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2023 Nigeria Current Affairs Quiz Questions & Answers
1. How many ethnic groups do we have in Nigeria?

Answer: 250 ethnic groups

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

Answer: Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad

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

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

Answer: China, with 1.4 billion residents

5. Who was the first Nigerian female psychiatrist?

Answer: Dr. Bertha Johnson

6. Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police is?

Answer: Adamu Mohammed

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

Answer: Africa, coming after Asia

8. The hottest region in the world is called?

Answer: The Sahara Desert

9. Who is the current chairman of ECOWAS?

Answer: President Muhama don Issoufou of Niger Republic.

10. Which African country first gained independence?

Answer: Liberia in 1847

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

Answer: Tajudeen Abbas

12. Who was the world’s first writer of the English Dictionary?

Answer: Mr. Samuel Johnson

13. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Power?

Answer: Mr. Abubakar Aliyu from Yobe State

14. Who was the first President of Nigeria?

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

Answer: Love, loyalty, and unity

16. The first awarded Archbishop in Africa?
Answer: Benson Andrew Idahosa
17. The separation of powers simply means.

Answer: Checks and Balances

18. What is a 70th anniversary called?

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

Answer: International Civil Aviation Organisation

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

Answer: Mr. C. W. Duncan, 1930 – 1935

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

Answer: Muhammadu Salad Abubakar

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

Answer: Godwin Emefiele

23. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Education?

Answer: Adamu Adamu from Bauchi State

24. What does the acronym ECOMOG mean?

Answer: Economic Community Monitoring Group

25. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?

Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

26. When did Nigeria break diplomatic relations with Israel?

Answer: 1972
27. Who created the Nigerian Council?

Answer: Frederick Lugard

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

Answer: Republic of Benin

29. Who is the current Senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: Godswill Obot Akpabio

30. Which continent is the smallest in the world?
Answer: Australia
31. What agency is the Economic Commission for Africa part of?

Answer: UNO (United Nations Organisation)

32. Who what set of people does political sovereignty belongs?

Answer: The Government

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

Answer: Mid-West Region

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

Answer: Political Reasons

35. Who was the first Senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

36. Who was the first governor-general of colonial Nigeria?

Answer: Lord Lugard

37. People who live by selling labour in the Marxist theory are called?

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

Answer: Herbert Macaulay

39. What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

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

Answer: January 2020

41. When was paper currency introduced in Nigeria?

Answer: 1918
42. How many Local Government Areas are in Nigeria?

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

Answer: Kano State with 44 LGAs.

44. What does the term MDGs stand for?
Answer: Millennium Development Goals
45. When did the Federal Military Government abolish the four regions?

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

Answer: 16
47. Which country was the last to win independence from colonial rule?

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

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

Answer: To acquire and exercise power

50. What system of Government is political power inherited?

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

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

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

Answer: Alhaji Shehu Shagari

54. When was Facebook founded?

Answer: February 4, 2004

55. How many regional divisions does Africa have?

Answer: (Six Regional Divisions)

56. Who is the current managing director of NNPC?

Answer: Maikanti Baru

57. Who is the current Chief Justice of Nigeria?

Answer: Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad

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

Answer: David Mark

59. Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Answer: Boris Johnson

60. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?

Answer: Antonio Guterres

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

Answer: Benjamin Netanyahu

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

Answer: Abuja, with only seven LGAs.

63. When was the United Nations Organisation formed?

Answer: 25th April 1945

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

Answer: Mrs. Virginia Etiaba, Anambra State

65. What does the acronym NUPENA mean?

Answer: National Union of Petroleum Engineers and Natural Gas

66. Who is the current INEC Chairman?

Answer: Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

67. The first female Brigadier in Nigeria?

Answer: Ronke Kale

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

Answer: President Fredrick Declerk

69. Who is the current Chairman of UNO?

Answer: Bankie Moore from South Korea

70. Which state has the highest percentage of contribution to oil revenue in
Nigeria?

Answer: Delta State

71. What is the motto of Nigeria?
Answer: Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress
72. How long does it take the earth to complete one revolution?

