PUTME Current Affairs and General Knowledge past questions.

353 real Post-UTME Screening questions from 2019 to 2025, every one with a worked solution. Practise them timed, on the web, on Android, or offline on desktop.

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Sample Current Affairs and General Knowledge questions, answered.

Taken straight from the papers below — one from each of the most recent years, with the answer marked and the reasoning written out.

PUTME Current Affairs and General Knowledge 2025 · Question 1
Who is the current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as of 2026?
  1. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
  2. Prof. Attahiru Jega
  3. Prof. Joash O. Amupitan — correct answer
  4. Amina Zakari
Worked solution
Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, was sworn in as INEC Chairman in October 2025, succeeding Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Jega led INEC from 2010 to 2015, and Amina Zakari served only briefly in an acting capacity.
PUTME Current Affairs and General Knowledge 2025 · Question 2
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) was officially won by which country?
  1. Nigeria
  2. Morocco — correct answer
  3. Senegal
  4. Ivory Coast
Worked solution
The final was played in Rabat on 18 January 2026. In March 2026 the CAF Appeal Board ruled that Senegal had forfeited the match, awarding Morocco a 3-0 win and the title. Morocco is the officially recognised champion, although Senegal has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
PUTME Current Affairs and General Knowledge 2025 · Question 3
Who is the current Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)?
  1. Godwin Emefiele
  2. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
  3. Olayemi Cardoso — correct answer
  4. Chukwuma Soludo
Worked solution
Olayemi Cardoso was appointed CBN Governor in September 2023 and remains in office. Emefiele, Sanusi and Soludo are former governors.
PUTME Current Affairs and General Knowledge 2020 · Question 1
The largest lake in Africa is
  1. Lake Victoria — correct answer
  2. Lake Tanganyika
  3. Lake Chad
  4. Lake Malawi
Worked solution
Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake and the second-largest freshwater lake in the world by area, after Lake Superior.
PUTME Current Affairs and General Knowledge 2019 · Question 1
The deadly "Corona Virus Outbreak" in January 2020 was started in the Chinese city of
  1. Chengdu
  2. Wuhan — correct answer
  3. Hangzhou
  4. Shenzhen
Worked solution
The COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, in December 2019.
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