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Nigerian acronyms and their meanings

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Academic Questions in Social Studies

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Twitter is a part of our social environment.

  • A. True

  • B. False

The following are objectives of social studies except _____.

  • A. It teaches morals and values

  • B. It enables us to better understand our environment

  • C. It creates national consciousness

  • D. It assists in producing upright citizens

  • E. It promotes the military form of government

  • F. It fosters judicious use of resources

Which of the following is not a natural cause of environmental problem?

  • A. Tsunami

  • B. Deforestation

  • C. Earthquake

  • D. Drought

  • E. Hurricane

  • F. Tornado

Conflict can simply be defined as a clash of interest.

  • A. True

  • B. False

_____ refers to a personal reflection of one's overall self worth.

  • A. Integrity

  • B. Reputation

  • C. Personality

  • D. Self-esteem

  • E. Psychoanalysis

  • F. Attributes

A type of marriage whereby a christian man marries a muslim woman is termed _____ marriage.

  • A. Faith

  • B. Religious

  • C. Denominational

  • D. Interfaith

  • E. Intrafaith

  • F. Church-Mosque

_____marriage is said to exist between couples who have lived together for a very long time with no prior form of marriage.

  • A. Open

  • B. Convinience

  • C. Trial

  • D. Left Handed

  • E. Companionate

  • F. Common Law

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The above image is considered a part of harmful traditional practices. The following are similar examples of such practices except _____.

  • A. Sharo

  • B. Wuuse

  • C. Female Genital Mutilation

  • D. Widowhood

  • E. Breast Ironing

  • F. Child Marriage



Nigerian acronyms and their meanings:

Most often, when we listen to news, we may hear one or more acronyms used. It is generally a smart idea when we are able to decipher the meanings of frequently used acronyms, especially as a social science student.

An acronym is an abbreviated word that is formed from the first letters of a set of words.

As an instance, African Union (a set of words) can be abbreviated to AU.

AU can therefore be regarded as an acronym or abbreviation of African Union.

Please read on homonyms with various examples here.


Different fields of study have got their respective acronyms. For instance we could have the followings:


The table below shows some Nigerian related acronyms and their meanings:


Acronyms

Meanings

 AAAN

Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria

 ABCON

Association of Bureau de Change of Nigeria

 ACF

Arewa Consultative Forum

 ANA

Association of Nigerian Authors

 APHPN

Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

 ASUU

Academic Staff Union of Universities

 BON

Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria

 CAN

Christian Association of Nigeria

 CBN

Central Bank of Nigeria

 CJN

Chief Justice of Nigeria

 CFO

Central Forecasting Office

 EFCC

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

 FAAN

Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria

 FCT

Federal Capital Territory

 FESTAC

Festival of Arts and Culture

 FEC

Federal Executive Council

 FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

 FIRS

Federal Inline Revenue Services

 FRSC

Federal Road Safety Commission

 GCE

General Certificate Examination

 ICAN

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

 ICPC

Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission

 INEC

Independent National Electorate Commission

 JAMB

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

 KAI

Kick Against Indiscipline

 LAMATA

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority

 LASTMA

Lagos State Traffic Management

 LAWMA

Lagos State Management Authority

 MAN

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

 MMIA

Muritala Muhammed International Airport

 MTN

Mobile Telephone Network

 NAEC

Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission

 NAFDAC

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

 NAMA

Nigeria Airspace Management Agency

 NAN

News Agency of Nigeria

 NAPEP

National Poverty Eradication Programme

 NBA

Nigerian Bar Association

 NCC

Nigeria Communications Company

 NCE

National Certificate on Education

 NDA

Nigeria Defense Authority

 NDDC

Niger Delta Development Commission

 NDLEA

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

 NECO

National Examination Council

 NEEDS

National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy

 NEPA

National Electric Power Authority

 NEPZA

Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority

 NFA

Nigerian Football Association

 NFF

Nigerian Football Federation

 NG

Nigeria

 NHRC

National Human Rights Commission

 NICIS

Nigeria Integrated Customs information System

 NIQS

Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors

 NLC

Nigeria Labour Congress

 NMA

Nigeria Medical Association

 NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

 NNS

Nigerian Naval Ship

 NP/NPF

Nigerian Police / Nigerian Police Force (Old)

