exposed to Ebola virus through contact with
objects, such as needles that have been contaminated with
infected secretions.

SYMPTOMS OF EBOLA VIRUS

Early symptoms include: HIGH FEVER, HEADACHE, JOINT AND
MUSCLE ACHES, SORE THROAT, WEAKNESS, STOMACH PAIN, LACK
OF APPETITE.

These symptoms can appear 2 to 21 days after infection. The

symptoms can progress to vomiting, diarrhea, impaired kidney and
liver function and sometimes internal and external bleeding (Eyes,
Ears and Nose).
HOW EBOLA VIRUS CAN BE
DIAGNOSED
Diagnosing Ebola HF in an individual who has been infected only a
few days is di몭cult because early symptoms, such as red eyes and
a skin rash, are nonspeci몭c to the virus and are seen in other
patients with disease that occur much more frequently. However, if
a person has the constellation of symptoms described above, and
infection with Ebola virus is suspected, isolate the patient and notify
local and state health department and the CDC.

PREVENTION OF EBOLA VIRUS

Avoid direct contact with the body 몭uid of infected people
You are expected to wash your hands regularly, and you must
wash both the front and back up to your elbow with soap.
Use a hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol as often as
possible when water is not available, because the Virus can’t
stand alcohol
Avoid eating of bush meat, particularly monkey, gorilla, forest
antelopes, porcupines, chimpanzee of fruit bats.
Whatever animal products you consume; wash rigorously and
cook thoroughly.
Avoid sharing clothes, towels, bed-sheets, handkerchiefs etc.
Avoid unnecessary public gatherings and handshakes.

NOTE:

Mr. Pattrick Sawyer a 40-year-old Liberian-American civil servant

who knowingly imported Ebola into Nigeria died July 25, 2014 in
First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS,

CAPITAL & NUMBERS OF LOCAL
CAPITAL & NUMBERS OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS IN EACH STATE
Abia (17 LG):

Aba north, Aba South, Arochukwu, Bende, Umuahia Ikwano, Isiala-

Ngwa north, Isiala-ngwa south, isuikwato, obioma ngwa, oha몭a,
osisioma ngwa, ugwanabo, ukwu east, ukwa west, umuahia north,
umuahia south, umu-nneochi.

Adamawa (21 LG):

Demsa, fufore, ganye, girei, gombi, guyuk,hong, jada, lamurde,

madageli, maiha, mayo-belwa, mubi, mubi south, numan,
shelleng,song, toungo, yola, jimeta, michika.

Akwa Ibom (31 LG):

Abak, eastern obolo, eket, atai, essien udim, etm ekpo, etinam,
ikono, ibesikpo asutan, mbo, mkpat enin, nsit, nsit ibom, nsit
ubium, obot akara, okobo, onna,oron,oruk annam, udung uko,
ukanafun, uruuan, urue-o몭ong/orkko, uyo, ikot-abasi, ikot-ekpeme,
ini,itu, ibeno,ika.

Anambra (21 LG):

Aguata, anambra east, Anambra west, aniocha, awka north, awka

south, ayamelum, dunuko몭a, ekwusigo, idemili north, idemili south,
ihiala njiakoka, Nnewi north, Nnewi south, ogbaru, Onitsha north,
Onitsha south, orumba north, oyi orumba south.

Bauchi (20LG):
Alkaleri, Bauchi, bogoro,damban, darazo, dass, gamawa, ganjuwa,
giade, itas/gadau, Jama’are katagumu, kir몭, misau, ningi, shira,
tafawa-balewa, toro, warji, zaki.

Bayelsa (8 LG):

Brass ekeremor, kolokuma/opokuma nemba, ogbia, sagbarna,

southern ijaw, yenagoa.

Benue (23 LG):

Ado, agatu, apa,buruku, gboko, gumma, gwer east, gwer west,

kastinal-ala, konshinsha, kwande, logo, makurdi, obi,ogbadibo,
oju,okpokwu, ohimini, oturkpo, tarka, ukurn, ushonogo, vandeikya.

Borno (27 LG):

Abade, askira/uba, bama, bayo, biiu chibok, damboa, dikwa, gubio,

guzaimala, gwoza, hawul, jeer, kaga, kala/balge, konduga, kukawa,
kwaya kusar, mafa, magumeri, Maiduguri, marte, mobbar,
monguno,ngala, nganzai, shani.

Cross river (18 LG):

Abi, akamkpa, akpabuyo, bakassi, bekwara, biase, boki calabar-

municipal, calabar south, etung, ikom obaniliku, obubra, obudu,
odukpani, ogoja, yakurr, yala.

Delta (25 LG):

Aniocha north, aniocha south, burutu,bomadi, ehiope east, ethiope

west, ika north, ika south, isoko north, isoko south, ndokwa east,
ndokwa west, okpe, oshimilli north, shiomili south, patani,sapele,
udu, ughelli north, ughelli south, ukwani, uvwie, warri north, warri
south, warri south west.

Ebonyi (12 LG):

Abakaliki, a몭kpo north, a몭kposouth, ebonyi, ezza north, ezza south,

ikwo, ishielu, ivo, izzi, ohaozara, ohaukwu, onicha.

Edo (18 LG):

Akoko-edo, esan central, esan north east, esan south easr, esan
west, etsako central, igueben, ikpoba-okha, oredo, orhionmwon,
ovia north east, ovia south west, owan west, uhumwonde, owan
east, etsako east, etsako west. 

Ekiti (16 LG):

Ado ekiti, aiyekire, efon, ekiti east, ekiti south, west ekiti, west
emure, idos-ose, ijero, ikere, ikole, ilemeji, irepodun/ifelodun,
ise/orun, moba,oye.

Enugu (17 LG):

Aninri, awgu, enugu east, enugu north, enugu south, ezeagu, igbo-
etiti, igbo-eze north, igbo-eze south, isi-uzo, nkanu west, nsukka,
oji-river, udenu, udi, uzo-uwani.

Gombe (11 LG):

Akko, balanga, billiri, dukku, funakaye, gombe kaltungo, kwami,

nafada, shomgom, yamaitu/deba.

Imo (27 LG):

Aboh-mbaise, ahiazu-mbaise, ehime-mbano, ezinihitte, ideato
north, ideato south, ihitte/uboma, ikeduru, isiala mbano, isu,
mbaito, ngor-okpala, njaba, nwangele, nkwerre,
obowo,oguta,ohaja/egbema, okigwe, orlu, orsu, orsu east, oru west,
owerri-municpal, owerri, owerri north, owerri west, unuimo.

Jigawa (27 LG):

Auyo, Babura, birmin kudu, biriniwa, buji, dutse, gagarawa, garki,

gumei, guri,gwaram, gwiwa, hadeija, jahun, ka몭n-hausa, kaugoma,
kazaure, kirikasamma, kiyawa, mia gatari, malla-maduri, ringim,
roni, sule tankarkar, taura, bosuwa,yankwashi.

Kaduna (23 LG):

Bimin-gwari, chikun, giwa, igbabi, ikara, jaba jema’a kachia, kaduna

north, kaduna south, kagarko, kajuru, kauru, lera, makar몭, sabon-
gari, sanga, soba, zangon-kataf, kudan, zaria, kura.

Kano (44 LG):

Ajingi, albasu,babeji, bichi, bunkure dala, dambatta, dawakin kudu,

dawakin tafa, doguwa, fagge, gabasawa, garko, garum, mallam,
gaya, gezawa, kiru, kumbotsu, kunchi, kura, madobi, makoda,
minjibir, nasarawa, rano, rimun gado, rogo, shanoro, sumaila,
takali, tarauni, tofa, tsanyawa, tudun wada, ungogo, warawa,wudil,
bagwai, gwale, gwarzo, kobo, kano, municipal, karaye, kibiye.

Katsina (32 LG):

Bakori, batagarawa, batsari, baure, bindawa, charanchi, dandume,

danja, dan musa, daura dutsi, dutsin-ma, fasakari, funtua,inagawa,
jibia, kafur, kaita, kankara, kankia, kur몭, kusasa, mai’adua,
malumfashi, mani, mashi, matazuu, masawa, rimi, sabuwa, safana,
sandamu, zango, katsina.

Kebbi (21 LG):

Aleiro, arewa-dandi, argungu, augie, bagudo, birnin kebbi, bunza

dandi, fakai, gwandu, jeda, kalgo, koko/besse, maiyama, ngaski,
sakabi, shanga, suru, wasagu/danko, yauri, zuru.

Kogi (21 LG):

Adavi, ajaokuta, ankpa, bassa, dekina, ibaji, idah, igalamela-odolu,

ijumu, kabba/bunu, kogi, lokoja, mopa-muro, ofu, ogori/magongo,
okehi, okene, olamabolo, omala, yagba east, yagba wast.

Kwara (16 LG):

Asa, baruten, edu, ekiti, ifelodun, ilorin east, ilorin south, Ilorin
west, irepodun, isin, kaiama, moro o몭a, oke-ero, oyun, pategi.

Lagos (20 LG):

Agege, ajeromi_ifelodun, alimosho, amuwo odo몭n, apapa, badagry,

epe, eti-osa, ibeju/lekki, ifako-ijaye, ikeja, ikorodu, kosofe, lagos
island, lagos mainland, mushin, ojo, oshodi-isolo, shomolu,
surulere.

Nasarawa (13 LG):

Akwanga, awe, doma karu, Keanu, ke몭, kokona, la몭a, nasarawa,

nasarawa eggon, obi, toto, wamba.

Niger (25 LG):

Agie, agwara, bida, borgu, bosso, chanchaga, edati, gbako, gurara,
katcha, knontagora, leuen, magama, mariaga, mashegu, mokwa,
muya, paikoro, ra몭, rijau, suleja,tafa, wushishi, shiroro, lapai.

