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WAEC History questions: Nigeria since independence

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  1. Question 1· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja officially in

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  2. Question 2· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The Second Republic began in 1979 with

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  3. Question 3· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    Nineteen states were created in 1976 by the government of

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  4. Question 4· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    Twelve states were created in 1967 by

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  5. Question 5· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    Nigeria changed from driving on the left to driving on the right in

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  6. Question 6· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    Nigeria's federal capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja in

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  7. Question 7· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The July 1966 counter-coup brought to power

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  8. Question 8· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    After the civil war Gowon's policy of reconciliation was summed up as

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  9. Question 9· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated in

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  10. Question 10· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The annulled presidential election of June 12, 1993 was won by

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  11. Question 11· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The 'No Victor, No Vanquished' policy after the civil war aimed at

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  12. Question 12· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999 with

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  13. Question 13· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The annulled presidential election in Nigeria was held on

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  14. Question 14· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The Head of State of Nigeria during the Civil War was

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  15. Question 15· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The first President of Nigeria when it became a republic was

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  16. Question 16· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The presidential election of 12 June 1993 was annulled by

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  17. Question 17· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The Nigerian Civil War lasted from

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  18. Question 18· Nigeria since independence· WAEC

    The leader of the military government that handed over power in 1979 was

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