NIGERIA INDEPENDENCE

Who coined the name Nigeria?

• Flora Shaw

• Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

• Fredrick Lugard

• Lord Shaw

1. The 1960 independence constitution made provision for a ___ system of government?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Unitary

• Military

1. The main objective for the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is to __________________

• Encourage traveling of corps members

• Promote unity among Nigerians irrespective of their diverse culture

• create a disparity between the educated and non-educated Nigerians

• Raise revenue for the government

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was established during the regime of ______________

• General Olusegun Obasanjo.

• General Muhammadu Buhari

• General Aguiyi Ironsi

• General Yakubu Gowon

The first democratically elected president in Nigeria is _____________________

• Alh. Tafawa Balewa

• Chief Obafemi Awolowo

• Alh. Shehu Shagari

• Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorate take place in _____________

• 1960

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

The first republic was from ______________ to ____________________

• 1963 - 1966

• 1979 - 1983

• 1960 - 1963

• 1999 - 2007

_____________________ is a president of the second republic.

• Alh Tafawa Balewa

• Chief Obafemi Awolowo

• Alh. Shehu Shagari

• Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

Nigeria needs a federal system of government____.

A.

B.

C.

D.

• Because of North and South

• Because of Christianity and Islam

• Because of even development of the country.

• Because of literate and illiterate citizens

The first political party to produce a democratically elected president in Nigeria is the ______________

A.

B.

C.

D.

• National Party of Nigeria (NPN)

• Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

• All Peoples Congress (APC)

• Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)