Ogun (20 LG):

Abeokuta north, Abeokuta south, ado-odo/ota egbado north,

egbado south, ewekoro, ifo, ijebu east, ijebu north, ijebu north east,
ijebu ode, ikenne, imedo-afon, ipokia, obafemi-owode, ogun
waterside odeda.

Ondo (18 LG):

Akoko north east, akoko north west, akoko south east, akoko south
west, akure north, akure south, odigbo, okitipupa, ondo east, ondo
west, ose, owo, ile-olujiokeigbo, irele, idamre, ifedore, ilaje, ese odo.

Oyo (33 LG):

A몭ijio, akinyele, atiba, atigbo, egbeda, Ibadan central, Ibadan north,

Ibadan north west, Ibadan south west, ibarapa central, ibarapa
east, ibarapa north, iddo, irepo, iseyin,itesiwaju, iwajowa, kajpola,
lagelu, ogbomoso north, ogbomoso south, ogo oluwa, olorunsogo,
oluyole, ona-ara, orelope, ori ire,oyo east,oyo west, saki east, saki
west, surulere.

Plateau (19 LG):

Barikin ladi, bassa, bokkos, jos east, jos north, jos, jos south, kanam,
kanke, langtang north, langtang south, mangu, mikang, pankshin,
qua’an pan, riyom, shendam, wase.

Rivers (23 LG):

Abua/odual, ahaoda east, ahaoda west, andoni, akuku-toru, bonny
Degema, emohua, eleme, etche, gokana, ikwerre, khana, obial
akpo, ogba/egbema/ndomi, ogu/bolo, okrika, omumma
opobo/nkoro, oyinbo, port harcourt, tai, asari toru.

Sokoto (23 LG):

Ninji, bodinga, dange-shuni, gada, goronyo, gudu, sokoto

gwadabawa, ilela, isa, kware kebbe, rabah, sabon, bimi, Shagari,
silame, sokoto north, sokoto south, tambuwai, tangaza, tureta,
warmako, wurno, yabo.

Taraba (15 LG):

Ardo-kola, bali, donga, gashakka, cassol, ibi, jalingo, karim-lamido,

kurmi, lau, dardauma, takum, ussa, wakari,yorru, zing.

Yobe (17 LG):

Bade, bursari, damaturu, 몭ka,fune, geidam, gujaba, gulani, jakusko,

karasuwa, machine, nangere, nguru, potiskum, tarmua, yunusari,
yusufari.

Zamfara (14 LG):

Anka, bakura, birmin magaji kiyaw, bukkuyum, bungudu, gusau,

gummin, kaura, narnoda, maradun, maru, shinka몭, talata mafara,
tsafe, zurmi.

Osun (27 LG):

Atakumosa east, atakumosa west, aiyeda-ade, aiyedire,

boluwaduro, boripe, ede north, ede south, egbedore, ejigbo, ife
central, irepodun, irewole, isekan iwo, obokun, odo-otin, ola oluwa,
olorunda, irade, orodu, osogbo, ife east, ife north, ife south,
ifedayo, ila Ilesha east, Ilesha west.

FCT-Abuja (6 LG):

Kwali area council, Abuja municipal, abaji, kuje, gwagwalada, bwari.

THE 22 LICENSED BANKS OF

NIGERIA, MD/CEO AND MERGE
PARTNERS
1. FIRST BANK PLC

(Dr. Adesola Adeduntan) MD/CEO

(Mrs. Ibukun Awosika) Chairman

First Bank Plc, FBN Merchant Bank.

2. UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC

(Mr. Philips Oduoza)

Standard Trust Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa, Continental Trust
Bank.

3. UNION BANK

Mr. Cyril Odu (Chairman)

(Mr. Emeka Emuwa)

Union Bank Plc, Universal Trust Bank Plc, Union Merchant Bank,
Board Bank Nig. Ltd.

4. POLARIS BANK PLC

Alh. M. K. Ahmed (Chairman)

Mr, Adetokunbo Abiru (Managing Director)

Prudent Bank Plc, EIB, International Bank, Bond Bank, Reliance

Bank Ltd, Co-operative Bank, Mainstreet Bank Ltd.

5. WEMA BANK PLC

Adeyinka Asekun (Chairman)

Mr. Segun Olokutuyi (MD/CEO)

Wema Bank Plc, National Bank Plc.

Lead Bank Plc.

6. STERLING BANK/ETB

(Mr. Yemi Adeola)

NBM Bank Ltd, Magnum Trust Bank, Trust Bank of Africa, Nal Bank
Plc, Indo Nigeria Bank.

7. FIDELITY BANK PLC

(Nnamdi Okonkwo)

Fidelity Bank Plc, Manny Bank Plc,

FSB Int’l Plc

8. STANDARD CHARTEERD BANK LTD

(Bola Adesola)

Standarad Chartered Bank Limited

9. KEYSTONE BANK

Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei (MD/CEO)

Platinum Bank Nigeria Ltd, Habib Bank Int’l

10. UNITY BANK PLC

Mrs. Tomi Somefun

NNB Int’l Bank Plc, Centre Point Bank Plc, Societe Bank, Tropical
commercial Inter Stat Bank, New Africa Bank, Paci몭c Bank and
Intercity Bank Plc

11. CITI BANK

Mr. Akinsowon Dowodu (MD/CEO)

Citi Bank

12. HERITAGE BANK LTD

Mr. I몭e Sekibo

Enterprise Bank

13. ZENITH BANK PLC

Ebenezer Onyeagwu (MD/CEO)

Zenith Bank Plc

14. FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC

Adam Nuru (MD/CEO)

FCMB, Co-operative Development Bank Plc, Nigeria-America Bank,

Finbank

15. GT BANK PLC

Segun Agbaje

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc

16. ACCESS BANK PLC

Herbert Wigwe

Access Bank Plc, Marina Bank, Capital Bank Nigeria Limited.

17. STANBIC IBTC BANK

Dr. Demola Sogunle (MD/CEO)

18. ECOBANK NIG. PLC

Mr. Charles Kie

19. SUNTRUST BANK

Ayo Babatunde (MD/CEO)

20. PROVIDE BANK

Walter Akpani (MD/CEO)

21. GAIZ BANK

Mr. Hassan Usman (MD/CEO)

THE FOLLOWING BANKS ARE NOW

AS FOLLOWS:
1. Oceanic now Ecobank Nig. Plc
2. Intercontinental Bank now Access Bank
3. ETB now Sterling Bank
4. Bank PHB now Keystone Bank
5. Afri Bank now Mainstreet Bank
6. Spring bank now Enterprise Bank
7. Fin Bank now FCMB Plc
8. Mainstreet Bank now Skye Bank
9. Enterprise Bank now Heritage Bank
10. Skye Bank now Polaris Bank
11. Diamond Bank now Access Bank

THE FAILED BANKS ARE:

1. African Express
2. Assurance Bank
3. City Express Bank
 4. Eagle Bank
5. Fortune Bank
6. Gulf Bank
7. Liberty Bank
8. Metropolitan Bank
9. Triumph Bank
10. Society Generale Bank
11. All State Trust Bank
12. Trade Bank
13. Hallmark Bank
14. Lead Bank

More Nigeria Current A몭airs

TIMELINE OF HISTORICAL EVENT IN

NIGERIA SINCE 2009
August 2009, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua granted amnesty to the
Niger Delta Militants which lasted for 60 days.
In February 6th, 2010, Goodluck Jonathan became the acting
president of Nigeria.
May 5th, 2010, President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua died at 58
years in Aso Villa and was buried in Katsina State 6th of May
2010.
May 6, 2010, acting Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in and was
declared president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at about
8:30am by Chief Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu.
1st May 2011, Osama Bin Laden was killed on in a 몭re몭ght with
U.S Forces in Pakistan. The Al-Qaeda Leader Osama Bin Laden
before his death was born in 1957 in Saudi Arabia and became
the world’s most terri몭c terrorist on 11th 2001 when he
pioneered the invasion of the world trade centre of the United
State of America.
On the 17th April 2012, Former Governor James Ibori was
sentenced to thirteen (13 years) imprisonment by British
Southwark Court for defrauding Delta State Government of
$250million (₦5Billion) while holding swag as governor between
1999-2007
At about 3:45pm on Sunday the 3rd of June 2012, A Dana Air
Passenger Plane carrying 153 people crashed into residential
building at Olaniyi Street Iju, a suburb of Lagos, killing 153 on
board and more than 30 other residents on the ground.
On the 16th of July, 2012 Justice Aloma, Mariam Mukhtar
became the 몭rst female Chief Justice of Nigeria.
21st March 2013, Prof. Chinua Achebe died in Boston,
Massachusetts, United State at the Age of 82. Before his death
he was a Nigeria Novelist, Poet, Professor and Critic. He was
best known for his 몭rst Novel: Things Fall Apart in 1958, which is
the most widely read book in Modern African Literature.
On 7th June 2014, Dora Akunyili died of Cancer in an India
Hospital at age 59. Before her death she was the Director of
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
(NAFDAC) of Nigeria and Nigeria Minister of information and
Communication from 2008-2010. She was a Pharmacist and
Government Administrator who gain hundreds of awards for
her work in pharmacology, Public Health and Human Rights.
On 20th October, 2014 World Health Organization o몭cially
declared Nigeria free of Ebola Virus after six weeks with no new
cases.
On 12th November 2014, President Goodluck Jonathan unveiled
the New Hundred Naira ((₦100) Centenary Note at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
On 1st April 2015, Gen, Muhammadu Buhari became the 몭rst
opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria.
On the 8th of June 2016, former Nigeria Coach Stephen Keshi
sadly passed away of cardiac arrest in the early hours of
 Wednesday at the ae of 54.
On August 19th 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari arrives
Nigeria at about 4:45pm after 104days on medical vacation in
the United Kingdom.
On 26th February 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari became
the Second Military Head of State to win a two-term Presidential
Election in Nigeria.

109 HOUSE OF 9TH SENATE

MEMBERS, THEIR CONSTITUENCIES,
AND POLITICAL PARTIES
STATE             SENATORS                    PARTY

ABIA STATE

North              Orji Uzor Kalu               APC

South              Eyinnaya Abaribe          PDP

Central            Theodora Orji               PDP

ADAMAWA STATE

North              Ishiaku Elisha Cli몭         PDP

South              Yaroe Binos Daua          PDP

Central            Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed  APC

AKWA-IBOM STATE
North              Bassey Albert Akpan      PDP

South              Eyakenyi Akon Etim       PDP

West   Christopher Stephen Ekpenyong            PDP

ANAMBRA STATE

North              Stella Oduah                 PDP

South              Ifeanyi Ubah                 YPP

Central            Uche Lilian Ekwunife     PDP

BAUCHI STATE

North              Bulkachuwa Adamu       APC

South              Lawan Gumau               APC

Central            Jike Dauda Halliru         APC

BAYELSA STATE

East                Degi Eremenyo Wangagra APC

West               Ewhrudjako Lawrence   PDP

Central            Diri Douye                    PDP

BENUE STATE

East                Gabriel Suswam                        PDP

West               Patrick Abba Moro        PDP

West               Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev PDP

BORNO STATE

North              Kyari Abubakar Shaib    APC

South              Ali Ndume                    APC

Central            Kashim Shettima           APC

CROSS-RIVER STATE

North              Oko Rose Okoji             PDP

South              Gershom Bassey           PDP

Central            Onor Sandy Ojang         PDP

DELTA STATE

North              Peter Nwaboshi            PDP

South              James Ebiowou Manager PDP

Central            Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege PDP

EBONYI STATE

North              Egwu Samuel Ominiyi    PDP

South              Michael Ama Nnachi     PDP

Central            Ogba Joseph Obinna     PDP

EDO STATE

North              Francis Alimikhena        APC

South              Matthew Urhoghide      PDP

Central            Cli몭ord Ordia                PDP

EKITI STATE

North              Adetunmbi Ayodeji       APC

South              Adeyeye Adebayo         APC

Central            Bamidele Opeyemi        APC

ENUGU STATE

North              Utazi Chukwuka            PDP

West               Ike Ekweremadu           PDP

East                Nnamani Chimaroke      PDP

GOMBE STATE

North              Alkali Ahmed                APC

South              Amos Bulus Kilawangs   APC

Central            Danjuma Goje               APC

IMO STATE

North              Benjamin Uwajumogu   APC

East                Onyewuchi E. Francis    PDP

West               Rochas Okorocha          APC

JIGAWA STATE

North-East      Hassan Ibrahim Hadeija APC

South/West     Sabo Mohammed         APC

North/West     Sankara Daniel              APC

KADUNA STATE

North              Kwari Suleiman Abdu    APC

South              Danjuma La’ah Tella      APC

Central            Sani Uba                       PDP

KANO STATE

North              Barau Jibrin                  APC

South              Kabiru Gaya                  APC

Central            Ibrahim Shekarau          APC

KEBBI STATE
North              Abdullahi Abubakar       APC

South              Bala Na’allah                 APC

Central            Adamu Aliero                APC

KOGI STATE

West               Smart Adeyemi             APC

East                Jibrin Isah                     APC

Central            Yakubu Oseni                APC

KWARA STATE

North              Umar Suleiman Sadiq    APC

South              Ashiru Oyelola Yisa        APC

Central            Oloriegbe Yahay Ibrahim APC

LAGOS STATE

West               Adeola Olamilekan        APC

East                Osinowo Sikiru Adebayo APC

Central            Oluremi Tinubu             APC

NASARAWA STATE

North              Abdullahi Adamu          APC

South              Tanko Al-Makura          APC

East                Akwashiki Godiya          APC

NIGER STATE

North              Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi       APC

South              Bima Muhammad Enagi APC

East                Mohammed Sani Musa APC

OGUN STATE

Central            Ibikunle Amosun           APC

East                Mustapha Olalekun       APC

West               Odebiyi T. Akinremi       APC

ONDO STATE

Central            Akinyelure Patrick Ayo  PDP

North              Ajayi Boroface              APC

South              Nicholas Tofowomo      PDP

OSUN STATE

Central            Surajudeen A. Bairu      APC

East                Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba PDP

West               Oriolowo Adelere Adeyemi APC

OYO STATE

Central            Folarin Teslim Kolawole APC

South              Kola Ademola Balogun  PDP

North              Buhari Abdulfatai          APC

PLATEAU STATE

Central            Dimka Hezekiah Ayuba  APC

South              Ignatus Datong Longjan APC

North              Gyang Istifanus Dung    PDP

RIVERS STATE

South/East      Mpigi Barinada             PDP

East                Thompson Sekibo         PDP

West               Apai몭 Jocelyn                PDP

SOKOTO STATE

North              Aliyu Wamakko             APC

South              Shehu Abubakar Tambuwa APC

East                Ibrahim Gobir               APC

TARABA STATE

Central            Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf    APC

South              Emmanuel Bwacha        PDP

North              Isa Shuaibu Lau             APC

YOBE STATE

North              Ahmed Lawan               APC

East                Gaideam Ibrahim          APC

South              Bomai Ibrahim              APC

ZAMFARA STATE

Central            Mohammed Hassan      PDP

North              Ya’u Sahabi                   PDP

West               Lawali Hassan Anka       PDP

F.C.T

Tanimu Philios Aduda                          PDP

10 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN THE

WORLD
2019, Webometric Ranking
 1. Harvard University (USA)
2. Stanford University
3. Massachusetts Institute Technology (MIT), USA
4. University of California Berkeley
5. University of Michigan
6. University of Washington
7. University of Oxford
8. Cornell University
9. Columbia University, New York
10. University of Cambridge

10 BEST UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICA

2019, Wabometric Ranking

1. University of Cape town – South Africa

2. University of Pretoria – South Africa
3. University of South Africa – South Africa
4. University of Witwatersrand
5. University of Kwazulu-Natal – South Africa
6. University of Stellenbosch – South Africa
7. University of Johannesburg
8. North West University
9. University of Nairobi
10. The American University in Cairo

BEST UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

2019, Wabometric Ranking

1. University of Ibadan (UI)

12th in Africa
 2. Covenant University, Ota
3. University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN)

23rd in Africa

4. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)

27th in Africa

5. Federal University of Technology, Minna

45th in Africa

6. University of Lagos (UNILAG)

25th in Africa

7. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)

34th in Africa

8. Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB)

73rd in Africa

9. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

52nd in Africa

10. Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA)

SOME NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES, AND

DATES FOUNDED
DATES FOUNDED
FEDERAL

1. UI – University of Ibadan – 1948

2. UNN – University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu – 1960
3. ABU – Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna – 1962
4. University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoko – 1962
5. OAU – Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun – 1962
6. UNIBEN – University of Benin – 1970
7. UNICAL – University of Calabar, Cross River – 1975
8. UNIMAID – University of Maiduguri, Borno – 1975
9. UNIPORT – University of Port Harcourt – 1975
10. Bayero University, Kano – 1975
11. UNILORIN – University of Ilorin, Kwara – 1975
12. UNIJOS – University of Jos – 1976
13. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi – 1988
14. FUTO – Federal University of Technology Owerri – 1980
15. UNIZIK – Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka – 1983

STATE UNIVERSITIES & DATE

1. ESUT – Enugu State University of Science & Technology – 1980
2. IMSU – Imo State University, Owerri – 1981
3. AAU – Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Benin – 1981
4. Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Ogun – 1982
5. ABSU – Abia State University, Uturu – 1983
6. Ladoke Akintola University of Techonology, Oyo State – 1988
7. DELSU – Delta State University, Abraka – 1992
8. Benue State University – 1995
9. Kano State University, Bagauda – 1998
10. LASU – Lagos State University – 1983
11. EBSU – Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki – 2001
12. NDU – Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa – 2001
13. Kogi State University Anyigbe – 1999
14. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University – 2005
15. Gombe State University, Gombe – 2005

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES & DATE

1. IUO – Igbinedion University Okada, Benin – 1999
2. Madonna University, Okija, Anambra – 1999
3. Babcock University, Ilesha, Remo, Ogun – 2002
4. Bowen University, Iwo, Osun – 2002
5. BIU – Benson Idahosa University, Benin – 2002
6. Pan Africa University, Lekki, Lagos – 2002
7. Covenant University, Otta, Ogun – 2002
8. Redeemers University – 2005
9. Joseph Ayo Babalola University – 2006

CENTRAL BANK INDIGENOUS

GOVERNORS
1. Clement Isong

1st Indigenous Governor

South South

2. Chief Ola Vincent

2nd Indigenous Governor

South West

3. Abdulkadir
3rd Indigenous Governor

North West

4. Paul A. Ogwuma

4th Indigenous Governor

South East

5. Chief Joseph Sanusi

5th Indigenous Governor

South West

6. Charles Chukwuma

6th Indigenous Governor

South East

7. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

7th Indigenous Governor

8. Godwin Eme몭ele

8th Indigenous Governor Designate

PAST INDIGENOUS CHIEF JUSTICES

OF NIGERIA FROM 1958 TO DATE
 1. Justice Sir. Ademola Adetokunbo, KBE, CON – 1958-1972
2. Justice Teslim Olawale Elias, CFR, GCON – 1972-1975
3. Justice Darnley Arthur Alexander, CBE, KCMG, CFR – 1975-1979
4. Justice Atanda Fata Williams, CON – 1979-1983
5. Justice George Sodeinde Sowemimo CON, GCON – 1983-1985
6. Justice Ayo Gabriel Irikefe, OFR, CON, GCON – 1985-1987
7. Justice Mohammed Bello, CON, GCON – 1987-1995
8. Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, CON, GCON 1987-1995
9. Justice Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore, CON, GCON – 1995-2006
10. Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi – 2006-2009
11. Justice Aloysius Katsina – Alu – 2009-2011
12. Dahiru Musdapher – 2011-2012
13. Aloma Mariam Mukhtar – 2012-2014
14. Mahmud Mohammed – 2014-2016
15. Walter Samuel Onnoghen – 2016-2018
16. Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed – Incumbent

TOP 10 WEALTHIEST MEN IN THE

WORLD
1. Bill Gates (US) worth $76.6bn.
2. Amancio Ortega (Spain) worth $73.5bn.
3. Warren Bu몭et (American) worth $65.9bn.
4. Je몭 Bezos (American) worth $65bn.
5. Carlos Slim Helu (Mexican) worth $52.2bn.
6. Mark Zukerberg (American) CEO Facebook worth $51.2bn.
7. Larry Ellison (American) worth $51.2bn.
8. Michael Bloomberg (American) worth $46.7bn.
9. Charles Koch (American) worth $36bn.
10. David Koch (American) worth $44.2bn.

