ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

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

1. NBA: Nigerian Bar Association

2. JAMB: Joint Admission and Matriculation Board

3. MNI: Member of the National Institute

4. NEMA: National Emergency Management Agency

5. PhD: Doctor of Philosophy

6. MSc: Master of Science

7. MA: Master of Arts

8. MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

9. Mrs: Mistress

10. BVAS: Bimodal Voter Accreditation System

11. APA: American Psychological Association

12. NLC: Nigeria Labour Congress

13. NCE: National Certificate Examination

14. FIFA: Federation of International Football Association

15. APC: All Progressive Congress

16. NBC: Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation

17. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

18. ASUP: Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics

19. NFF: Nigerian Football Federation

20. CAN: Christian Association of Nigeria

21. BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation

22. AIT: African Independent Television

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23. VON: Voice of Nigeria

24. IJMB: Interim Joint Matriculation Board

25. IMF: International Monetary Fund

25. NUC: Nigerian University Commission

26. UBEC: Universal Basic Education

27. NTI: National Teachers Institute

28. OPEC: Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

29. ASUU: Academic Staff Union of Universities

30. NMA: Nigerian Medical Association

31. NANS: Association of Nigeria Students

32. NAN: News Agency of Nigeria

33. CNN: Cable News Network

34. ETC: et cetra

35. UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

36. CGPA: Cumulative Grade Point Average

37. USAID: United States Agency for International Development

38. EG: exempli gratia

39. AU: African Union

40. ATM: Automated Teller Machine

41. GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications

42. NIN: National Identification Number

43. PIN: Personal Identification Number

44. WWW: World Wide Web

45. FCMB: First City Monument Bank

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46. NAERLS: National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services

47. SAN: Senior Advocate of Nigeria

48. LVT: Long Vocation Training

49. PHCN: Power Holding Company of Nigeria

50. UBA: United Bank of Africa

51. NNPP: New Nigerian People Party

52. LP: Labour Party

53. NAFDAC: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

54. ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States

55. DSS: Defence Security Services

56. NDLEA: National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

57. CAC: Corporate Affairs Commission

58. NIS: Nigerian Immigration Service

59. CBN: Central Bank of Nigeria

60. EFCC: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

61. FCT: Federal Capital Territory

62. FGN: Federal Government of Nigeria

63. FIRS: Federal Inland Revenue Service

64. FRIN: Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria

65. IPPIS: Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information system

67. MDG: Millennium Development Goal

68. MFB: Microfinance Bank

69. NAPRI: National Animal Production Research Institute

70. NAPCON: National Petroleum Company of Nigeria

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71. NBS: National of Bureau of Statistics

72. NCS: Nigerian Custom Service

73. NDIC: Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation

74. NERD: Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission

75. NGO: Non-Governmental Organisation

76. NPC: National Population Commission

77. NNPC: Nigerian National Petroleum Commission

78. NGC: Nigerian Gas Company

79. POS: Point of Sale

80. SMEDAN: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency

81. SON: Standard Organisation of Nigeria

82. SPDC: Shell Petroleum Development Company

83. SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa

84. VAT: Value Added Tax

85. SPU: Special Fraud Unit

86. NN: Nigerian Navy

87. ABUTH: Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

88. NPF: Nigeria Police Force

89. NABTEB: National Business and Technical Examinations Board

90. GCE: General Certificate Examination

91. NSCDC: Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps

92. NAF: Nigeria Air Force

93. NA: Nigerian Army

94. ICPC: Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other Related offences

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95. NUJ: Nigeria Union of Journalist

96. MDCN: Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria

97. ICAN: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

98. NDA: Nigerian Dental Association

100. INEC: Independent National Electoral Commission

101. NECON: National Election Commission of Nigeria

102. PENGASSAN: Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria

103. NCDC: Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

104. NDDC: Nigeria Delta Development Commission

105. NECO: National Examination Council

106. WAEC: West Africa Examination Council

107. NPA: Nigerian Ports Authority

108. FRSC: Federal Road Safety Commission

109. PDP: People Democratic Party

110. NUPENG: National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas

111. ITF: Industrial Training Fund

112. WHO: World Health Organisation

113. NIMC: National Identity Management Commission

114. NASU: Non Academic Staff Union

115. ECOMOG: Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group

116. NDA: Nigerian Defence Academy

117. NPA: Nigerian Police Academy

118. SARS: Special Anti Robbery Squad

119. NIPOST: Nigerian Postal Services and Telecommunication

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120. NITEL: Nigerian Telecommunications Limited

121. NICON: National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria

122. UNICEF: United Nations International Children’s Education Fund

123. AFRC: Armed Forces Ruling Council

124. NYSC: National Youth Service Corps

125. NUT: National Union of Teachers

126. AAWUN: Association of Adveritsing Agencies of Nigeria

127. ICJ: International Court of Justice

128. AM: Ante Meridian

129. PM: Post Meridian

130. USA: United States of America

131. USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

132. HIV: Human Immuno-deficiency Virus

133. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

134. UNO: United Nations Organisation

135. PTO: Please Turn Over

136. CID: Criminal Investigation Department

134. Dr: Doctor

135: BSc: Bachelor of Science

136. BA: Bachelor of Arts

137. OTP: One Time Password

138. MA: Master of Arts

139. SRN: State Registered Nurse

140. SUG: Student Union of Government

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141. SRC: Student Representative Council

144. FAAN: Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria

145: FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency

146. NCC: Nigeria Communication Company

145. MTN: Mobile Telephone Network

146. NFA: Nigerian Football Association

147. NHRS: National Human Rights Commission

148. NHIS: National Health Insurance Scheme

149. PTF: Petroleum Trust Fund

150. NRC: Nigerian Railway Corporation

151. ILO: International Labour Organisation

152. FERMA: Federal Roads Management Agency

153. SAD: Student Division Affairs

154. VOA: Voice of Africa

155. USSD: Unstructured Supplementary Service Data

156. ISBN: International Standard Book Number

157. SMS: Short Message Service

158. MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service

159. NITDA: National Information Technology Development Agency

160. NIM: Nigerian Institute of Management

161. AD: Anno Domini

162. BC: Before Christ

163. BCE: Before Common Era

164. CE: Christian Era

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165. AH: After Hijra

167. DAC: Division of Agricultural College

168. OPD: Outpatient Department

169. ICU: Intensive Care Unit

170. NURTW: National Union of Road Transport Workers

171. NARTO: Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners

172. HOD: Head of Department

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