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Kingdoms, Colonial Rule and Independence

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  1. On which date did Nigeria gain independence from Britain?
  2. Who is credited with the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1914?
  3. Who was Nigeria's first Prime Minister at independence?
  4. Which Nigerian nationalist became the first President when the country became a republic?
  5. Which ancient culture of the Jos Plateau is famous for its terracotta figures?
  6. What is the title of the traditional ruler of the Benin Kingdom?
  7. Which empire was ruled by the Alaafin from its capital Oyo-Ile?
  8. Who founded the Sokoto Caliphate after the Fulani jihad of 1804?
  9. The 1914 amalgamation joined which two British territories?
  10. Who led the declaration of the Republic of Biafra in 1967?
  11. Which writer and politician founded the Nigerian National Democratic Party in 1923 and is called the father of Nigerian nationalism?
  12. Which constitution of 1922 first introduced elected African members to the Legislative Council?
  13. When did the capital officially move from Lagos to Abuja?
  14. What name did the journalist Flora Shaw suggest for the British territories on the Niger River?
  15. The Richards Constitution of 1946 is known for creating what?
  16. Which new region was carved out of the Western Region in 1963?
  17. Which 1929 protest by Igbo women against taxation rumours is remembered in Nigerian history?
  18. Who were the brothers who traced the course of the Niger River to the sea in 1830?
  19. Which city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kanem-Bornu after the 15th century?
  20. Counting from the 1914 amalgamation, how many years passed before independence in 1960?
  21. A student says Nigeria became a republic three years after independence. Which year is that?
  22. Which 1966 decree angered Northern leaders by merging the regional civil services into one national service?
  23. The Igbo-Ukwu bronzes are dated to the 9th century. In which present-day state were they found?
  24. Which sequence correctly places these events in order: Lagos annexed, Berlin Conference ended, Amalgamation?
  25. Whom did a British naval attack drive out of Lagos in 1851 in support of Akitoye's claim to the throne?

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