Answer: 365 days

73. When was the first refinery in Nigeria built?

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

Ans: February 3rd, 1976

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

Ans: General Yakubu Gowon

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

Ans: Mr Fela Anikulapo Kuti

77. Where was the United Nations Organisation formed?

Ans: San Francisco, April 1945

78. How was Sir Dele Giwa killed?

Ans: Through letter bomb

79. When was the Central Bank of Nigeria established?

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

Ans: The Chief Justice of Nigeria

81. Who was the first Sultan of Sokoto?

Ans: Shehu Usman Danfodio

82. When was Nigerian Airforce established?

Ans: In 1964
83. Who was the last governor before Nigeria’s independence?

Ans: Sir James Robertson

84. Who was the first managing director of NNPC?

Ans: Chief R.A Marinho

85. When did the first world war take place?
Ans: 1914-1919
86. Which is the second most populated country in the world?

Ans: India, following China, has a population of 1,806.6 billion.

87. When did the Nigerian civil war begin?

Ans: July 6, 1967

88. The award of honour GCFR is meant for?

Ans: Head of State only

89. What is the motto of the Nigerian Police?

Ans: The police are your friend

90. When did the second world war take place?

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

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

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

Ans: English Language

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

Ans: October 1, 1960

95. How many continents are there in the world?

Ans: Seven continents

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

Ans: Discipline and resourcefulness

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

Ans: Zainab Ahmed from Kaduna State.

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

Ans: Tryg Velie from Norway

99. When was the current president of Nigeria born?
Ans: 17 December 1942
100. How many senators make up the national assembly of Nigeria?

Ans: 109 senators

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

Ans: Three senatorial districts

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

Ans: 360 members

103. Who was the first House of representative member?

Ans: Sir Fredric Metcalfe

104. Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Ans: Mount Everest, 29,028 feet tall

105. Who were the first Europeans to come to West Africa?

Ans: Portuguese
106. When did the outbreak of the American civil war take place?

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

Ans: George Washington

108. Who was the National President of Nigeria?

Ans: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

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

Ans: Energy and life

110. How many regional divisions are there in Africa?

Ans: Five regional divisions

111. How many countries make up Middle Africa?

Ans: Nine African countries

112. When did Nigeria become a British colony?

Ans: 1914
113. Where is the Kainji Dam in Nigeria located?
Ans: Niger State
114. How many states make up the South-South geo-political zone in Nigeria?

Ans: Six states

115. When did the current president of Nigeria resume duties?

Ans: May 19, 2015

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

Ans: Katsina State

117. Who was the first female NAFDAC Chairman?

Ans: Prof. Dora Akunyili

118. Who invented the light bulb?

Ans: Thoma Edison

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

Ans: Palaver, produced in 1926

120. Who is the Vice President of Nigeria?

Ans: Kashim Shettima

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

Ans: May 6, 2010

122. What discovery are the Lander brothers known for?

Ans: Discovering the source of River Niger

123. Who discovered the African continent?

Ans: Prince Henry, the explorer from Portugal

124. When was the slave trade first abolished?

Ans: In 1803, Denmark-Norway

125. Who invented the motor car?

Ans: Karl Benz, 1885

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

Ans: Neptune
127. Which is the highest court of law in Nigeria?
Ans: Supreme Court of Nigeria
128. Who was the first governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria?

Ans: R.A Feton

129. When Nigerian football premier league formed?

Ans: 1972
130. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

Ans: The Venus

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

Ans: University of Ibadan

132. Who was the first female Professor in Nigeria?

Ans: Elfrida Adeho

133. Which courts are the lowest in Nigeria?

Ans: Magistrate, District, and customary courts

134. When was GSM introduced in Nigeria?

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

Ans: Jaja Wachuku, 1959.

136. Who was the first vice president of Nigeria?

Ans: Alex I. Ekwueme

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

Ans: 687 days

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

Ans: Dr Goodluck Jonathan

139. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation?

