WorksheetsNigeria's History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Nigeria gained independence from which colonial power?
France
United kingdom
Portugal
Who was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria?
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Ahmadu Bello
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Nigeria became a republic in which year?
1960
1954
1963
Who was the first President of Nigeria?
Olusegun Obasanjo
Yakubu Gowon
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nigeria fought a civil war from 1967 to 1970, which region sought secession during this war?
Western region
Eastern region
Northern region
Who was the military head of state during the Nigerian Civil War?
Yakubu Gowon
Ibrahim Babangida
Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria's current constitution was adopted in which year?
1960
1963
1999
Nigeria changed its official language from English to what in 1976?
Yoruba
Pidgin
None, it remained English
Who was Nigeria's first military head of state?
Aguiyi Ironsi
Olusegun Obasanjo
Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria hosted the second edition of the All-Africa Games in which year?
1999
1973
1980
Which Nigerian city was the capital of the Federation of Nigeria before the capital was moved to Abuja?
Lagos
Calabar
Kaduna
Who was the first Nigerian to win a Nobel Prize?
Wole Soyinka
Chinua Achebe
Damola Rachel
Nigeria hosted the FIFA World Youth Championship (now known as FIFA U-20 World Cup) in which year?
1991
2000
2005
Nigeria's largest ethnic group is:
Igbo
Yoruba
Hausa
Which Nigerian musician won a Grammy Award in 2021?
Burna Boy
Davido
Wizkid
The first television station in Nigeria was established in which city?
Lagos
Abuja
Enugu
Nigeria became a member of the United Nations (UN) in which year?
1960
1963
1999
Who was the first Nigerian female to win an Olympic gold medal?
Chioma Ajunwa
Blessing Okagbare
Damola Sunday
Nigeria's highest peak, Mount Chappal Waddi, is located in which state?
Kogi
Plateau
Adamawa
Who led the Nigerian military coup that ended the Second Republic and brought General Muhammadu Buhari to power in 1983?
Muhammadu Buhari
Sani Abacha
Ojukwu
