Nigerian Post-UTME General Knowledge Fact Bank Flashcards

A collection of vocabulary style flashcards covering Nigerian history, politics, geography, and general global knowledge as specified in the Post-UTME fact bank.

October 1, 1963

The date Nigeria officially became a Federal Republic, severing ties with the British monarchy.

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

Nigeria's first Indigenous Governor-General and first President.

Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Nigeria's first and only Prime Minister.

Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu

The leader of the first military coup d'état in Nigeria on January 15, 1966.

January 1, 1973

The date Nigeria's national currency was changed from the West African Pound to the Naira and Kobo.

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

Established on May 22, 1973, to promote national unity following the civil war.

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

The first democratically elected Executive President of Nigeria, leading the Second Republic.

December 12, 1991

The date the Federal Capital Territory was officially moved from Lagos to Abuja.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The current and 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, inaugurated on May 29, 2023.

109

The exact number of senators in the Nigerian Senate, consisting of 3 from each of the 36 states and 1 for the FCT.

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

The current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and head of the judicial branch.

Niger State

The largest state in Nigeria by total landmass.

Lagos State

The smallest state in Nigeria by total landmass.

Lord Frederick Lugard

The colonial official who oversaw the 1914 amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates.

Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

The student who designed the Nigerian national flag in 1959.

Coctis Spectabilis

The red flowers at the base of the Nigerian Coat of Arms representing national wild beauty.

Herbert Macaulay

Founder of the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) and celebrated as the father of Nigerian nationalism.

Olayemi Cardoso

The current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, appointed in 2023.

Lokoja, Kogi State

The geographical confluence point where the River Niger and River Benue meet.

Chappal Waddi

The highest geographic point in Nigeria, standing at $2,419\,\text{meters}$ in Taraba State.

Oloibiri

The location in Bayelsa State where crude oil was first discovered in commercial quantities in 1956.

University of Ibadan

The first university established in Nigeria, founded in 1948 as an external college of London.

Professor Wole Soyinka

The first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1986.

Tobi Amusan

Athlete who set the world record in the women's 100m hurdles with a time of $12.12\,\text{seconds}$ in 2022.

António Guterres

The current Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Vatican City

The smallest independent country in the world by land surface area and population.

Mount Everest

The highest mountain above sea level, standing at $8,848.86\,\text{meters}$.

Burj Khalifa

The tallest building in the world, located in Dubai, standing at $828\,\text{meters}$.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid, the molecule holding hereditary genetic code for development and functioning.

Penicillin

The world's first true antibiotic, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

Silicon

The primary chemical element used to manufacture modern semiconductor computer chips.

Sublimation

The process by which a solid transitions directly into a gas without becoming a liquid.