WAEC Government 1994 Question 32

Question 32

Local Government

The total number of local government areas in Nigeria in 1989 was

  1. A.300
  2. B.303
  3. C.400
  4. D.403
  5. E.449.
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Answer: E (449.)

Explanation

In 1989 the Babangida government raised the number of local government areas to 449. (It rose to 589 in 1991; today there are 774.)