NOTE: Alh. Dangote now richest in Africa worth $25bn. Also the
23rd richest in the world. While Mike Adenuga worth $4.6bn Nigeria
number 2 and World number 325.

RICHEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

Countries                     GDP Per Capital

1. Qater                      $129,726 (£105,791)

2. Luxembourg            $101,936 (£83,128)
3. Macao                     $96,147 (£78,407)
4. Singapore                $87,082 (£71,015)
5. Brunei                     $79,710 (£65,003)
6. Kuwait                     $71,263 (£58,114)

RICHEST COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

Countries                     GDP Per Capital

1. Equatorial Guinea       $34,865 Billion

2. Seychelles                $28,712 Billion
3. Mauritius                  $21,628 Billion
4. Gabon                      $19,266 Billion
5. Botswana                 $18,146 Billion

POOREST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

Countries                     GDP Per Capital

1. Central African Republic $656 (£535)

2. Democratic Republic of Congo $784 (£639)
3. Burundi $818 (£667)
4. Liberia $882 (£719)
5. Niger $1,113 (£907)

MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

 1. Somalia
2. North Korea
3. Afghanistan
4. Sudan
5. Iraq

LEAST CORRUPT COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD

1. Denmark
2. New Zealand
3. Finland
4. Sweden
5. Norway
6. Switzerland
7. Singapore
8. Netherlands
9. Luxembourg
10. Canada

SOME IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

NEWS – North East West South

CD – Compact Disc

AM – Ante Meridiem (Before Noon)

PM – Post Meridiem (Afternoon)

ISBN – International Standard Book Number

ISSN – International Standard Serial Number

FM – Frequency Modulation

UHF – Ultra High Frequency

VHF – Very High Frequency

VAT – Value Added Tax

AGM – Annual General Meeting

SMS – Short Message Service

MMS – Multi Media Service

NACA – Nigeria Action Committee of Aids

AIDS – Acquired Immune De몭ciency Syndrome

NAFDAC – National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration

Control

SIM – Subscriber Identi몭cation Module

ATM – Automated Teller Machine

MTN – Mobile Telephone Networks

M.TEL – Mobile Telecommunication

BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation

AU – African Union
BPE – Bureau of Public Enterprise

CID – Criminal Investigation Department

ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African State

EFCC – Economic Financial Crimes Commission

FESTAC – Festival of Arts and Culture

FIFA – Federation of International Football Association

GSM – Global System for Mobile Communication

HIV – Human Immune De몭ciency Virus

ICPC – Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related O몭ences

NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization

INEC – Independent National Electoral Commission

NOA – National Orientation Agency

ICAN – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

NUJ – Nigerian Union of Journalists

UNICEF – United Nations International Children Education Fund

NUC – National Universities Commission

ASCON – Administration Sta몭 College of Nigeria

NDLEA – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

NDA – Nigerian Defense Academy

NLC – Nigerian Labour Congress

NDDC – Niger Delta Development Commission

NUPENG – National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers

NANS – National Association of Nigerian Students

NSE – Nigerian Stock Exchange

UNESCO – United Nations Educational Scienti몭c and Cultural

Organisation

OPEC – Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OAU – Organisation Africa Unity

VON – Voice of Nigeria

WHO – World Health Organisation

NURTW – National Union of Road Transport Workers

UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

NNPC – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

NIPOST – Nigerian Postal Service

UN – United Nations

VOA – Voice of America

NEPAD – New Partnership for African Development

NEEDS – National Economic and Empowerment Development

Strategy

NIEPA – Nigeria Institute for Educational Planning and

Administration

CIIN – Chartered Institute of Insurance of Nigerian

NPC – National Pension Commission

UAP – University Assistance Program

SPDC – Shell Petroleum Development Company

NANTA – National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies

NCAA – Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority

NIPSS – National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies

PMAN – Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria

NMA – Nigeria Medical Association

RSVP – Respondezs’il Vous Plait

NIM – Nigeria Institute of Management

WAI-C – War Against Indiscipline and Corruption

UNICEF – United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund

NIGERIA STATES, CAPITAL,

CREATION, SLOGAN, AND
GOVERNORS
STATE CAPITAL GOVERNOR
Abia Umuahia Alex Otti
Adamawa Yola Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
Akwa-Ibom Uyo Umo Eno
Anambra Awka Charles Soludo
Bauchi Bauchi Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed
Bayelsa Yenegoa Douye Diri
Benue Makurdi Hyacinth Alia
Borno Maiduguri Babagana Zulum
Cross River Calabar Bassey Otu
Delta Asaba Sheri몭 Oborevwori
Ebonyi Abakaliki Francis Nwifuru
Edo Benin Godwin Obaseki
Ekiti Ado-Ekiti Biodun Oyebanji
Enugu Enugu Peter Mbah
Gombe Gombe Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
Imo Owerri Hope Uzodinma
Jigawa Dutse Umar Namadi
Kaduna Kaduna Uba Sani
Kano Kano Abba Kabir Yusuf
Katsina Katsina Dikko Umaru Radda
Kebbi Birni-Kebbi Nasir Idris
Kogi Lokoja Yahaya Adoza Bello
Kwara Ilorin AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
Lagos Ikeja Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Nasarawa La몭a Abdullahi Sule
Niger Minna Mohammed Umar Bago
Ogun Abeokuta Dapo Abiodun
Ondo Akure Rotimi Akeredolu
Osun Oshogbo Ademola Adeleke
Oyo Ibadan Seyi Makinde
Plateau Jos Caleb Mutfwang
Rivers Portharcourt Siminalayi Fubara
Sokoto Sokoto Ahmad Aliyu
Taraba Jalingo Agbu Kefas
Yobe Damaturu Mai Mala Buni
Zamfara Gusau Dauda Lawal
FCT Abuja

STATES IN NIGERIA WITH THE SAME

NAMES AS CAPITAL
Kaduna             Kaduna

Sokoto              Sokoto

Gombe             Gombe

Katsina             Katsina

Kano                Kano

Enugu               Enugu
Bauchi              Bauchi

NUMBERS OF ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES IN VARIOUS
POLITICAL OFFICES IN NIGERIA
The President                           Mr. President

The Governors                          36 Governors

National Assembly                    109 Senators

The Fed. House of Reps           360 Honourables

Local Government                     774 Chairmen

Councilors                                 8540 Councillors

HISTORY OF FUEL PRICE INCREASE

IN NIGERIA
GOWON, 1973: 6K to 8.45k (40.8%)

Murtala, 1976: 8.45K to 9k (0.59%)

Obasanjo, October 1st, 1978: 9k to 15.3k (70%)

Shagari, April 20th, 1982: 15.3k to 20k (30.71%)

Babangida, March 31st, 1986: 20k to 39.5k (97.5%)

Babangida, April 10th, 1988: 39.5k to 42k (6.33%)

Babangida, January 1st, 1989: 42k to 60k private vehicles

Babangida, December 19th, 1989: moved to uniform price of 60k

(42.86%)

Babangida, March 6th, 1991: 60k to 70k (16.67%)

Shonekan, November 8th, 1993: 70k to ₦5 (6.14%)

Abacha, November 22nd, 1993: petrol price drops from ₦5 to

₦3.25k (-35%)

Abacha, October 2nd, 1994: ₦3.25k to ₦15 (61.54%)

Abacha, October 4th, 1994: price drops from ₦15 to ₦11 (-26.67%)

Abubakar, December, 20th, 1998: ₦11 to ₦25 (127.27%)

Abubakar, January 6th, 1999: ₦25 to ₦20 (-20%)

Obasanjo, June 1st, 2000: ₦20 to ₦30 (50%)

Obasanjo, June 8th, 2000: petrol price reduced to ₦22 (-10%)

Obasanjo, January 1st, 2002: ₦22 to ₦26 (18.18%)

Obasanjo, June to October, 2003: ₦26 to ₦42 (23.08%)

Obasanjo, May 29th, 2004: ₦50 (19.05%)

Obasanjo, August 25th, 2004: ₦65 (30%)

Obasanjo, May 27th, 2007: ₦75 (15.38%)

Yar’Adua, June 2007: ₦65 (-15.38%)

Jonathan, January 1st, 2012: ₦141

Jonathan, January 17th, 2012: ₦97

Jonathan, 2015: ₦97 to ₦87

Buhari, 2015: ₦87 to ₦86.50k

Buhari, 2016: ₦86.50k to ₦145

NOTE: Yar’Adua was the only leader who did not increase rather he
reduced petrol price from ₦75 to ₦65 while Buhari reduced and
later increased the price again.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF
ORGANISATION OF PETROLEUM
EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was
founded in Baghdad, Iraq with the signing of an agreement in
September 10 – 14, 1960 by 몭ve countries namely Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

These countries were later joined by Qatar (1961), Indonesia (1962),

Libya (1962), the United Arab Emirates (1967), Algeria (1969),
Nigeria (1971), Ecuador (1973), Gabon (1975) and Angola (2007).
From December 1992 until October 2007 Ecuador suspended its
membership in 1995. Indonesia suspended its membership January
2009.

