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Economy, Education and Society

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  1. What is Nigeria's currency?
  2. Into how many kobo is one naira divided?
  3. Which body is Nigeria's central bank?
  4. What is Nigeria's main export?
  5. Which country in Africa has the largest population?
  6. Which exams are taken at the end of senior secondary school in Nigeria?
  7. Which was Nigeria's first university, opened in 1948?
  8. What does the 6-3-3-4 education system describe?
  9. Which board runs the entrance exam for Nigerian universities?
  10. Which city is the main oil-industry centre in the Niger Delta?
  11. Which two ports in Lagos handle a large share of Nigeria's imports?
  12. What is the Nigerian Exchange, located in Lagos?
  13. Which international airport serves Lagos?
  14. Which university was the first indigenous university, founded in 1960 in the south-east?
  15. Which public holiday is on 1 May in Nigeria?
  16. What does NYSC stand for?
  17. Which city is regarded as the main commercial centre of northern Nigeria, with Saharan trade links of many centuries?
  18. A pupil spends six years in primary, three in junior secondary, three in senior secondary and four at university. How many years in total?
  19. A trader has 2,500 kobo. How many naira is that?
  20. The naira and the NYSC both began in 1973. How many years after University College, Ibadan opened in 1948 was that?
  21. When the naira replaced the pound in 1973, two naira equalled one pound. How many naira equal 50 pounds?
  22. Which university was founded in 1962 at Zaria in the north?
  23. In which month does Nigeria celebrate Independence Day?
  24. At which port did Nigeria's colonial railway begin in the 1890s?
  25. Abuja became the Federal Capital Territory in 1976 and the seat of government in 1991. How many years lay between the two?

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