History Past Questions And Answers
291
Lagos was annexed and became British colony in _________
- A. 1861
- B. 1865
- C. 1961
- D. 1754
292
Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the people through the...
- A. Policy of Assimilation
- B. Divide-and-Rule Policy
- C. Indignant Policy
- D. Policy of Association
293
Who founded itsekiri kingdom?
- A. Iginua
- B. Oba Olua
- C. Iyoba
- D. None of the above
294
The first colonial capital of Nigeria was established in
- A. Lagos
- B. Port Harcourt
- C. Calabar
- D. Kano
295
Unarguably, the abolition of the slave trade in Britain directly stimulated the
- A. penetration of European merchants capital into Nigeria
- B. spread of missionary activities into Nigeria
- C. growth of nationalist movements in Nigeria
- D. pace of the amalgamation of Nigeria
296
The Nigerian Council established in 1914 was ineffective because it .
- A. was not designed to be so
- B. lacked sufficient funds
- C. had too many vocal members
- D. was dominated by hand-picked members
297
In 1840, Sayyid Said transferred his capital from Muscat to?
- A. Arabia
- B. Zanzibar
- C. Omani
- D. None of the above
298
In the 18th century, Zaria was under the influence of
- A. Sokoro
- B. Daura
- C. Kano
- D. Borno.
299
One major inadequacy of the Richards Constitution was that
- A. it was introduced without due and exhaustive consultations
- B. the official members of the legislature were too many
- C. it could not solve Nigeria
- D. it did not cater for the interest of the minorities.
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The strategy for accelerated agricultural development of the Obasanjo regime in the 1970’s focused on
- A. improving transportation network to the rural areas
- B. establishing agro-allied industries
- C. achieving food self-sufficiency
- D. establishing new marketing boards.