Ans: Rotimi Amaechi

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

Ans: January 1st, 1973

141. When was Google founded?
Ans: 4th September 1998
142. Who discovered the internet?

Ans: Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf

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

Ans: 20th January 2017

144. Who is the inventor of the computer?

Ans: Charles Babbage

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

Ans: Usain Bolt (100m records)

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

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

Ans: In 1896, Greece

148. How many countries are in Europe?

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

Ans: Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther

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

Ans: Bernard Arnault, A French Fashion Tycoon

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

Ans: Abdulrasheed Bawa

Nigeria Current affairs quiz questions
Question 1: Nigeria’s current president
Answer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Question 2: Current vice president
Answer: Kashim Shettima
Question 6: Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macaulay
Question 7: What was the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
Question 8: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Strength
Question 9: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Dignity
Question 10: What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?
Answer: Nigerian’s fertile soil
Question 11: What does the white colour in the Nigerian flag stand for?
Answer: Peace
Question 12: What does the green colour in the Nigerian flag represent?
Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria
Question 13: Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones
Question 14: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Answer: Calabar
Question 15: Capital of Nigeria
Answer: Abuja
Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Answer: Barau Jibrin
Question 16: What is the name of the Nigerian senior national team in football
(men’s team)?
Answer: Super Eagles
Question 17: When did the Nigerian Golden Eaglets win the World under-17
FIFA world cup
Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013
Question 18: Who was the first female vice-chancellor in a Nigerian university?
Answer: Grace Alele Williams
Question 19: Who gave Nigeria her name?
Answer: Flora Shaw
Question 20: Who designed the Nigerian flag?
Answer: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi
Question 21: Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Bob Jensen
Question 22: Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?
Answer: Funmilayo Ransome Kuti
Question 23: Which was the first TV station in Nigeria?
Answer: Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV) in
1959
Question 24: When was Nigeria formed?
Answer: 1914
Question 25: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Answer: Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State
Question 26: Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?
Answer: Wole Soyinka
Question 27: Who is the Nigerian current speaker of the House of
Representatives?
Answer: Tajudeen Abbas
Question 28: What is the premier university in Nigeria?
Answer: University of Ibadan
Question 29: Who is the minister of education in Nigeria?
Answer: Adamu Adamu
Question 30: Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Answer: Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen
Question 31: When did Nigeria have its independence?
Answer: 1st October 1960
Question 32: When Nigeria did become a republic?
Answer: 1st October 1963
Question 33: When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
Answer: 1966
Question 34: How many Local Governments do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 774
Question 35: Who is the first Nigerian president?
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
Question 36: Who was the Nigerian first executive president?
Answer: Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari
Question 37: Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?
Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Question 38: What is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: ASIA with a population of 3,641,000,000, while Australia & Oceania is
the smallest continent
Question 39: What are the five Oceans in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic
Ocean
Question 40: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Question 41: Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
Answer: Godswill Obot Akpabio
Question 42: Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?
Answer: Great Britain
Question 43: What is the centenary?
Answer: 100 years
Question 44: What is Nigeria?
Answer: Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal
constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic
of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
Question 45: Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff
Answer: General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin
Question 46: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff?
Answer: Lt-General T.Y. Buratai
Question 47: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff?
Answer: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas
Question 48: Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff?
Answer: Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar
Question 49: Who is the current NAFDAC Director-General?
Answer: Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye
Question 50: Who is the current Inspector General of police?
Answer: IGP Solomon Arase
Question 51: Current chairman of the African Union
Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Question 52: Who is the Secretary-General of the united nations
Answer: António Guterres
Question 53: Who is the current minister of education?
Answer: Adamu Adamu
Question 54: Mention five rivers in Nigeria that share their names with a state.
Answer: Rivers – Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross River, Imo
Question 55: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Strength
Question 56: Mention nine past senate presidents of Nigeria.
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Evan Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Anyim Pius
Anyim, Adolphus Wabara, Ken Nnamani, David Mark, Bukola Saraki, Ahmed
Ibrahim Lawan
Question 57: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?
Answer: Dignity
Question 58: What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?
Answer: Nigerian’s fertile soil
Question 59: What does the white colour in the Nigerian flag stand for?
Answer: Peace
Question 60: What does the green colour in the Nigerian flag represent?
Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria
