Government Questions and Answers
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
Prepare for your JAMB, WAEC, NECO, and Post UTME exams with these Government past questions and answers.
The reason behind Nigerian's suspension from the Commonwealth in 1995 was
economic
socio-cultural
legal
political
Correct answer is C
Nigeria was suspended from the commonwealth because political activist and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed with ten others in 1995. This suspension acted as a public declaration from the Commonwealth to the Nigerian government and the international community, condemning the undemocratic and human rights abuses which reverberated across the world.
Nigeria is regarded as a frontline state because she
assisted ECOMOG troops in Liberia
sent troops for peacekeeping in Somalia
sent policemen for peacekeeping in Namibia
Assisted the liberation struggle in Southern Africa
Correct answer is D
The Frontline States (FLS) were a loose coalition of African countries from the 1960s to the early 1990s committed to ending apartheid and white minority rule in South Africa and Rhodesia. And Nigeria contributed greatly to this cause.
The granting of asylum to Charles Taylor by Nigeria was to
defy the western powers
control Liberia
protect Nigeria in Liberia
promote peace in Liberia
Correct answer is D
Charles Taylor was granted asylum to promote peace in Liberia
The technical Aids Corps was established during the regime of
Ibrahim Babangida
Muhammadu Buhari
Olusegun Obasanjo
Sani Abacha
Correct answer is A
Akinyemi was appointed Minister of External Affairs by military leader Ibrahim Babangida in 1985. While in this position, he originated the Technical Aid Corps (TAC), a program which sent Nigerian professionals overseas to engage in volunteer work.
Which of the following is a guiding principle of Nigeria's foreign policy?
interference in the affairs of African Countries
decolonisation of all African Countries
total opposition to the cold war
posting of only carrier diplomats as envoys
Correct answer is B
Nigerian foreign policy has been characterized by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence.