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Current affairs and history of nigeria from 1914 to 2019
1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
BRIEF HISTORY OF NIGERIA FROM 1914-2019
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DG ICT Conferences Ibrahim Abdullahi
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2. • Nigeria is Africa’s leading country by population and Africa’s largest
economy. By 2050 it is forecast to be one of the 10 largest in the world.
Apart from petroleum, Nigeria is richly endowed with a variety
of Natural Resources raging from arable land, tin, iron ore, coal,
limestone, niobium, lead, zinc and natural gas. So, here is a brief history
of this remarkable country from 1914 to 2019.
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3. When the word Nigeria came into existence and who named it?
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4. • Nigeria is a name that comes into existence after the amalgamation of
the southerners and northerners in 1914 by the Britain (colonial
master). Nigeria was named after the discovery of River Niger and its
area. Nigeria was named and discovered by a British Journalist Flora
Shaw.
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5. •When Nigeria became independent?
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6. • Nigeria became independent on October 1st , 1960
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7. •When Nigeria became Republic
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8. •Nigeria became republic on October 1st, 1963
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9. •Who was the first Nigerian president?
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10. •The first Nigerian president was Dr Nnamdi
Azikiwe
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11. • Who was the first Nigerian democratically elected president?
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12. • The first elected executive Nigerian president was Shehu Aliyu
Shagari
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13. •When was the first Nigerian military coup?
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14. •The first Nigerian military coup was on 1966
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15. •What was the first Nigerian University?
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16. • the first Nigerian University was the University of Calabar
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17. •What was the first Nigerian Television station?
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18. • the first Nigerian Television station was the “western Nigerian
broadcasting cooperation”
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19. •What was the first Nigerian political party?
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20. • The first Nigerian political party was the Nigerian National Democratic
Party which formed in 1923.
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21. •When was the Nigerian first republic?
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22. •the Nigerian first republic started October 1st, 1963 and
ended in January 16, 1966.
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23. • When was the Nigerian 2nd republic?
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24. • the Nigerian second republic started on October 1st, 1979 and ended
31st December 1983
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25. •When was the Nigerian 3rd Nigerian republic
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26. • The Nigerian 3rd Nigeria republic started on June 12, 1993 but the
election was annulled
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27. •When was the Nigerian 4th republic
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28. • The Nigerian 4th Nigeria republic started on May 29, 1999 to present.
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29. •How many presidents and military leaders ruled Nigeria?
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30. • Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1960-1963)
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31. •President Nnamdi Azikiwe (1963-1966)
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