Currently, the organization has a total of 12 member countries.

OPEC had its headquarters in Geneva Switzerland, in the First 5

years of its existence. This was moved to Vienna, Austia on
September 1st, 1965.

Its mandate is to co-ordinate and unify petroleum policies among

member countries in order to secure fair and stable prices for
petroleum produces, an e몭cient, consuming nations; and a fair
return on capital to those investing in the industry.

O몭cial Language of OPEC: English

President: Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh (Qatar)

Secretary Gen. – Dr. Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo (Nigeria)

MAIN INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATION THAT NIGERIA
BELONGS
Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
United Nations Organization (UNO)
Common Wealth of Nations (CON)
African Union (AU)
Group 77 (G77)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
New Partnership for African Development
SENATE PRESIDENT SINCE 1960
1. Nnamdi Azikiwe 1960
2. Nwafor Orizu 1960 – 1966
3. joseph Wayas 1979 – 1983
4. Iyorchia Ayu 1992 – 1993
5. Anech Ebute 1993 – 1993
6. Chief Evan Enwerem 1999 – 1999
7. Chuba Okadigbo 1999 – 2000
8. Chief Pius Anyim 2003 – 2005
9. Chief Adolphus Wabara 2003 – 2005
10. Chief Ken Nnamani 2005 – 2007
11. Chief David Mark 2007 – 2015
12. Bukola Saraki 2015 – 2022
13. Ahmed Lawan – incumbent

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES SINCE 1960
1. Ibrahim Waziri Gombe
2. Benjamin A. Chacha
3. Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke
4. Agunwa Anaekwe
5. Buhari Salisu
6. Umar Ghali Na-Abba
7. Aminu Bello Masari
8. Patricia Olubunmi Etteh
9. Saburi Dimeji Bankole
10. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
11. Yakubu Dogara
12. Femi Gbajabiamila – incumbent

DATES AND EVENTS OF WORLD

POLITICS
POLITICS
1. In 1776, America became the 몭rst independent country.
2. In 1798, the Republic of Switzerland was formed.
3. In 1961, South African withdrew from Common Wealth.
4. In 1903, Federick Lugard occupied Sokoto State of Nigeria.
5. In 1902, Empire day was celebrated in Britain.
6. In 1832, Greece became independent Republic.
7. In 1928, England lowered the women voters from 30 to 21
years.
8. In 1978, Fedric D. George was the 몭rst Africa-American shuttle
commander.
9. In 1959, Empire day was renamed as Common Wealth Day in
England.
10. In 1893, Thomas F. Bayard became the 몭rst US ambassador to
Great Britain.
11. In 1967, First BIAFRAN Government was formed by Odumegu
Ojukwu declared independence from Nigeria.
12. In 1912, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was born. He became a
Prime Minister in 1957, 1960 and 1964. He was killed on January
15th 1966 in Nigeria 몭rst Military coup.
13. In 1914, Lord Lugard amalgated Northern and Southern Nigeria.
14. In 1905, the White won right to vote in South Africa.
15. In 1914, the 몭rst South Africa Government was approved.
16. The First Country to get independence in Africa is Liberia in
1847.

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NIGERIAN

ARMED FORCES
Nigeria Army                –                       1863

Nigeria Police                –                       1930

Nigeria Navy                –                       1956

Nigeria Air force            –                       1964

SPORT
FIFA PRESIDENTS FROM MAY 21ST
1904 TO DATE
Robert Guerin: France 1904-1908
Daniel Burley Woolfall: 1906-1913
Jules Rimet: France 1921-1954
Rodolphe William Seeldrayers: Belgium 1954-1955
Arthur Drewry: England 1955-1961
Sir Stanley Rous: 1961-1974
Joao Havelange: Brazil 1974-1998
Joseph S. Blatter: Switzerland 1998-2016
Gianni Infantino: Switzerland 2016 to date
World cup started in 1930 in Uruguay.
The 몭rst world cup goal was scored by Lucent Lawrent of
France, in his team 4-1 win over Mexico in 1930.
Football was 몭rst played in Nigeria in Calabar in 1930.
The National Stadium in Surulere Lagos was o몭cially opened on
4th December 1972.
FIFA World footballer of the year Luka Modric, Croatian, Club –
Real Madrid.
The Africa Best footballer of the year – Mohammed Salah
(Egypt).
The largest Stadium in the world is the Maracana stadium in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil which can accommodate over 245,000 people.
The President of Confederation of African Football (CAF) is
Ahmed Ahmed from Madagascar.
Rasheed Yekini was the 몭rst to score Nigeria world cup goal in
 USA in 1994.
The 몭rst Nigeria female to win Olympic gold medal is Chioma
Ajunwa, in Atlanta 1996 Olympics.
France defeated Croatia 4-2 goals emerging the winner of the
2018 world cup hosted by Russia.

MULTIPLE
1. Two Babies Born together are twins
2. Three Babies Born together are triplet
3. Four Babies Born together are quadruplets
4. Five Babies Born together are quintuplets
5. Six Babies Born together are sextuplets
6. Seven Babies Born together are septuplets
7. Siamese twins are two babies born together but not properly
separated.

THE 7 CONTINENTS
1. Africa
2. North America
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Atlantica
6. Europe
7. Australia

THE PLANETS AND THEIR DISTANCE

FROM THE SUN
1. Satum (1,426M KM)
2. Pluto (5,908)
3. Earth (150M KM)
4. Mars (229M KM)
5. Uranus (2,867M KM) 6 Mercury (58M KM)
6. Mercury (58M KM)
7. Jupiter (770M KM)
8. Neptune (4,459M KM)
9. Venus (108M KM)

SHORTEST/TALLEST PEOPLE IN THE

WORLD
1. The shortest man in the world is Chandra Bahadur Dangi
(Nepalese Mountain btw India & China) 21.5 inches tall.
2. The shortest woman in the world is Jyoti Amge (India) measuring
2ft 0.7 inches tall.
3. The tallest man in the world is Sultan Kosen (Turkey) measuring
8ft 3 inches tall.
4. The tallest woman in the world is Siddiqa Parveen (India)
meeting 7ft 8 inches.

STATE CREATION IN NIGERIA

General Yakubu Gowon created 12 states in Nigeria on 27th May
1967.
General Murtala Mohammed increased the states from 12 to 19
on the 3rd of February 1976.
On the 23rd of September, 1987 Gen. Ibrahim B. Babangida
created 2 additional states, Katsina and Akwa-Ibom to make the
states 21.
General Ibrahim B. Babangida recreated 9 states, making 30
states on 27th August 1991.
On 1st 1996, Gen. Sani Abacha announced 6 states making 36
and the FCT Abuja.
NIGERIA STANDARD DAILLING
CODES
EXCHANGE                               CODE

Abia                                         082

Abakaliki                                   043

Abeokuta                                  039

Abuja                                       09

Ado-Ekiti                                   030

Agbor                                       055

Akure                                       034

Azure                                       071

Badagry                                    01

Bauchi                                      077

Benin City                                 052

Calabar                                     087

Daura                                       065

Enugu                                       042
Ibadan                                      022

Ijebu-Ode                                 037

Ikorodu                                    01

Ilesha                                       036

Ilorin                            031

Kaduna                         062

Kano                            064

Katsina                         065

Lagos                            01

Lokoja                          058

Maiduguri                     076

Okitipupa                     066

Ondo                            059

Onitsha                        043

Owerri                          083

Owo                             046

Port Harcourt                084

Sapele                          054

Shagamu                      037

Sokoto                          060

Warri                            053

Yola                              075

OLDEST COUNTRIES
San Marino (301 AD)

France (486 AD)

Bulgaria (632 AD)

Denmark (950 AD)

Portugal (1143 AD)

NAMES OF INEC CHAIRMAN IN

NIGERIA SINCE 1964 TO DATE
1. Sir Kofo Abayomi 1st Republic    1984-1966
2. E. E. Esua 1st Republic
3. Chief Michael Ani 2nd Republic 1979-1993
4. Ovie Whiskey 2nd Republic
5. Eme Awa 3rd Republic 1988-1993
6. Humphrey Nwosu 3rd Republic
7. Dagogo Jack 4th Republic  1995-1999
8. Ephraim Akpata 4th Republic  1998-1999
 9. Abel Guobadia 4th Republic  1999-2006
10. Maurice Iwu 4th Republic  2006-2010
11. Attahiru Jega 4th Republic  2010-2015
12. Amina Zakari 4th Republic  2015-2015
13. Mahmood Yakubu 4th Republic Incumbent

FAMOUS INVENTORS AND THEIR

INVENTIONS
INVENTOR                    INVENTION   YEAR

Prof. David Edward       Microphone      1878

John L. Baid                  Television         1926

Graham Bell                  Telephone        1861

Galilei Galileo               Thermometer   1593

Thomas Edison              Phonograph      1845

Karl Benze                    Car                   1780

Edward Bullet               Motorcycle       1884

Elia Thompson              Weeding Machine 1877

William Stanley             Transformer     1864

Blaise Pascal                 Adding Machine 1642

Sir Charles                    Ship                  1775

Krick Macmillan            Bicycle              1888

Mitterhofer                  typewriter        1456

George Eastern             Photograh        1849

Film (Kodak Camera)

Rick Kellogg                  Loud Speaker    1973

Orville & Wilbur Wright Airplane           1903

1. Stephen/Richard Locomotive engine 1804

Sir Frank Whittle           Jet Machine      1937

Richard Gatting             Machine Gun    1861

Thomas J. Martins         Fire Extinguisher 1872

Johann Guterberg         Printing            1609

Willis Carrier                 Air Condition    1902

NEWEST COUNTRIES
South Sudan (9th July, 2011)

Montenegro (July, 2006)

Serbia (July, 2006)

East Timor (2002)

Palau (1994)

Czech Republic (1993)

Eritrea (1993)

Bosnia/Herzegovina (1992)

NOTABLE WORLD MOUNTAINS

Mt. Everrest (2903ft) Nepal/China

Qoqir (k2) (2825ft) Pakistan

Kangchenjungai (28168 ft) Nepal

Hotse (27720ft) Nepal

Makalu I (27720ft) Nepal

Cho Oyu (26906ft) Nepal Dhaulagiri

OCEANS OF THE WORLD (BY SIZE)

Paci몭c (155,557,000 sq km)

Atlantic (76,762,00 sq km)

Indian (68,556,000 sq km)

Arctic (14,056,000 sq km)

Southern (20,327,000 sq km)

NOTE: The Southern Ocean was approved in 2002 by the
international Hydrographic Organisation.