Question 61: Who is the current minister of finance?
Answer: Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed
Question 62: Who is the current minister of defence?
Answer: Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd.)
Question 63: Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?
Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones
Question 64: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Answer: Calabar
Question 65: Who is the current minister of FCT?
Answer: Mohammed Musa Bello
Question 66: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Answer: Barau Jibrin
Question 67: When did the Nigerian Golden Eaglets win the World under-17
FIFA world cup
Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015
Question 68: Which country won the 2018 world cup?
Answer: France
Question 69: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?
Answer: Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State
Question: Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?
Answer: Wole Soyinka
Question 70: Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?
Answer: President Muhammudu Buhari
Question 71: When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?
Answer: 1st January 1973
Question 72: What are the five largest Oceans in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic
Ocean
Question 73: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Question 74: When were the currency notes introduced?
Answer: 100 Naira:1999, 200 Naira in 2000, 500 Naira in 2001 and 1000 Naira on
October 12, 2005
Question 75: How many ministers do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 43
Question 76: With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?
Answer: Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the
Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the
north
Question 77: Representative democracy is the best characteristic by
Answer: free elections and proper registers of voters
Question 78: While political partial parties aim at forming a government, pressure
groups aim at
Answer: influencing governmental decisions
Question 79: When the electorate vote for representatives who in turn, vote on
their behalf, we say it is
Answer: an indirect election
Question 80: An election that is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is
called a
Answer: by-election
Question 81: Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal constitution
Answer: France
Question 82: The major advantage of the secret ballot is that
Answer: it ensures the anonymity of each voter
Question 83: In a one-party state
Answer: the ruling party is the only legal party
Question 84: A cabinet system of government is practised in
Answer: Britain and Canada
Question 85: A proclamation by the head of state ending a session of parliament is
called
Answer: a dissolution
Question 86: The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria
Answer: promotes the unity of diversity
Question 87: The transfer of authority to the local government council is known as
Answer: delegation
Question 88: The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they
Answer: Are credited or blamed for anything they do
Question 89: The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were
Answer: UPN, GNPP, NAP, PRP, NPP, NPN,
Question 90: Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria
Answer: Farmers
Question 91: The N.C.N.C sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest against
the
Answer: Richard’s constitution
Question 92: A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa
was
Answer: indirect rule
Question 93: The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was
Answer: Lord Lugard
Question 94: The first military government in Nigeria was headed by
Answer: General Agunyi Ironsi
Question 95: The first general election in Nigeria was held in
Answer: 1959
Question 96: The supreme organ of the U.N O is the
Answer: General assembly
Question 97: Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local
government reforms of
Answer: 1976
Question 98: A parliamentary system who ensures that members are in the House
to vote on major issues
Answer: Whip
Question 99: A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is
known as
Answer: Parliamentary
Question 100: A social system in which power is derived from control over land is
called
Answer: Feudalism
Question 101: “Rule of Law” refers to a situation in which
Answer: Laws are supreme
Question 102: An important principle of the civil service is
Answer: Anonymity
Question 103: Which of these constitutions recognized local government as the
third tier of government
Answer: The 1979 constitution
Question 104: A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges
by the
Answer: Judicial Service Commission
Question 105: The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957
recommend that
Answer: More states should be created in the federation
Question 106: The second military coup in Nigeria took place on
Answer: July 29, 1966
Question 107: One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the second
world war
Answer: The League of Nations
Question 108: An important advantage of creating more constitutions in a federal
state is to
Answer: Enhance the People’s Participation
Question 109: Under the Presidential system
Answer: c. The president may come from any of the parties
Question 110: Public opinion is important because it
Answer: Lets government know what the people want
Question 111: Bicameral legislature exists
Answer: To prevent the concentration of power on the legislative house
Question 112: Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West
Africa in
Answer: Ghana
Question 113: One of the functions of the Ministry of external affairs is the
Answer: Promotion of national interests
Question 114: The leader of the Northern People’s Congress was
Answer: Ahmadu Bello
Question 115: The idea of democracy started with the
Answer: The earliest democracy in the world began with the work of a man named
Cleisthenes, in Athens (Greece), in 510 BC.
Question 116: In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are
called
Answer: Proletariats
Question 117: Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving
democracy?
Answer: Riots 22 The branch of government responsible for implementing laws is
the
Question 118: In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in
Answer: The Community
Question 119: Universal Adult Suffrage means all
Answer: Qualified citizens can vote
Question 120: A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to
promote the general welfare is called
Answer: An Appropriation bill
Question 121: Nigeria’s 36 States with Their Capitals
Answer:
Note: Current Minister of Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is Muhammed
Musa Bello
S. No State Capital

