Nigeria Current Affairs Quiz Questions & Answers for 2022 & 2023

2020, 2021, 2022, and 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: Femi Gbajabiamila

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

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. 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 within the West?

Answer: Republic of Benin

29. Who is the current Senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

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 to?

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 do 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, with a population of 1,806.6 billion people.

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 members?

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 divisio0ns are there in Africa?

Ans: Five regional divisions

111. How many countries makeup 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: Oluyemi Osibanjo

121. When did the 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 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: Muhammadu Buhari

Question 2: Current vice president

Answer: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

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: Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

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

Answer: Super Eagles

Question 17: When did 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 the Representatives?

Answer: Femi Gbajabiamila

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: Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

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 9 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: Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

Question 67: When did 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?

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 practiced 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: Richards 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 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

Answer:

S. No	State	Current Governor
1.	Abia State	Okezie Ikpeazu
2.	Adamawa State	Jibrilla Bindow
3.	Akwa Ibom State	Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
4.	Anambra State	Willie Obiano
5.	Bauchi State	Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed
6.	Bayelsa State	Henry Seriake Dickson
7.	Benue State	Samuel Ortom
8.	Borno State	Babagana Umara Zulum mni
9.	Cross River State	Benedict Ayade
10.	Delta State	Ifeanyi Okowa
11.	Ebonyi State	Dave Umahi
12.	Edo State	Godwin Obaseki
13.	Ekiti State	Kayode Fayemi
14.	Enugu State	Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
15.	Gombe State	Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
16.	Imo State	Chukwuemeka Ihedioha
17.	Jigawa State	Badaru Abubakar
18.	Kaduna State	Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
19.	Kano State	Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
20.	Katsina State	Aminu Bello Masari
21.	Kebbi State	Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
22.	Kogi State	Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello
23.	Kwara State	AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
24.	Lagos State	Babajide Sanwo-Olu
25.	Nasarawa State	Abdullahi Sule
26.	Niger State	Abubakar Sani Bello
27.	Ogun State	Dapo Abiodun
28.	Ondo State	Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu
29.	Osun State	Adegboyega Oyetola
30.	Oyo State	Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi
31.	Plateau State	Simon Bako Lalong
32.	Rivers State	Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
33.	Sokoto State	Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
34.	Taraba State	Darius Dickson Ishaku
35.	Yobe State	Mai Mala Buni
36.	Zamfara State	Bello Muhammad Matawalle

Question 123: CBN Governor

Answer: Godwin Emefiele

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

Answer: February 23, 2019

50 Current affairs in Nigeria

Question: Mention the new service chiefs in Nigeria

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

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

Answer: Lt-General T.Y. Buratai

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

Answer: Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

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

Answer: Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

Question: Who is the current INEC chairman?

Answer: Mahmud Yakubu

Question: Who is the current NAFDAC Director-General?

Answer: Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye

Question: Who is the current Inspector General of police?

Answer: IGP Ibrahim Idris Kpotun

Question: Current chairman of the African Union

Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Question: Who is the Secretary-General of the united nations

Answer: António Guterres

Question: Who is the current minister of education?

Answer: Adamu Adamu

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

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

Question: What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Answer: Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)

Question: Who is the current president of Nigeria?

Answer: Muhammadu Buhari

Question: Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Yemi Osinbajo

Question: What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of 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: Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

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

Answer: 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

Question: Who gave Nigeria her name?

Answer: Flora Shaw

Question: Who designed the Nigerian flag?

Answer: Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

Question: Which country won the last world cup?

Answer: Germany

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

Answer: Bob Jensen

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

Answer: Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

Question: What is the first TV station in Nigeria?

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

Question: Who is the current CBN Governor?

Answer: Godwin Emefiele

Question: Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?

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

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

Answer: Wole Soyinka

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

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

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

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

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

Question: How many local 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: Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

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

Question: With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?
Answer: Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north

2019-2020 Nigeria 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: Muhammadu Buhari

4. Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?

