The answer is natural wealth. Fun fact: The creator of the Nigerian flag, whose name you’ll have to remember in a few questions, said the symbolism of the flag was inspired by his travels across Nigeria in his younger years.

It’s Lagos State. Created in 1967, Lagos was once Nigeria’s capital and even though that is no longer the case, the state is currently referred to as the commercial capital of Nigeria, due to its role as the nerve centre of economic activities in the country. It is also one of the highest revenue-generating states in the country.

It’s June 12. We’ll cut you some slack if you picked May 29, as that was Nigeria’s Democracy Day until 2018, when former President Muhammadu Buhari signed a law changing the date to June 12 in honour of the late Chief MKO Abiola, who was presumed to have won the annulled June 12, 1993, election — Nigeria’s first election after the 1983 military coup.

It’s Taiwo Akinkumi. Nigeria’s simple yet highly symbolic flag was created by the late Akinkumi in 1959 for a flag design competition ahead of Nigeria’s independence from Britain. A 23-year-old student at the time, he went on to win the competition, which has continued to serve as a national symbol for Nigeria.

It’s 29. Nigeria had only 30 states up until 1996, when six additional states were created. The states are Bayelsa, Ebonyi Ekiti, Gombe, Nasarawa, and Zamfara.

It’s Wole Soyinka. Born in 1934, Soyinka became Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature when he won the prize in 1986. Soyinka didn’t just become a legend for his brilliant writing; he was also a social critic and activist who was imprisoned, exiled, and nearly assassinated several times during Nigeria’s military rule.

The answer is four. Nigeria currently has only four out of the 109 seats in the Senate occupied by women, the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The answer is Nnamdi Azikiwe. Not only was Azikiwe the first president of Nigeria after independence, he is considered one of Nigeria’s founding fathers because of his commitment to Nigeria’s freedom. Now, say thank you Nnamdi.

Nigeria’s immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, is from Daura in Katsina State. Since the end of his tenure in 2023, Buhari has retired to his home town, where he is often visited by big names in Nigerian politics. Also, if you think Nigeria was hard under Buhari, he says to tell you it tired him out too; the former president has described leading a country like Nigeria as “one of the hardest challenges in life.” Welp!

The answer is Bayelsa. Not only is it an oil producing state, it is also home to Oloibiri, the place where oil was first discovered in Nigeria in the year 1956.

The answer is Musa Yar’Adua. The former President was born in 1951 and died in May 2010, three years after he was elected into office. He was replaced by his vice, Goodluck Jonathan, who also became President after he served out Yar’Adua’s term.

Bet you didn’t see it coming, but the correct answer is forever. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives are entitled to four-year terms, after which they partake in elections, but unlike governors and presidents who must vacate their seats after a maximum of two terms (eight years), National Assembly members get to retain their seats provided they get reelected.

Atiku Abubarkar served as Obasanjo’s vice from 1999 to 2007. Since the end of his tenure in 2007, he has remained active in Nigerian politics and has contested in Presidential elections since then. He’s also a little savage when he needs to be — Just last year, he called President Tinubu T Pain for making life difficult and expensive for Nigerians.

The answer is 33 years, and the lawmaker is 59-year-old Ali Ndume, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State. He was first elected in 1992, briefly left to serve as a political aide to an ex-Kano governor, and has been back since 2007. The second longest-serving Senator is Ahmad Lawan, who was first elected in 1999 and has never left. If you didn’t get this, don’t sweat it; we didn’t expect you to. We just wanted to show you why many people often refer to Nigeria’s National Assembly as a retirement home.