1 Abia State Umuahia

2 Adamawa State Yola

3 Akwa Ibom State Uyo

4 Anambra State Awka

5 Bauchi State Bauchi

6 Bayelsa State Yenagoa

7 Benue State Makurdi

8 Borno State Maiduguri

9 Cross River State Calabar

10 Delta State Asaba

11 Ebonyi State Abakaliki

12 Edo State Benin City

13 Ekiti State Ado-Ekiti

14 Enugu State Enugu

15 Gombe State Gombe

16 Imo State Owerri

17 Jigawa State Dutse

18 Kaduna State Kaduna

19 Kano State Kano

20 Katsina State Katsina

21 Kebbi State Birnin Kebbi

22 Kogi State Lokoja

23 Kwara State Ilorin

24 Lagos State Ikeja

25 Nasarawa State Lafia

26 Niger State Minna

27 Ogun State Abeokuta

28 Ondo State Akure

29 Osun State Oshogbo

30 Oyo State Ibadan

31 Plateau State Jos

32 Rivers State Port Harcourt

 33 Sokoto State Sokoto

34 Taraba State Jalingo

35 Yobe State Damaturu

36 Zamfara State Gusau

Question 122: Current Governors of Nigeria’s 36 States (2023 to

Date)
Answer:
S.
No State Current Governor

1. Abia State Alex Otti

Adamawa Ahmadu Umaru

2. State Fintiri

Akwa Ibom
3. State Umo Eno

Anambra
4. State Charles Soludo

Bala Abdulkadir
5. Bauchi State Mohammed

Bayelsa
6. State Douye Diri
7. Benue State Hyacinth Alia

8. Borno State Babagana Zulum

Cross River
9. State Bassey Otu

10. Delta State Sheriff Oborevwori

11. Ebonyi State Francis Nwifuru

12. Edo State Godwin Obaseki

13. Ekiti State Biodun Oyebanji

14. Enugu State Peter Mbah

Gombe Muhammad Inuwa

15. State Yahaya

16. Imo State Hope Uzodinma

17. Jigawa State Umar Namadi

Kaduna
18. State Uba Sani

19. Kano State Abba Kabir Yusuf

20. Katsina Dikko Umaru

 State Radda

21. Kebbi State Nasir Idris

Alhaji Yahaya
22. Kogi State Adoza Bello

AbdulRahman
23. Kwara State AbdulRazaq

Babajide Sanwo-
24. Lagos State Olu

Nasarawa
25. State Abdullahi Sule

Mohammed Umar
26. Niger State Bago

27. Ogun State Dapo Abiodun

28. Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu

29. Osun State Ademola Adeleke

30. Oyo State Seyi Makinde

Plateau
31. State Caleb Mutfwang

32. Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara

 Sokoto
33. State Ahmad Aliyu

34. Taraba State Agbu Kefas

35. Yobe State Mai Mala Buni

Zamfara
36. State Dauda Lawal

Question 123: CBN Governor

Answer: Godwin Emefiele
Question 124: When was the Nigeria 2019 General Election held?
Answer: February 23, 2019
50 Current Affairs in Nigeria
Question: Mention the new service chiefs in Nigeria

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

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

Answer: Lt-General T.Y. Buratai

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

Answer: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

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

Answer: Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

Question: Who is the current INEC chairman?

Answer: Mahmud Yakubu

Question: Who is the current NAFDAC Director-General?

Answer: Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye

Question: Who is the current Inspector General of police?

Answer: IGP Ibrahim Idris Kpotun

Question: Current chairman of the African Union
Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Question: Who is the Secretary-General of the united nations

Answer: António Guterres

Question: Who is the current minister of education?

Answer: Adamu Adamu

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

Answer: Rivers- Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross River,
Imo
Question: What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

Question: Who is the current president of Nigeria?

Answer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Question: Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Kashim Shettima

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

Answer: Strength
Question: Mention 8 past senate presidents of Nigeria.

Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Evan Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Anyim Pius

Anyim, Adolphus Wabara, Ken Nnamani, David Mark, Bukola Saraki
Question: What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arms represent?

Answer: Dignity
Question: What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arms stand for?

Answer: Nigerian’s fertile soil

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

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

Answer: Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

Question: Who is the current minister of finance?
Answer: Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed
Question: Who is the current minister of defence?

Answer: Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd)

Question: Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?

