GST 112 Foundations of Nigerian Socio-Political Thought Exam Review

Usman dan Fodio

Leader of the $1804$ Islamic Jihad who created the Sokoto Caliphate and transformed Hausa-Fulani governance.

Annexation of Lagos

The occurrence in $1861$ where Lagos was annexed as a Crown Colony, marking the start of formal British colonialism in Nigeria.

Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Protectorates

The January $1$, $1914$ administrative action by Sir Frederick Lugard that created the entity called Nigeria.

NNDP (Nigerian National Democratic Party)

Nigeria's first political party founded in $1923$ by Herbert Macaulay.

Aba Women's Riot

A $1929$ event that highlighted the failure of Indirect Rule in Igboland and the imposition of Warrant Chiefs.

NYM (Nigerian Youth Movement)

Founded in $1936$, it was the first truly national political movement in Nigeria.

Richards Constitution

The $1946$ constitution that introduced regionalism, dividing Nigeria into $3$ regions: North, West, and East.

University College, Ibadan

Established in $1948$ as the first university in Nigeria.

Pyrates Confraternity

The first known campus fraternity founded in $1952$ at the University of Ibadan by Wole Soyinka and six others.

Lyttelton Constitution

The $1954$ document that established a formal federal system and granted regional autonomy.

Republic of Nigeria (1963)

The status achieved in $1963$ when Nigeria severed ties to the British monarchy and Nnamdi Azikiwe became the first President.

Decree No. 34

A May $1966$ decree issued by Aguiyi-Ironsi that abolished the federal structure in favor of a unitary state, triggering Northern fury.

Aburi Accord

A January $1967$ failed attempt at confederal reconciliation between Gowon and Ojukwu held in Ghana.

Republic of Biafra

The entity proclaimed by Odumegwu Ojukwu on May $30$, $1967$, following the secession of the Eastern Region.

NYSC (National Youth Service Corps)

A program established in $1973$ to foster unity among graduates by deploying them to different states.

Operation Feed the Nation (OFN)

A food self-sufficiency initiative launched by Obasanjo on May $21$, $1976$.

1979 Constitution

The document that replaced the parliamentary system with a US-style presidential model.

War Against Indiscipline (WAI)

A campaign for civic order, sanitation, and patriotism launched by Buhari in March $1984$.

Structural Adjustment Program (SAP)

A $1986$ economic policy under Babangida involving Naira devaluation, privatization, and subsidy removal.

June 12, 1993 Election

Recognized as the freest and fairest election in Nigerian history, won by MKO Abiola but annulled by Babangida.

Ken Saro-Wiwa

An Ogoni environmental activist whose execution in $1995$

Usman dan Fodio

Leader of the $1804$ Islamic Jihad who created the Sokoto Caliphate and transformed Hausa-Fulani governance.

Annexation of Lagos

The occurrence in $1861$ where Lagos was annexed as a Crown Colony, marking the start of formal British colonialism in Nigeria.

Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Protectorates

The January $1$, $1914$ administrative action by Sir Frederick Lugard that created the entity called Nigeria.

NNDP (Nigerian National Democratic Party)

Nigeria's first political party founded in $1923$ by Herbert Macaulay.

Aba Women's Riot

A $1929$ event that highlighted the failure of Indirect Rule in Igboland and the imposition of Warrant Chiefs.

NYM (Nigerian Youth Movement)

Founded in $1936$, it was the first truly national political movement in Nigeria.

Richards Constitution

The $1946$ constitution that introduced regionalism, dividing Nigeria into $3$ regions: North, West, and East.

University College, Ibadan

Established in $1948$ as the first university in Nigeria.

Pyrates Confraternity

The first known campus fraternity founded in $1952$ at the University of Ibadan by Wole Soyinka and six others.

Lyttelton Constitution

The $1954$ document that established a formal federal system and granted regional autonomy.

Republic of Nigeria (1963)

The status achieved in $1963$ when Nigeria severed ties to the British monarchy and Nnamdi Azikiwe became the first President.

Decree No. 34

A May $1966$ decree issued by Aguiyi-Ironsi that abolished the federal structure in favor of a unitary state, triggering Northern fury.

Aburi Accord

A January $1967$ failed attempt at confederal reconciliation between Gowon and Ojukwu held in Ghana.

Republic of Biafra

The entity proclaimed by Odumegwu Ojukwu on May $30$, $1967$, following the secession of the Eastern Region.

NYSC (National Youth Service Corps)

A program established in $1973$ to foster unity among graduates by deploying them to different states.

Operation Feed the Nation (OFN)

A food self-sufficiency initiative launched by Obasanjo on May $21$, $1976$.

1979 Constitution

The document that replaced the parliamentary system with a US-style presidential model.

War Against Indiscipline (WAI)

A campaign for civic order, sanitation, and patriotism launched by Buhari in March $1984$.

Structural Adjustment Program (SAP)

A $1986$ economic policy under Babangida involving Naira devaluation, privatization, and subsidy removal.

June 12, 1993 Election