HISTORY OF NIGERIAN CURRENCY

The Ten Naira was introduced on the 1st of Jan. 1973, replacing the
pound at a rate of 2 Naira = 1 Pound.

In Jan. 1st 1973, the CBN introduced notes for 50 kobo, 1, 5, 10 and
20 Naira and Coins of ½ 1, 5, 10 and 25 Kobo.

On 11th Feb., 1977 a new banknote denomination of the value of 20

Naira was issued. The 20 Naira is the 몭rst currency note to bear the
portrait of a Nigerian citizen that is Late Head of State, Gen. Murtala
Ramat Mohammed.

On 2nd Julyy 1979, new currency notes of three denominations,

namely 1, 5 and 10 Naira were introduced in 1991, both the 50kobo
and 1 Naira notes became coined.

Dec. 1st 1999     –           ₦100

Nov. 1st 2000    –           ₦200

April 2nd 2001   –           ₦500

Oct. 12th 2005   –           ₦1000 were introduced respectively.

On Feb. 28th 2007, ₦50, ₦20, ₦10, ₦5 were reissued with a new
design, while a new denomination of …. Were introduced.

CLASSIFICATION OF AFRICA
1. NORTH AFRICA: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Egypt.
2. SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland,
Mozambique, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia.
3. EAST AFRICA: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia
4. WEST AFRICA: Nigeria, Republic fo Benin, Ghana, Togo, Niger,
Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Liberia, Burkinafaso, Mali, Sierra-
Loene, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Mauritania.
5. CENTRAL AFRICA: Chad, Central Africa Republic, Congo D.R,
Rwanda, Burundi, Gabon, Angola, Cameroun, Equitorial Guinea,
Sao Tome Principe.

NIGERIA COAT OF ARM

Representation of Components
The Black Shield represents the fertile soil of Nigeria.
The Eagle represents the Stength of Nigeria.
The Two Horses stands for Dignity and Pride.
The Y represent River Niger and River Benue.

THE NIGERIAN FLAG

The Nigerian flag has two colours
(Green and White)
The Green part represents Agriculture.
The White part represents Unity and Peace.

RIGHT OF A CITIZEN IN A STATE

1. Right to life
2. Equality before the law
3. Right to liberty
4. Right to association
5. Freedom from slavery
 6. Right to fair hearing
7. A suspect is assumed to be innocent until pronouncement guilty
by court of law.
8. Freedom from discrimination
9. Right to religion of choice and conscience.
10. Freedom of Expression.
11. Freedom of movement
12. Freedom of assembly
13. Right to vote and to be voted for in an Election.
14. Right to education
15. Right to private family life.

THE REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES

OF NIGERIA
1. Accord – A
2. Advanced Congress of Democrat – ACD
3. African Democratic Congress – ADC
4. African Renaissance Party – ARP
5. All Progressive Congress – APC
6. All Progressive Grand Alliance – APGA
7. Alliance for Democracy – AD
8. Allied Congress Party of Nigeria – ACPN
9. Change Advocacy Party – CAP
10. Citizen Popular Party – CPP
11. Democratic Alternative – DA
12. Democratic Front for People’s Fed. – DFPF
13. Kowa Party – KP
14. Labour Party – LP
15. Masses Movement of Nigeria – MMN
16. Mega Progressive People’s Party – MPPP
17. Movement of the Restoration & Defence of Democracy – MRDD
18. National Action Council – NAC
19. National Conscience Party – NCP
20. National Democratic Liberty Party – NDLP
21. National Democratic Party – NDP
22. National Unity Party – NUP
23. New Nigeria People’s Party – NNPP
24. Nigeria Element Progressive Party – NEPP
25. Nigeria People’s Congress – NPC
26. People for Democratic Change – PDC
27. Peoples Democratic Party – PDP
28. People’s Party of Nigeria – PPN
29. Progressive People Alliance – PPA
30. United Democratic Party – UDP
31. United National Party for Development – UNPD

THE 28 DE-REGISTERED POLITICAL

PARTIES BY INEC ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Action Alliance – AA
2. Action Party of Nigeria – APN
3. African Liberation Party – ALP
4. African Political System – APS
5. Better Nigeria Progressive Party – BNPP
6. Congress for Democratic Change – CDC
7. Community Party of Nigeria – CPN
8. Democratic People Alliance – DPA
9. Freedom Party of Nigeria – FPN
10. Fresh Democratic Party – FDP
11. Hope Democratic Party – HDP
12. Justice Party – JP
13. Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria – LDPN
14. Movement for Democracy and Justice – MDJ
15. Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy –
MRDD
16. National Majority Democratic Party – NMDP
17. National Movement of Progressive Party – NMPP
18. National Reformation Party – NRP
19. National Solidarity Democratic Party – NSDP
20. New Democrat – ND
21. National Advanced Party – NAP
22. People’s Mandate Party – PMP
23. People’s Progressive Party – PPP
24. People’s Redemption Party – PRP
25. People Salvation Party – PSP
26. Progressive Action Congress – PAC
27. Republican Party of Nigeria – RPN
28. United Nigeria People’s Party – UNPP

NAME OF PERSONALITIES
IMMORTALIZED IN THE NIGERIAN
CURRENCIES
Alhaji Sir. Tafawa Balewa

₦5.00, Oct. 1984

Alvan Ikoku

₦10.00, Oct. 1985

Murtala Muhammed

₦20.00, March 1975

Wazobia (three Ethnic groups)

₦50.00, 27th August 1991

 Chief Obafemi Awolowo

₦100.00, Nov. 1999

Nnamdi Azikiwe

₦500.00, Nov. 2000

Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Borno & Dr. Clement Isong

₦1000.00, 12th Oct. 2005

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE NEW OBA OF

BENIN
Born on October 20, 1953, Crown Prince (Ambassador) Eheneden
Erediauwa, He attended the famous Edo College in Benin from
1965 to 1967. He later went to Immaculate Conception College
between 1968 and 1979 before moving to England, where he
obtained his Advanced Level General Certi몭cated of Education from
South Thames College, South-West London.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the

University of Wales, United Kingdom. He holds a Master of Public
Administration Degree from Rutger University, Graduate School,
New Jersey, United States of America. Between 1981, 1982, he was
at the United Nations as a graduate Intern. He is equally a member
of the Nigerian Institute of International A몭airs.

On 20th of October 2016, His Royal Highness, Eheneden Erediauwa,

emerged the 40th Oba of Benin Kingdom. He also announced the
name he had chosen to bear as Oba Ewuare II, and would be
addressed as Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II,
after Oba Ewuare I, who reigned in 1440AD.

ORIGIN OF THE NIGERIA POLICE

FORCE
The Nigeria Police was founded in 1930, its origin is traceable to
1861 when it was 몭rst known as the “Consular Guard” with an initial
strength of 30 men. The Nigeria Police was called the Consular
Guard because the representative of the British Government was
Consul John Beecro몭.

THE NIGERIAN POLICE LEADERSHIP

1930 TILL DATE
1. C.W. D, Inspector Gen. – 1930–1935
2. S.H. Trutham, Inspector Gen. – 1935-1936
3. Major A. S, Inspector Gen. – 1936-1937
4. A.S. Mavrogosdate, Commissioner – 1938-1942
5. W.C. King, Commissioner – 1942-1947
6. T.V.M. Friday, Commissioner – 1948-1949
7. Ivor Stourton, Commissioner – 1950-1952
8. R.J.R. Madaughian, Inspector Gen. – 1952-1956
9. Kerr Bovell, Inspector Gen. – 1956-1962
10. J.E. Hodge, Inspector Gen. – 1962-1964

INDIGENOUS INSPECTOR GENERAL

11. L.O. Edet, Inspector Gen. – 1964-1966
12. Kam Salem, Inspector Gen. – 1966-1975
13. M.D. Yusuf, Inspector Gen. – 1975-1979
14. Adamu Suleman, Inspector Gen. – 1979-1981
15. S.A. Adewusi, Inspector Gen. – 1981-1983
16. E.O. Inyang, Inspector Gen. – 1983-1986
17. M. Gambo, Inspector Gen. – 1986-1989
18. Aliyu Ibrahim Atta, Inspector Gen. – 1990-1993
19. Ibrahim A. Coomassie, Inspector Gen. – 1993-1999
20. M. A. K. Smith, Inspector Gen. – 1999-2002
21. T.A. Balogun, Inspector Gen. – 2002-2005
22. Sunday Ehindaro, Inspector Gen. – 2005-2007
23. Mike Okiro, Inspector Gen. – 2007-2009
24. Ogbonna Onovo, Inspector Gen. – 2009-2010
25. Ha몭z Ringim, Inspector Gen. – 2010-2012
26. Mohammed D. Abubakar, Inspector Gen. – 2012-2014
27. Suleiman Abba, Inspector Gen. – 2014-2015
28. Solomon Arase, Inspector Gen. – 2015-2016
29. Ibrahim Idris, Inspector Gen. – 2016-2019
30. Abubakar Adamu Mohammed, Inspector Gen. – 2022 till date.