Answer: Six (6) geopolitical zones

Question: What was the first capital city in Nigeria?

Answer: Calabar
Question: Who is the current minister of FCT?

Answer: Muhammadu Musa Bello

Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?

Answer: Barau Jibrin

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

Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

Question: Who gave Nigeria her name?

Answer: Flora Shaw

Question: Who designed the Nigerian flag?

Answer: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

Question: Which country won the last world cup?

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

Answer: Bob Jensen

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

Answer: Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

Question: What is the first TV station in Nigeria?

Answer: Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation (WNTV)

in 1959
Question: Who is the current CBN Governor?
Answer: Godwin Emefiele
Question: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?

Answer: Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State

Question: Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?

Answer: Wole Soyinka

Question: Who is the Nigerian current speaker of the House of Representatives?
Answer: Tajudeen Abbas
Question: Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?
Answer: President Muhammudu Buhari
Question: Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Answer: Tanko Muhammad
Question: When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?
Answer: 1st January 1973
Question: When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
Answer: 1966
Question: How many local Governments do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 774
Question: Who is the first Nigerian president?
Answer: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
Question: Who was the Nigerian first executive president?
Answer: Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari
Question: Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?
Answer: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Question: What is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: ASIA with a population of 3,641,000,000, while Australia & Oceania
is the smallest continent
Question: What are the five Oceans in the world?

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

Arctic Ocean
Question: What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Question: When were the currency notes introduced?

Answer: 100 Naira:1999, 200 Naira in 2000, 500 Naira in 2001 and 1000 Naira
on October 12, 2005.
Question: How many ministers do we have in Nigeria?
Answer: 38
Question: Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
Answer: Godswill Obot Akpabio
Question: Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?
Answer: Great Britain
Question: With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?
Answer: Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the
Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in
the north
2022 – 2023 Nigeria’s Current Affairs
Question: Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?
Answer: Herbert Macaulay
Question: What was the first political party in Nigeria?

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

Answer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

4. Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Kashim Shettima

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

Answer: Strength
6. Representative democracy is best characterised by

Answer: free elections and proper registers of voters

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

Answer: influencing governmental decisions

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

Answer: an indirect election

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

Answer: by-election
10. Which of these countries does NOT operate a federal constitution
Answer: France
11. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that

Answer: it ensures the anonymity of each voter

12. In a one-party state

Answer: the ruling party is the only legal party

13. A cabinet system of government is practised in

Answer: Britain and Canada

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

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

Answer: promotes the unity of diversity

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

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

Answer: Are credited or blamed for anything they do

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

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

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

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

Answer: Richard’s constitution

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

Answer: Lord Lurgard

23. The first military government in Nigeria was headed by

Answer: General Aguiyi Ironsi

24. The first general election in Nigeria was held in
Answer: 1959
25. The supreme organ of the U.N O is the

Answer: General Assembly

Nigerian Current Affairs Questions and Answers
1. Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local government
reforms of

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

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

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

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

Answer: Laws are supreme

6. An important principle of the civil service is

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

Answer: The 1979 constitution

8. A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the

Answer: Judicial Service Commission

9. The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommend that

Answer: More states should be created in the federation

10. The second military coup in Nigeria took place on

Answer: July 29, 1966

11. One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the second world war
Answer: The League of Nations
12. An important advantage of creating more constitutions in a federal state is to

Answer: Enhance the People’s Participation

13. Under the Presidential system

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

14. Public opinion is important because it

Answer: Lets government know what the people want

15. Bicameral legislature exists

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

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

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

Answer: Promotion of national interests

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

Answer: Ahmadu Bello

19. The idea of democracy started with the

20. In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are called

Answer: Proletariats
21. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving democracy?

