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WAEC History questions: Nationalism and independence

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All topicsBritish conquest of Nigeria · 18Colonial administration in Nigeria · 18Decolonisation and African unity · 19Early centres of civilisation · 18Eastern and southern Africa · 17External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 18Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 20Nationalism and independence · 20Nigeria since independence · 18Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 21Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 17Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 18The colonial economy · 18The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 17The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 18West Africa in the nineteenth century · 17

  1. Question 1· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, became the first Premier of

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  2. Question 2· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Herbert Macaulay founded the

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  3. Question 3· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Nigeria gained independence on

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  4. Question 4· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The first Nigerian to be Governor-General was

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  5. Question 5· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Nigeria's first Prime Minister was

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  6. Question 6· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    At independence in 1960, Nigeria's Prime Minister was

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  7. Question 7· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Aminu Kano led the

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  8. Question 8· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Action Group was founded by

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  9. Question 9· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Lyttelton Constitution of 1954 made Nigeria

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  10. Question 10· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Northern Nigeria attained self-government in

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  11. Question 11· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Nigerian Youth Movement was formed in

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  12. Question 12· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) was led by

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  13. Question 13· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Action Group was formed in 1951 under

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  14. Question 14· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The motion for self-government in 1956 was moved by

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  15. Question 15· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 is important in Nigerian history because it

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  16. Question 16· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Herbert Macaulay is regarded as the

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  17. Question 17· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    At independence in 1960 Nigeria's head of state was

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  18. Question 18· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The NCNC was founded in 1944 with Herbert Macaulay as its first president and

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  19. Question 19· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Anthony Enahoro's 1953 motion in the House of Representatives called for

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  20. Question 20· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The Nigerian Youth Movement grew out of the Lagos Youth Movement, formed in

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