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Who was Nigeria's Prime Minister in 1963
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Sir Tafawa Balewa
When was Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe made the President of Nigeria
1960
1961
1962
1963
Who is Nigeria'showing first executive president
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
General Aguiyi Ironsi
Who is regarded as Nigeria's first military head of state?
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Aguiyi Ironsi
General Yakubu Gowon
General Murtala Muhammed
The following Nigerian leader fought a civil war to keep Nigeria one
Odimegu Ojukwu
Yakubu Gowon
Kaduna Nzeogwu
Murtala Muhammed
Where was General Yakubu Gowon when he heard of the coup that removed him from power?
South Africa
Uganda
Egypt
Kenya
Which of the following was a military head of state in 1984
General Muhammadu Buhari
General Tunde Idiagbon
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Sanni Abacha
Who amongst the following the leaders below was the first to introducethe first Television Station broadcast station in Africa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Who handed over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari
General Murtala Muhammed
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Tunde Idiagbon
General Muhammadu Buhari
Who Nigerian history introduced War Against Indiscipline
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
General Muhammadu Buhari
General Sanni Abacha
General Yakubu Gowon
Who introduced National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) in Nigeria?
General Aguiyi Ironsi
General Yakubu Gowon
General Murtala Muhammed
General Olusegun Obasanjo
When General Murtala Muhammed was assassinated, who eventually became the head of state?
General Yakubu Gowon
General Olusegun Obasanjo
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
General Tunde Idiagbon
Who was General Muhammadu Buhari's second in command when he was the Head of state in 1984?
General Tunde Idiagbon
General Sanni Abacha
General Domkat Balli
Genreally Jeremiah Husaini
Who created 12 states in Nigeria?
General Aguiyi Ironsi
General Yakubu Gowon
General Murtala Muhammed
General Olusegun Obasanjo
Which of the followings is not a good quality of a leader
Vision
Integrity
Brutality
Resilience
"He introduced and successfully implemented the
first Free Primary Education programme in
Africa". Who is this man?
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
He introduced and successfully managed the first
Free Medical Service programme in Nigeria - for
children up to the age of 18. Who is this man?
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
He built the Liberty Stadium, the first such
modern sports facility in Nigeria. Who is this man?
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
He introduced and successfully implemented the
first minimum wage policy in Nigeria and actually
paid to Western Nigerians from October 1954 a
minimum wage that was double the amount paid
to workers of the same level in some other parts
of Nigeria. Who's the leader?
Ooni of Ife
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Alaafin of Oyo
Olowo of Owo
One of the major achievements of .........................while he
was the Head of State was the promulgation(put
into effect) of the indigenization decree of 1972. Who was the head of state?
General Aguiyi Ironsi
Major Kaduna Nzeogwu
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Yakubu Gowon
Who launched the first National Development Plan in Nigeria
General Yakubu Gowon
General Sanni Abacha
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Muhammadu Buhari
Who served as president of the Nigerian republic
from 1963-1966?
Sir. Tafawa Balewa
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Sir. Ahmadu Bello
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Who established the University of Nigeria,
Nsukka in 1960?
Odimegwu Ojukwu
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Rochas Okorocha
Dr. Alex Ekwueme
Who founded the newspaper called the West
African Pilot, Nigeria in 1937?
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Who helped found National Council of Nigeria and
the Cameroons (NCNC), a leading political party in
the year 1944?
Dr. Alex Ekwueme
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Dr. Rochas Okorocha
Dr. Omon Okon
Who, in 1954, became the first premier of
Northern Nigeria?
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Dr. Abdulrahman Modibbo
Dr. Bala Yusuf
Which political party forged an alliance with Dr. Nnamdi
Azikiwe's NCNC (National Council of Nigeria and
the Cameroons) to form Nigeria's first indigenous federal government which led to independence
from Britain.
NPC
NPN
PRP
GNPP
In 1962, who became the pioneer chancellor of
Ahmadu Bello Univeristy, Zaria.
Dr. Ahmadu Alli
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Sir Tafawa Balewa
SIr Ahmadu Bello
Who founded the Bank of the North, now called
Unity Bank.
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Alhaji Bashir Tofa
Who amongst the following leaders established the 16,000 seater Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kaduna, Kaduna State?
