It’s Clement Isong. Isong was a Nigerian banker and politician who served as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from 1967 to 1975. A few years after he retired from the CBN, he won an election that saw him become the first civilian Governor of Cross River State and served from 1979 to 1983.

It’s Anambra state. Though Adichie was born and raised in Enugu State, Anambra is her state of origin.

The answer is ADC. The African Democratic Party (ADC) is the party under which the new coalition sits. Big politicians like Atiku Abubaar, Peter Obi, and El Rufai currently camp in this party and are hopeful to contest the 2027 election under the platform.

The answer is Muhammadu Buhari. The immediate former Nigerian president died on July 13, 2025, in a London hospital at the age of 82.

The three-arm zone is located in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This area is so named because the headquarters of the three arms of government—the Executive (Presidential Villa), the Legislature (National Assembly), and the Judiciary (Supreme Court)— are situated there.

The answer is two. Nigeria’s ministers of petroleum resources are Heineken Lokpobiri, the minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), and Ekperipe Ekpo, the minister of state for petroleum resources (gas). Tinubu created the second position because he believes the country should focus on gas as much as it focuses on oil.

Muhammadu Buhari served as the Minister of Petroleum Resources during his time as President. However, he appointed Ibe Kachikwu (2015–2019) as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. Kachikwu was later removed from the position, and Timipre Sylva was appointed (2019—2023).

The answer is six. Nigeria’s geopolitical zones include the Southwest, Southeast, South-South, North-Central, Northwest, and Northeast.

Edo State is renowned for its Benin Bronzes, a collective name for over 5,000 artefacts (made of bronze and brass) created in the 13th to 16th centuries in the powerful Benin Kingdom in present-day Edo State. These artefacts were looted by Britain when its troops invaded Benin City in 1897.

The AU and the UN are not regional blocs. The answer is ECOWAS. The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group founded in 1975 to “promote economic integration in all fields of economic activity, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial questions, social and cultural matters..."

Nigeria’s last census was conducted in 2006. At that time, it recorded a population of 140 million people. The country is now long overdue for another census, as the last one was conducted nearly two decades ago.

Adegboyega Oyetola is the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, a ministry created to “explore, protect, and unlock the tremendous potential” of Nigeria’s “marine heritage and the vast opportunities it presents for economic growth and sustainable development.”

It’s egusi. On July 31, 2025, egusi was sent to space via NASA’s rocket as part of an experiment facilitated by the Founder of Space in Africa, Temidayo Oniosun, in collaboration with The Karman Project and Jaguar Space LLC. You can find out more here.

FEC stands for the Federal Executive Council, a cabinet headed by the Nigerian president and consisting of appointed government officials. This council deliberates and decides on important national and foreign matters that concern the nation.