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

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

Answer: The Community

24. Universal Adult Suffrage means all

Answer: Qualified citizens can vote

25. A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote the
general welfare is called
Answer: An Appropriation bill
Current Affairs Questions and Answers About Government and
Society
(1) A human community that is usually cohesive and homogeneous is
(A) Nation

(B) Kinship

(C) Clan

(D) Nation

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

(B) Portuguese

(C) French

(D) German

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

(A) Judicial power

(B) Executive power

(C) Nominal power

(D) Concurrent powers

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

(A) 1989 constitution

(B) 1963 constitution

(C) 1999 constitution

(D) 1979 constitution

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

(B) Westminster system

(C) confederal system

(D) unitary system

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

(B) judicial independence

(C) passage of bills

(D) party system

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

(A) enthronement of market forces mechanism

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

(C) The proliferation of public cooperation

(D) The phenomenal increase in direct foreign investment

(8) Bicameral legislature exists:

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

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

(C) to provide jobs for more politicians

(D) to ensure that just laws are passed

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

(B) the objective

(C) the voting pattern

(D) the ideology

(10) Equality before the law is composed of

(A) Separation of powers

(B) Checks and balanced

(C) The rule of law

(D) Constitutional law

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

(A) An act

(b) A presidential proclamation

(C). A decree

(D) A legislative order

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

(A) Invalidate the actions of other arms

(B) Administer the criminal justice system

(C) Abrogate the law

(D) Apply the law

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

(A) Backbenchers in the house

(B) Deputy prime minister and assistant ministers

(C) Rebellious members of the ruling party

(D) Portfolio designates. Of the opposition party.

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

(B) Rationality of human being

(C) Quality of human being

(D) Love for social justice.

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

attempting to capture state power are
(A) communal group

(b) trade union

(c) political parties

(D) pressure group

(16) Multilateralism in Nigeria’s foreign policy entails

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

(B) Non-aligned posture in international affairs

(C) quest for a permanent membership

(D) membership of the international organisation.

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

(B) foreign policy

(C) National policy

(D) International relations

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

(B) trust territories

(C)crown colonies

(D) protectorates

Answers:
1D 2B 3C 4D 5B 6A 7A 8D 9B 10C 11A 12A 13D 14C 15D 16D 17B 18B
List of Newly Appointed Ministers in Nigeria in 2023
Portfolio(s) Name(s)

⛽ Minister of President Bola

Petroleum Ahmed Tinubu

Minister of Mines and

Steel Development Shuaibu Audu

🇳🇬 Minister of State, Mariga

FCT Mahmoud

🇳🇬 Minister of FCT Nyesom Wike

🇳🇬 Minister of Niger
Delta N/A

💼 Minister of Labour
& Employment Simon Lalong

🚜 Minister of
Environment (State) Ishak Salako
🎓 Minister of
Education Tahir Mamman

💵 Minister of Industry,
Trade and Investment,
State Doris Anite

Minister of State,
Petroleum and Heineken
Resources Lokpobiri

Minister of State
(Gas), Petroleum
Resources Ekperipe Ekpo

Minister of Special
Duties Zephaniah Jisalo

🚜 Minister of State,
Agriculture, and Food
Security Aliyu Abdullahi

🔌 Minister of Power
(State) N/A

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

👨‍💻 Minister of
Innovation Science
and Technology Uche Nnaji
🏥 Minister of Health
and Social Welfare Ali Pate

💰 Minister of Budget
and Economic
Planning Atiku Bagudu

Minister of Industry,
Trade, and Investment Doris Anite

Minister of Foreign
Affairs Yusuf Tuggar

📡 Minister of
Communication Bosun Tijani

Minister of Education
(State) Tanko Sununu

Minister of Water
Resources and
Sanitation Joseph Utsev

Minister of Finance
and Economy Wale Edun

Minister of
Environment N/A

Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari

Minister of Defence Muhammed

 Badaru

Minister of State for

Defence Bello Matawalle

Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo

HAGF and Minister of

Justice Lateef Fagbemi

Minister of
Information and Muhammed
National Orientation Idris

Minister of Works and

Housing David Umahi

Minister of State,
Health and Social
Welfare Tunji Alausa

Minister of Science &

Tech (State) N/A

Minister of Foreign
Affairs Yusuf Tuggar

Minister of State,
Mines & Steel
Development Maigari Ahmadu

Minister of State, Nkiruka

 Labour & Employment Onyejeocha

Minister of Interior Saidu Alkali

Minister of Youth and Abubakar

Sports Momoh

Minister of Women
Affairs Uju Kennedy

Minister of Adegboyega
Transportation Oyetola

Minister of Police
Affairs Ibrahim Geidam

Adebayo
Minister of Power Adelabu

Minister of Works and

Housing (State) N/A

Minister of
Humanitarian Affairs
and Poverty
Alleviation Betta Edu

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