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When did Nigeria become independent?
1 October 1960, from Britain.
2
What is the capital of Nigeria?
Abuja, the capital since 1991; Lagos was the capital before.
3
How many states does Nigeria have?
36 states plus the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
4
What are the three largest ethnic groups?
Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo.
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What is the official language?
English.
6
What is the currency, and how is it divided?
The naira, divided into 100 kobo; it replaced the pound in 1973.
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Which two rivers form a Y on the map?
The Niger and the Benue, which meet at Lokoja.
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What is the highest point?
Chappal Waddi, about 2,419 metres, in Taraba State.
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Which lake lies on the north-eastern border?
Lake Chad.
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Which wind blows dry and dusty from December to February?
The harmattan.
11
Where was oil first found in commercial quantity?
Oloibiri, in what is now Bayelsa State, in 1956.
12
When did Nigeria join OPEC?
1971.
13
Which Nigerian won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Wole Soyinka, the first African winner.
14
Who wrote Things Fall Apart?
Chinua Achebe, published in 1958.
15
Who created Afrobeat?
Fela Kuti.
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What is Nollywood?
Nigeria's film industry, based mainly in Lagos.
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What is the legislature called?
The National Assembly: the Senate (109 seats) and the House of Representatives (360 seats).
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How many local government areas does Nigeria have?
774.
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Who was the first Prime Minister?
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.
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Who was the first President, from 1963?
Nnamdi Azikiwe.
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What happened in 1914?
The Northern and Southern Protectorates were amalgamated under Lord Lugard.
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What was the Nigerian civil war?
A conflict from 1967 to 1970 after the Eastern Region declared the Republic of Biafra.
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Which regional body was founded in Lagos in 1975?
ECOWAS.
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What does NYSC stand for, and when did it begin?
National Youth Service Corps, begun in 1973.
25
Which Nigerian site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Osun State?
The Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, listed in 2005.
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Which cultural landscape in Adamawa State is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
The Sukur Cultural Landscape, inscribed in 1999 as Nigeria’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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