Ekiti State Tescom Recruitment Examination Past Questions and Answers (200+ Verified Q&A’s): PART 1: EKITI CURRENT AFFAIRS  (1–50)

1. Who is the current Governor of Ekiti State?

Answer: H.E Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji

2. In what year was Ekiti State created?

Answer: 1996

3. What is the capital city of Ekiti State?
Answer: Ado-Ekiti

4. How many local government areas are in Ekiti State?
Answer: 16

5. Who was the first executive governor of Ekiti State?

Answer: Otunba Niyi Adebayo

6. What is the motto of Ekiti State?

Answer: Fountain of Knowledge

7. What is the dominant ethnic group in Ekiti State?

Answer: Yoruba

8. Who is the current Minister of Education in Nigeria?

Answer: Prof. Tahir Mamman (as of 2024)

9. Which year did Nigeria gain independence?

Answer: 1960

10. Who is the current President of Nigeria?

Answer: Bola Ahmed Tinubu

11. What currency is used in Nigeria?

Answer: Naira

12. Who is the Chief Justice of Nigeria?

Answer: Olukayode Ariwoola

13. In what year did EKSU change from UNAD?

Answer: 2011

14. Which country is known as the Giant of Africa?

Answer: Nigeria

15. The longest river in Nigeria is?

Answer: River Niger

16. Which Nigerian state is known as the “Land of Honour”?

Answer: Ekiti State

17. What is the major festival celebrated in Ekiti State?

Answer: Udiroko Festival

18. Who is the Senate President of Nigeria?

Answer: Godswill Akpabio (2024)

19. Who discovered River Niger?

Answer: Mungo Park

20. The current Vice President of Nigeria is?

Answer: Kashim Shettima


21. Who colonized Nigeria?

Answer: Britain

22. In which year did Nigeria become a republic?

Answer: 1963


23. What body is responsible for conducting elections in Nigeria?

Answer: INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission)

24. What does NYSC stand for?

Answer: National Youth Service Corps

25. Which Nigerian leader declared “No Victor, No Vanquished” after the civil war?

Answer: General Yakubu Gowon

26. The first military coup in Nigeria took place in what year?

Answer: 1966



27. Who composed Nigeria’s National Anthem?

Answer: Composed by the Nigerian Police Band under the direction of Benedict Odiase

28. Nigeria’s National Pledge was authored by?

Answer: Prof. Felicia Adebola Adedoyin

29. Which state is the largest in Nigeria by landmass?

Answer: Niger State

30. Nigeria operates which type of government?

Answer: Federal Republic




31. The first female governor in Nigeria was?

Answer: Dame Virginia Etiaba

32. Who was the first Prime Minister of Nigeria?

Answer: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

33. The Green color in the Nigerian flag stands for?

Answer: Agriculture

34. Nigeria is a member of which continental organization?

Answer: African Union (AU)



35. he first Nigerian to win a Nobel Prize is?

Answer: Wole Soyinka

36. The Nigerian currency is regulated by which bank?

Answer: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

37. In what year did Nigeria switch to the Naira currency?

Answer: 1973

38. Which region first introduced free primary education in Nigeria?

Answer: Western Region



39. Who is the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti?

Answer: Aare Afe Babalola

40. The largest university in Nigeria by student population is?

Answer: National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)

41. The headquarters of ECOWAS is located where?

Answer: Abuja, Nigeria

42. Which Nigerian city is known as the “Centre of Excellence”?

Answer: Lagos



43. The 36 states in Nigeria are divided into how many geopolitical zones?

Answer: Six

44. The first indigenous Governor-General of Nigeria was?

Answer: Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

45. What is the legislative arm of government called?

Answer: The Legislature

46. Which organ interprets the laws?

Answer: The Judiciary



47. How many senators are in the Nigerian Senate?

Answer: 109

48. The economic capital of Nigeria is?

Answer: Lagos

49. The official residence of the Nigerian President is?

Answer: Aso Rock Villa

50. The name Nigeria was coined by whom?

Answer: Flora Shaw

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