JAMB and WAEC History questions: Nigeria since independence

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 21· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
General Sani Abacha's regime ended with his death in
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Question 22· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Nigeria's first military coup took place on
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Question 23· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
After the civil war Gowon's policy of reconciliation was summed up as
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Question 24· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated in
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Question 25· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The President of Nigeria's Second Republic was
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Question 26· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The annulled presidential election of June 12, 1993 was won by
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Question 27· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The Aburi meeting of January 1967 in Ghana tried to
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Question 28· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The 'No Victor, No Vanquished' policy after the civil war aimed at
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Question 29· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The secession of Biafra was declared in 1967 by
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Question 30· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The Nigerian civil war began in
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Question 31· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999 with
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Question 32· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The annulled presidential election in Nigeria was held on
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Question 33· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The Head of State of Nigeria during the Civil War was
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Question 34· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Shehu Shagari's government was overthrown in
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Question 35· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The seat of Nigeria's federal government formally moved from Lagos to Abuja in
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Question 36· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The number of states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is
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Question 37· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Nigeria returned to civilian rule in May 1999 with the swearing-in of President
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Question 38· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
Nigeria's first military head of state was
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Question 39· Nigeria since independence· JAMB
The Western Region crisis of 1962 led to
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Question 40· Nigeria since independence· WAEC
The first President of Nigeria when it became a republic was
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JAMB and WAEC History questions: Nigeria since independence

General Sani Abacha's regime ended with his death in

Nigeria's first military coup took place on

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

General Murtala Mohammed was assassinated in

The President of Nigeria's Second Republic was

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

The Aburi meeting of January 1967 in Ghana tried to

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

The secession of Biafra was declared in 1967 by

The Nigerian civil war began in

Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999 with

The annulled presidential election in Nigeria was held on

The Head of State of Nigeria during the Civil War was

Shehu Shagari's government was overthrown in

The seat of Nigeria's federal government formally moved from Lagos to Abuja in

The number of states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is

Nigeria returned to civilian rule in May 1999 with the swearing-in of President

Nigeria's first military head of state was

The Western Region crisis of 1962 led to

The first President of Nigeria when it became a republic was