Mallam El-Rufai
Sir Tafawa Balewa
Sir Ahmadu Bello
Major Kaduna Nzeogwu
In 1978, ......................... was a founding member
of the National Party of Nigeria.
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
General Olusegun Obasanjo
In 1979, who was chosen by the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as the presidential candidate for general election that year, which he won and become the president and
head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?
Dr. Alex Ekwueme
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
MuhammaduBuhari
"During the oil boom, Shagari made achievements
for Industries and he also established a low cost
housing scheme."
This statement is absolutely correct
This statement is out of context
This statement is incorrect
This statement is a mere fabrication
Alhaji Shehu Shagari improved agriculture by initiating a
programme to foster the use of mechanical
machinery in farming. What is the name given to this programme?
Operation Feed the Nation
Green Revolution
GreenHouse
Agricultural Revolution
Who was the Nigerian military Head of State from
1985-1993.
General Muhammadu Buhari
General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida
General Sanni Abacha
Chief Earnest Shonekan
He built a New Ultra Modern City with important
infrastructure and named it Abuja and moved the
seat of government from Lagos to Abuja. Who is this man?
General Ibrahim Babangida
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Sanni Abacha
General Abubakar
When was the seat of government of Nigeria officially moved from Lagos to Abuja?
1991
1992
1993
1994
Where was the seat of the government of Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1990.
Lagos
Abuja
Lokoja
Kaduna
Who amongst The following was the first Nigerian leader and head of government to introduce the term "Privatization" into industries which gave
sectors like the broadcast industry,univerisities,
banks and airlines to be owned privately.
General Ibrahim Babangida
General Sanni Abacha
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Muhammadu Buhari
Who reviewed the Nigerian Economic Policy by
ensuring the exchange rate for the Naira was
realistic by introducing Structural Adjustment
Programme (SAP).
General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida
General Sanni Abacha
General Muhammadu Buhari
General Olusegun Obasanjo
"Rural Development was a very key aspect of his regime's economic plan for Nigeria. Approximately 90,857.40 kilometres of feeder road were constructed, thus opening up hundreds of rural communities to the rest of the country for the first time; electricity, water supply and
improved health services reached many more rural
Nigerians than ever before."
Which of Nigeria’s leader / administration is described in the statement above?
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida
General Sanni Abacha
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Who received praises for
overseeing Nigeria's transition to representative
democracy in the 1970s.
General Yakubu Gowon
General Murtala Muhammed
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Theophilus Danjuma
Who was the first military ruler in Africa to hand
over power to a civilian government after serving
from 1976–1979
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Yakubu Gowon
General Ibrahim Babangida
General Murtala Muhammed
Whose administration endorsed the famous 1976
Local Government Reform which recognized the
Local Government as a third tier of government.
This reform has served as a foundation for
grassroots development in Nigeria.
General Yakubu Gowon
General Olusegun Obasanjo
Colonel Buka Suka Dimka
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
Who introduced the Universal Primary Education
scheme with the vision of providing basic
education to Nigerian children especially in the
primary school irrespective of social status,
tribe, religion or class standing
General Olusegun Obasanjo
Alhaji Shehu Shagari
General Sanni Abacha
President Muhammadu Buhari
Who’s military government is credited with Africa’s cultural heritage and the revival which was demonstrated in the hosting of Africa’s largest cultural and arts festival known as Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977.
Ibrahim Babangida
Sanni Abacha
Muhammadu Buhari
Olusegun Obasanjo
Who introduced the queue culture in Nigeria where Nigerians had to queue and wait their turn in public places?
General Sanni Abacha
General Muhammadu Buhari
General Olusegun Obasanjo
General Abubakar
Who became Nigeria’s military Head of State
after a coup in 1983 till he was overthrown in
1985?
General Sanni Abacha
General Murtala Muhammed
General Ibrahim Babagida
General Muhammadu Buhari
Who amongst Nigerian head of state rose to become a full general without skipping any rank before becoming the head of state?
General Sanni Abacha
General Muhammadu Buhari
General Ibrahim Babangida
General Olusegun Obasanjo
Whose administration in Nigeria was said to have accrued over US$454 billion while in office, oversaw the commencement of the construction of new railways in the country, including the Abuja-Kaduna railway, Lagos-Ibadan railway and conceptualised high speed rail projects
Goodluck Jonathan
Muhammadu Buhari
Earnest Shonekan
Olusegun Obasanjo