 NRC

Nigeria Railway Corporation

 NTA

Nigerian Television Authority

 NUC

Nigerian University Commission

 NUJ

Nigerian Union of Journalist

 NUT

Nigerian Union of Teachers

 NSE

Nigeria Stock Exchange

 NYSC

National Youth Service Corps

 OPC

 Oodua Peoples Congress

 OYC

Ohaneze Youth Council

 PHCN

Power Holding Corporation of Nigeria

 PTF

Petroleum Trust Fund

 SAN

Senior Advocate of Nigeria

 SON

Standards Organization of Nigeria

 SSS

State Security Service

 UBE

Universal Basic Education

 UTME

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

 WAEC

West African Examination Council

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Amazing facts in Social Studies

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The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, is the tallest statue in the world. It stands at 182 meters (579 feet)

2.7 Billion Dollars was realized from the movie - Avengers: Endgame. This makes it the top-grossing film of all time

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The world’s oldest known work of art was discovered by scientists in 2019 on an Indonesian island named Sulawesi. This work of art was created 44,000 years ago, and it shows paintings of three Sulawesi pigs

68% of households in New Zealand have a pet, and this is more than any other nation or country in the world

According to the Population Reference Bureau, the number of people alive today represents about 7% of the total number of humans who have ever lived.

Yahoo is an acronym for: 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle'

Ashrita Furman holds the world record for the holder of the most world records. He had set over 600 records and currently holds more than 200 world records

As at 2023, France remains the most visited country (with about 90 million visitors), followed by Spain (83.7 million). Next is the United States of America (79.3 million)

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Some car license plates in the Northwest Territories of Canada are shaped like a polar bear

The Library of Congress located in Washington D.C, America is the world's largest library. It contains over 162 million items in more than 450 languages.

The British Library (with over 150 million items) comes second, followed by the Library and Archives Canada with 54 million items (third), the New York Public Library with 53.1 million items (fourth), and the Russian State Library with 44.4 million items (fifth)


Notable points in Social Studies

Social Studies is defined as an integrated study on the interaction of human beings with their physical and social environments.

We can think of our environment as everything that surrounds us at any point in time. For instance, the soil, air, your clothes, phone and everything surrounding you right now are all part of your environment. (That is, they make up your environment).

Physical environment describes every visible thing around us. It could be water, air, soil, clothes, phones or all other things found around us.

Social environment on the other hand describes the various social roles or positions that influence an individual or a group. It is represented in our culture, norms, values, the people and various institutions with whom we interact with. Meanwhile, understand that social media applications like facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube and the likes present a social environment where people can interact with one another regardless their geographical location around the world.

Please read on the meaning and objectives of social studies here

The causes of environmental problems can be either natural or man-made.

Natural causes of environmental problems will include the followings:

  • Erosion

  • Earthquakes

  • Drought

  • Tsunami

  • Tornadoes

  • Hurricanes


Some of the man-made causes of environmental problems are:

  • Pollution

  • Ozone layer depletion

  • Deforestation

  • Uncontrolled urbanization

  • Increased turnout of waste

  • Flooding

Environmental problems can be defined as problems associated with the lithosphere (land), atmosphere (air) and hydrosphere (water) as a result of man's action on earth.

Below are some of the constituents that make up our environment. These constituents may in turn act as factors that bring about environmental problems. They include:

  • Air or Atmosphere

  • Soil

  • Water

  • Bacteria

  • The people around us

  • The animals around us

  • The things around us. For instance, books, food, shoes, phones and so on.

Please read more on environmental problems here.

The following proactive processes can help reduce conflict in various organizations:

  1. Communication

  2. Set conflict guidelines

  3. Encourage collaboration and teamwork

  4. Proper recruitment process

  5. Promote social events

  6. Applying fair treatment

  7. Listening and understanding skills

  8. Private opinion and feedback from staff

  9. Gender equality

Please read more on conflict management in organizations here