Nigerian Acronyms and their meanings are given here. Oftentimes, we use some acronyms and so get used to them that we forget their meanings.

Acronyms in Nigeria and their meanings

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In this article, we will be bringing to light 70 acronyms that you may not have known their meanings.

Nigerian current affairs abbreviations and meanings

Below are Common Acronyms in Nigeria and their Meanings:

1. AIT – Africa Independent Television
2. GPRS – General Packet Radio Service.
3. NTA – Nigerian Television Authority
4. NPF – Nigeria Police Force
5. NAMA – Nigeria Airport Management Authority
6. EFCC – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
7. OPEC – Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
8. SARS – Special Anti-Robbery Squad
9. PDP – People’s Democratic Party
10. COMPUTER – Common-Oriented Machine. Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational Research.

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11. PDF – Portable Document Format
12. NUJ – Nigerian Union of Journalists.
13. TIN – Taxpayers Identification Number
14. UNO – United Nationals Organization
15. SIM – Subscriber Identity Module.
16. SSCE – Senior School Certificate Examination
17. NSC – National Sport Commission
18. WAEC – West African Examination Council
19. VOA – Voice of America
20. AU – African Union
21. GOOGLE -Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth.
22. NUT – Nigerian Union of Teachers
23. UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply.
24. POLICE – Public officer for Legal Investigation and Criminal activities
25. WAEC – West Africa Examination Council
26. FRSC – Federal Road Safety Commission
27. BBC – British Broadcasting Commission
28. NDDC – Nigeria Delta Development Commission
29. NUT – Nigeria Union of Teachers
30. SAN – Senior Advocate of Nigeria
31. WWW – World Wide Web
32. OTG – On-The-Go Cable
33. RAM – Random Access Memory.
34. GSM – Global System of Mobile Commission
35. AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency
36. EMG – ECOWAS Monitoring Group
37. NPF – Nigeria Police Force
38. INEC – Independent National Electoral Commission
39. IMF – International Monetary Fund
40. USB – Universal Serial Bus
41. NBA – Nigerian Bar Association
42. ICAN – Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
43. NAPPS – National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools.
44. FIFA – Federation Internationale de Football Association
45. NUC – National University Commission
46. ASUU – Academic Staff Union of Universities
47. VON – Voice of Nigeria
48. ATM – Automated Teller Machine.
49. NDS – Nigeria Defence Academy
50. NYSC – National Youth Service Corps
51. NNPC – Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
52. NDLEA – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
53. ITF – Industrial Training Fund
54. NCC – Nigeria Communication Commission
55. PFN – Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria
56. CAN – Christian Association of Nigeria
57. NUPENG – National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
58. HDMI – High-Definition Multimedia Interface.
59. HIV – Human Immune Deficiency

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11. NAFDAC – National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control
12. WHO – World Health Organization
13. ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African States
14. NEPA – National Electric Power Authority
15. NPA – Nigeria Port Authority
16. UN – United Nations
17. UNESCO – United Nation Education Scientific and Cultural Organization
18. EFCC – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
19. ICPC – Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other Related Offences
20. PENGASSAN – Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
21. DVD – Digital Video Disk.

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