Answer: Yemi Osinbajo

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

Answer: Strength

6. Representative democracy is best characteristic by

Answer: free elections and proper registers of voters

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

Answer: influencing governmental decisions

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

Answer: an indirect election

9. An election 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 practiced in

Answer: Britain and Canada

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

Answer: a dissolution

15. The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria

Answer: promotes 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: Richards constitution

21. A popular principle of colonial administration in British West Africa was
Answer: indirect rule

22. The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was
Answer: Lord Lurgard

23. The first military government in Nigeria was headed by
Answer: General Aguiyi Ironsi

24. The first general election in Nigeria was 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, who ensures that members are in the house to vote on major issues
Answer: Whip

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

Answer: Parliamentary

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

Answer: Feudalism

5. “Rule of Law” refers to 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 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 was 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

(D) Nation

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

(A) British

(B) Portuguese

(D) German

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

(A) Judicial power

(B) Executive power

(D) Concurrent powers

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

(A) 1989 constitution

(B) 1963 constitution

(D) 1979 constitution

(5) Between 1960 and 1966 Nigeria was governed under the

(A) Presidential system

(B) Westminster system

(D) unitary system

(6) One major factor that differentiates the presidential from the parliament system is

(A) separation of power

(B) judicial independence

(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

(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

(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

(D) the ideology

(10) Equality before the law is composed of

(A) Separation of powers

(B) Checks and balanced

(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

(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

(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 at the constitution

(B) Rationality of human being

(D) Love for social justice.

(15) Association whose main interest is to influence public policies without attempting to capture state power are

(A) communal group

(b) trade union

(D) pressure group

(16) Multilateralism in Nigeria foreign policy entails

(A) Africa being the centrepiece of Nigeria foreign policy

(B) Non-aligned posture in international affairs

(D) membership of the international organisation.

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

(A) diplomacy

(B) foreign 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 Ministers in Nigeria

Portfolio(s)	Name(s)
Minister of Petroleum	President Muhammadu Buhari
Minister of Mines and Steel Development	Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah
Minister of FCT	Muhammed Musa Bello
Minister of Niger Delta	Umana Okon Umana
Minister of Labour & Employment	Chris Ngige
Minister of Environment (State)	Chief Sharon Ikeazor
Minister of Education	Adamu Adamu
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, State	Amb Maryam Katagum
Minister of Petroleum (State)	Timipre Silva
Minister of Special Duties	Sen. George Akume
Minister of Agriculture (State)	Mustapha Baba Shehuri
Minister of Power (State)	Godwin Jedi-Agba
Minister of Niger Delta (State)	Festus Keyamo
Minister of Science and Technology	Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh
Minister of Health	Dr. Osagie Ehanire
Minister of Budget and National Planning (State)	Clement Ikanade Agba
Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment	Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Geoffrey Onyeama
Minister of Communication	Dr. Ali Isa Pantami
Minister of Education (State)	Emeka Nwajuba
Minister of Water Resources	Suleiman Adamu
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning	Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed
Minister of Environment	Chief Sharon Ikeazor (Acting)
Minister of Agriculture	Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar
Minister of Defence	Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd)
Minister of Aviation	Hadi Sirika
HAGF and Minister of Justice	Abubakar Malami
Minister of FCT (State)	Ramatu Tijani Aliyu
Minister of Information and Culture	Lai Mohammed
Minister of Transportation (State)	Gbemisola Saraki
Minister of Works and Housing	Babatunde Raji Fashola
Minister of Health (State)	Adeleke Mamora
Minister of Science & Tech (State)	Mohammed A. Abdullahi
Minister of Foreign Affairs (State)	Amb. Zubairu Dada
Minister of Mines & Steel Development	Olamilekan Adegbite
Minister of Labour (State)	Sen. Omotayo Alasuadura
Minister of Interior	Rauf Aregbesola
Minister of Youth and Sports	Sunday Dare
Minister of Women Affairs	Dame Pauline Tallen
Minister of Transportation	Rotimi Amaechi
Minister of Police Affairs	Mohammed Maigari Dangyadi
Minister of Power	Mr. Abubakar Aliyu
Minister of Works and Housing (State)	Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development	Sadiya Umar Faruk