BADGES & RANK OF THE NIGERIAN

POLICE FORCE
THE NIGERIAN POLICE FLAG
This 몭ag has three colours (Blue, Yellow, Green)

The Blue symbolizes, Love, Loyalty and Unity.

The Yellow is for Discipline and Resourcefulness.
The Green represents Energy and Life.

NIGERIA MILITARY RANKS,

INSIGNIAS AND EQUIVALENTS NON-
COMMISSION OFFICERS (NCO)
UNITED NATIONS
1. United Nation was established on 24th October 1945 following
the signing of an international treaty of peace and co-operation
by 몭fty-one independent nations.
2. The treaty that established united nations was signed in San
Francisco in U.S.A.
3. UN has 193 member’s countries.
4. The 몭ve (5) permanent members of UNO security council are
USA, Russia, Britain, France and China.
5. The headquarter of UNO is New York, U.S.A.
6. The current UN Secretary Gen. – Antonio Guterres (Portugal).
7. The Current Deputy UN Sec. Gen. Amina Mohammed (Nigeria).

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UNITED

NATION (UN)
World Health Organization (WHO).
United Nations Children Fund or United Nations International
Children Education Fund (UNICEF).
United Nations Education, Scienti몭c and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNCHCR).
United Nations Development Project (UNDP).
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD).
International Labour Organization (ILO).
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERALS

1. Gladwyn Jebb of United Kingdom – 1945-1946
2. Trygve Lie of Norway – 1946-1953
3. Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden – 1953-1961
4. Thant of Burma (Myanmar) – 1961-1971
5. Kurt Waldhelm of Austria – 1971-1981
 6. Jevier Persde Celler of Peru – 1982-1992
7. Boutros Ghali of Egypt – 1993-1996
8. Ko몭 Anan of Ghana – 1996-2006
9. Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea – 2006-2016
10. Antonio Guterres of Portugal – Incumbent.

HEADQUARTERS/SECRETARIAT OF
WORLD ORGANIZATIONS
The United Nations Organization (UNO) – New York
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – Abuja,
Nigeria
African Union (AU) – Addis Ababa
Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Zurich,
Switzerland.
European Economic Community (EEC) – Brussels, Belgium.

ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST

AFRICAN STATE
ECOWAS was established on May 28th 1975 with Headquarters in
Abuja.

ORGANS OF ECOWAS
1. Assembly of heads of State and Government
2. Council of Ministers
3. The secretariat
4. The tribunal

PAST AND PRESENT CHAIRMEN OF

ECOWAS
YEAR NAME COUNTRY
1977 Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo
1978 Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria
1979 Leopoid Sedar Senghor Senegal
1980 Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo
1981 Dr. Siaka Stevens Sierra Leone
1982 Matheu Kerekou Benin
1983 Ahmmed Sekou Toure Guinea
1984 Lansana Conte Guinea
1985 Gen. Mohammadu Buhari Nigeria
1986/1988 Gen. Ibrahim Babangida Nigeria
1989 Alh. Dawda Jawara
1990 Capt. Blaise Campaore Burkinafaso
1991 Alh. Dawda Jawara
1992 Alh. Abdou Diouf Senegal
1993 Nicephore Dieudonne Soglo Benin
1994/1995 Fit. Lt. Jerry Rawlings Ghana
1996/1998 Gen. Sanni Abacha Nigeria
1998/1999 Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar Nigeria
1999 Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema Togo
1999/2001 Alfa Omar Konare Mali
2001/2003 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal
2003/2005 John Ku몭uor Ghana
2005/2008 Mamadou Tandja Niger
2008 Blaise Compaore Burkinafaso
2009 Musa Yar’Adua Nigeria
2010/2012 Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria
2012/2014 Alassane Quattara Ivory Coast
2014/2016 John Dramani Mahama Ghana
2016/2017 Macky Sall Senegal
2017/2018 Mr. Faure Gnassingbe Togo
2018/2019 Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria
2019 to Muhammadu Issoufou Niger
date

MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH
COUNTRIES
AFRICA
COUNTRIES                  DATE JOINED

Zambia                         1964

Uganda                         1962

Tanzania                       1961

Swaziland                     1961

South Africa                  1931

Sierra Leone                 1961

Seychelles                     1976

Nigeria                         1960

Namibia                        1990

Mozambique                1995

Mauritius                      1968
Malawi                         1964

Lesotho                        1966

Kenya                           1963

Ghana                          1957

Gambia                        1965

Cameroun                    1995

Botswana                     1966

Tuvalu                          1978

ASIA
COUNTRIES                  DATE JOINED

Bangladesh                   1972

Brunei                          1984

India                             1947

Malaysia                       1957

Maldives                       1982

Pakistan                       1947

Singapore                     1965
Sri Lanka                       1948

Canada                         1931

OCEANIA
COUNTRIES                  DATE JOINED

Australia                       1931

Kiribati                         1979

Nauru                           1968

New Zealand                 1975

Papus New Guienea      1975

Samoa                          1970

Solomon Islands            1978

Tonga                           1970

Guyana                         1966

EUROPE
COUNTRIES                  DATE JOINED

Cyprus                          1961

Malta                           1964
UK                                1931

NORTH AMERICA
COUNTRIES                  DATE JOINED

Antigua Barbuda           1981

Bahamas                      1973

Barbados                      1966

Belize                           1981

Dominica                      1978

Grenada                       1974

Jamaica                        1962

Saintkitts & Nevis          1983

Saint Lucia                    1979

Grenadine

Trinidad Tobago            1962

SOUTH AMERICA
COUNTRIES                  DATE JOINED

Vanuatu                       1980
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNION
(OAU) NOW AU AFRICAN UNION
OAU was established 25th May, 1963 in Addis Ababa consisting of
54 African States. It was later changed to African Union (AU) 9th July
2002 in South Africa. The most important decisions of the AU are
made by the assembly of the African Union.

NOTE: The only African State not in the AU is Morocco.

ORGANIZATIONS OF (OAU)
1. The Assembly of Heads of State Government
2. The Council of Ministers
3. The General Secretariat
4. The Commission for mediation, conciliation and arbitration.

WOMEN ACHIEVERS
1. First female Vice Chancellor of University of Benin is Prof. Grace
Alele Williams of Uniben.
2. Marry Slessor was the female missionary who stopped the
killing of twins in Calabar.
3. The 몭rst female Brigadier in Nigeria is Ronke Kale.
4. Bisi Ugowe was the 몭rst female deputy Inspector General of
Police.
5. Mrs Vigina Etiaba was the 몭rst female Government fof Anambra
State, Nigeria.
6. Mrs Patricia Etteh was the 몭rst female Speaker, House of
Representative.
7. Ellen Johnson Sir Leaf is the 몭rst female President in Africa.
Elected President and was sworn in on Jan. 16th 2006 (Liberia).
8. Miss Felix Stella is the 몭rst female to Travel to the space at age
of 17 years on Sept. 2006.
 9. Mrs Elfrida Adeho is the 몭rst female Professor.
10. Mrs L. Okunnu is the 몭rst female Deputy Governor of Lagos
State.
11. Mrs Bola Bello is the 몭rst female tanker driver.
12. Efunroye Tunubu is the 몭rst female to own a car.
13. Dr. Elizabeth Awoniyi Abimbola was the 몭rst female Doctor in
Nigeria.

MEN ACHIEVERS
1. Nnamdi Azikiwe is a nationalist and the 몭rst President of
Nigeria.
2. Herbert McCauley is the founding father of Nigeria Nationalist
Movement.
3. Tafawa Balewa is a Nationalist and the 몭rst Prime Minister of
Nigeria.
4. Chief Obafemi Awolowo is a nationalist and the 몭rst Premier of
Western Region.
5. Wole Soyinka is the 몭rst nobel prize winner in literature.
6. The 몭rst Nigerian to gain Ph.d in Mathematics is Dr. Chike Obi.
7. Goodluck Jonathan is the 몭rst South South Presient in Nigeria.
8. The 몭rst slave boy in Africa to become a Bishop was Bishop Ajayi
Crowder.
9. The 몭rst Africa Television Broadcaster is Segun Olusola.
10. Aliko Dangote is the 몭rst non-political o몭ce holder to be given
GCON in Nigeria.
11. Oba Esigie of Benin City was the 몭rst person to speak foreign
language (Portuguese) in Nigeria in 1503 and he was crowned
Oba of Benin in 1504.
12. Nnamdi Azikiwe was the 몭rst Premier of Defunct Eastern
Region.
13. Alhaji Ahmadu Bello was the 몭rst Premier of Defunct Western
Region.
14. Chief Dennis Osadebe was the 몭rst Premier of Defunct Mid-
 Western Region.
15. Chief Anyaoku was the 몭rst Nigeria Secretary General of the
CommonWealth Nations.

THE TEN NATIONAL HONOURS IN

NIGERIA
GCFR – Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic.

GCON – Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger.

CFR – Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic.

CON – Commander of the Order of the Niger.

OFR – O몭cer of the Order of the Federal Republic.

OON – O몭ce of the Order of the Niger.

MFR – Member of the Order of the Federal Republic.

MON – Member of the Order of the Niger.

FRM – Federal Republic Medal

ONM – Order of the Niger Medal.

Since the inception of National award in 1963, 4,700 people have

been so far conferred with the awards.

14th Nov., 2011 Alh. Aliko Dangote became the 몭rst non-political
o몭ce holder to be given the award of GCON in Nigeria.
PAST WINNERS OF THE (CAF)
AFRICA CUP OF NATION
YEAR                            HOSTS                          WINNERS

1957                             Sudan                           Egypt 4-0 Ethiopia

1959                             Egypt                            Egypt 2-1 Sudan

1963                             Ghana                          Ghana 3-0 Sudan

1965                             Tunisia                         Ghana 3-2 Tunisia

1967                             Ethiopia                        DR Congo 1-0 Ghana

1970                             Sudan                           Sudan 1-0 Ghana

1972                             Cameroun                    Congo 3-2 Uganda

1974                             Egypt                            Zaire 2-0 Zambia (After

Replay)

1976                             Ethiopia                        Morocco (League

Format)

1978                             Ghana                          Ghana 2-0 Uganda

1980                             Nigeria                         Nigeria 3-0 Algeria

1982                             Libya                            Ghana 1-1 Libya (7-6

Penalties)

1984                             Ivory Coast                   Cameroun 3-1 Nigeria

1986                             Egypt                            Egypt 0-0 Cameroun (5-4
Penalties)

1988                             Morocco                       Cameroun 1-0 Nigeria

1990                             Algeria                          Algeria 1-0 Nigeria

1992                             Senegal                        Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana

(11-10 Penalties)

1994                             Tunisia                         Nigeria 2-1 Zambia

1996                             South Africa                  South Africa 2-0 Tunisia

1998                             Burkina Faso                 Egypt 2-0 South Africa

2000                             Ghana/Nigeria              Cameroun 2-2 Nigeria

(3-2 Penalties)

2002                             Mali                             Cameroun 0-0 Senegal (3-

2 Penalties)

2004                             Tunisia                         Tunisia 2-1 Morocco

2006                             Egypt                            Egypt 0-0 Ivory Coast (4-2

Penalties)

2008                             Ghana                          Egypt 1-0 Cameroun

2010                             Angola                          Egypt 1-0 Ghana

2012                             Gabon/Equitorial Guinea           Zambia 0-0

Ivory Coast (8-7)
2013                             South Africa                  Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso

2015                             Equitoria Guinea           Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana

(9-8 Penalties)

2017                             Gabon                          Egypt 1-2 Cameroun

2019                             Egypt                            Senegal 0-1 Algeria

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE WORLD

The World War I

Started in 1914 and Ended in 1918. The countries that mostly

involved in the war were Germany, Austria, Hungary and their allies
against Britain.

World War II

 Began on Sept. 1st, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. In

response, Britain and France declared war on Germany. Most of the
Europe countries were controlled by Germany in 1914, including
France. During the World War II, Adolph Hitler succeeded in killing
over six million European Jews; this gruesome killing was called
Holocaust. The war ended on the 8th of May 1945 when Germany
surrounded.

The Golf War

Persian Golf War started 2nd August 1990 between Iraq and a
coalition force 35 nations authorized by the United Nation (UN) and
led primarily by the United States in order to liberate Kuwait. The
War ended 28th February 1991.
 Sadam Hussein, former Iraqi President and a terror to humanity
died by hanging on Sat. Dec. 2006 at Baghdad, Iraq, Aged 69.
UN Sec. Gen. – Antonio Guterres (Portugal) born 1949.
Commonwealth Sec. Gen. – Kamalesh Sharma (India)
British Prime Minister – Boris Johnson
World Bank President – David Malpass
IMF Managing Director is Christain Lagarde.
AU Chairman – Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi –Egypt President.
The country with the highest rate of unemployment in the world
is Bosnia Herzegovina
The most populated country in the world is the People’s
Republic of China. Population over 2 Billion.
Pop Legend, Whitney Houston was found dead in her room at
the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday 11th 2012.
At aged 48.
Jorge Mario Begoglio, an Argentine born December 17, 1936
now Pope Francis the 1st First Latin America, 몭rst non-european
pope to be elected by conclave of cardinals on 13th March 2013.
The most populated city in the world is Tokyo in Japan (City of
Love).
The Head of Commonwealth Nations is Queen Elizabeth II of
England.
The 몭rst University in the world is Al-Azhear University in Cairo
in Egypt, founded in 970AD.

MILITARY COUPS IN NIGERIA SINCE

INDEPENDENCE
15th 1966 led by Maj. Emmanuel Ifeajuna & Nzeogwu Kaduna.
July 29th 1966 led by Gen. Yakubu Gowon
July 29th 1975 led by Gen. Murtala Mohammed.
13th 1976 led by Col. Buka Dimka
 31st 1983 led by Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.
27th 1985 led by Gen Ibrahim Babangida
1986 led by Maj. Gen. Mamman Vasta but Failed.
1990 led by Maj. Gideon Orkar but also failed
17th 1993 led by Gen. Sanni Abacha
1995 led by Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua & Olusegun Obasanjo.
21st 1997 led by Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya and 35 others.

WORDS RELATING TO SCIENCE AND

ARTS
1. The art of tilling the soil – AGRICULTURE
2. The art of cultivating and managing Gardens – HORTICULTURE
3. The study of Ancient buildings and prehistoric remains –
ARCHAEOLOGY
4. The science of numbers – MATHEMATICS
5. The art of measuring land – SURVEYING
6. The study of human face – PHYSIOGNOMY
7. The study of physical life or living matter – BIOLOGY
8. The study of plants – BOTANY
9. The natural history of animals – ZOOLOGY
10. The art of preserving skins – TAXIDERMY

WORDS RELATING TO
GOVERNMENT
1. Government of the people, for the people and by the people –
DEMOCRACY
2. Government by sovereign of uncontrolled authority –
AUTOCRACY
3. Government by department of state – BUREAUCRACY
4. Government by a few – OLIGARCHY
5. Government by divine guidance – THEOCRACY
 6. Government by military class – STATOCRACY
7. The right of self-government – AUTONOMY
8. Government by worst citizens – KAKISTOCRACY

MAIN INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS THAT NIGERIA
BELONGS
United Nations Organization (UNO)
Common Wealth of Nations (CON)
African Union (AU)
Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOWAS)
New Partnership for African Development Organisation of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

SEAPORTS IN NIGERIA
Tincan Island Sea Port               Lagos

Apapa Sea Port                         Lagos

Calabar Sea Port                       Calabar

Port Harcourt Sea Port              Rivers State

Warri Sea Port                          Delta

Sapele Sea Port                         Delta

Eleme Sea Port                         Rivers State

Onne Port                                 Rivers State

DAMS IN NIGERIA
1. Kainji Dam (Niger State).
2. Bakore Dam (Katsina State)
3. Dadin Kowa Dam (Gombe State)
4. Tungerm Kowa Dam (Niger State)
5. Tiga Dam (Kano State)
6. Jibiye Dam (Katsina State)
7. Goronya Dam (Sokoto State)
8. Ikpoba Dam (Edo State)
9. Ka몭 Zaki Dam (Bauchi State)
10. Shiroro Dam (Niger State)

AFRICA COUNTRIES & PRESIDENT

COUNTRIES CAPITAL PRESIDENT
Algeria Algiers Abdelaziz Boute몭ika
Angola Luanda Eduardo dos Santos
Benin Republic Cotonou Yayi Boni
Botswana Gaborone Khama lan Khama
Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Michael Kafando
Burundi Bujumbura Pierre Nkurunziza
Cameroun Yaounde Paul Biya
Cape Verde Praia Pedro Pires
Cent. Afri. Rep. Bangui Catherine Samba-Panza
Chad N’Djamena Idris Debi
Comoros Moroni Ikililou Dhoinine
Congo Brazzaville Denis Nguesso
Congo D.R Kinshasa Joseph Kabila
Ivory Coast Youmasoukro Alassane Quattara
Djibouti Djibouti Omar Guelleh
Egypt Cairo Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Teodoro Obiang
Eritrea Asmara Issaias Afeweriki
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Sahle-Work Zewde
Gabon Libreville Ali Bongo
Gambia Bangui Yahya Jammeh
Ghana Accra Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo
Guinea Conakry Alpha Conde
Guinea Bissau Bissau Manuel Serifo Nihamadjo
Kenya Nairobi Uhuru Kenyatta
Lesotho Maseru King Letsie III
Liberia Monrovia George Weah
Libya Tripoli Mustafa Abdul Jalil
Madagascar Antananarivo Andry Rajoelina
Malawi Lilongwe Peter Mutharika
Mali Bamako Dioncounda Traore
Mauritania Nouakchott Mohammed Ould
Abdelaziz
Mauritius Port Louis Rajkeswar Purryag
Morocco Rabat King Mohammed VI
Mozambique Maputo Armando Guebuza
Namibia Windhoek Hi몭kepunye Pohamba
Niger Niamey Muhammadu Isufou
Nigeria Abuja Muhammadu Buhari
Rwanda Kigali Paul Kagame
Senegal Dakar Macky Sall
Sao tome/Pricipe Sao Tome Emmanuel Pinto Da
Costa
Seychelles Victoria James Michael
Swaziland Mababane King Mswati III
Somalia Mogadish Hussan Sheikh
Mohamud
Sudan Khartoun Omar Bashir
Sierra Leone Freetown Ernest Bai Koroma
Togo Lome Faure Gnassigbe
Tunisia Tunis Beji Caid Essebsi
Tanzania Dar El Salaam Jakaya Kikwete
Uganda Kampala Yoweri Museveni
Zambia Lusaka Edgar Lungu
South Africa Pretoria Cyril Ramaphosa
Zimbabwe Harare Emmerson Mnangagwa
South Sudan Juba Salva Kiir

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