GOVERNMENT
SS 2 FIRSTTERM
WEEK TOPIC/CONTENT ACTIVITIES
1 CIVIL SERVICE 1. Teacher leads discussion on
civil service.
i. Meaning/definition of civil 2. Ask students to list the duties
service performed by some
ii. Characteristics of civil government officials in their
service localities.
iii. Structures of civil service
iv. Functions of civil service
v. Control of civil service
vi. Problems of civil service
2 CIVIL SERVICE 1. Teacher leads discussion on
(ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL civil service commission
CLASSES) 2. Illustrates with organisational
chart of the civil service
i. Executive class commission in Nigeria. .
ii. Clerical class
iii. Ethic, honesty, integrity
3 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION IN 1. Teacher lead discussion on
THE CIVIL SERVICE civil service commission
2. Illustrate with organisational
i. Meaning of civil service chart of the civil service
commission commission in Nigeria.
ii. Structure of the commission
iii. Functions of the
commission
iv. Relationship between the
civil service and political
executives.
4 PUBLIC CORPORATIONS 1. Teacher leads discussion on
public corporation
i. Definition of public 2. Invite a resource person to
corporations. give talk on the functions of
ii. Reasons for establishing public corporations
public corporations
iii. Functions of public
corporation
5 STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION 1. Teacher leads discussion on
OF PUBLIC CORPORATION the structure of public
organisation
i. Minister as a political head 2. Draws a diagram showing
ii. Board of Director the relationship between a
iii. Management minster, board and
iv. Comparison of the management.
organisation
6 CONTROL AND PROBLEMS OF 1. Teacher leads discussion on
PUBLIC CORPORATION the control and problems of
public corporation
i. Reasons for the control of 2. Embarks on excursion to a
public corporation public corporation e.g. banks,
ii. Types of control: ministerial, Radio. Television stations,
parliament and judicial companies Beverages etc to
control be organised.
iii. Problems facing public
corporation
7 COMMERCIALIZATION 1. Teacher leads discussion on
commercialization
i. Definition of 2. Invites an expert to give talk
commercialization on commercialization.
ii. Reasons for
commercialization
iii. Merits and demerits of
commercialization in
Nigeria.
8 PRIVATIZATION 1. Teacher leads discussion on
privatization
i. Definition of privatization 2. Invites an expert to give talk
[Link] for privatization on privatization.
iii.
Merits and demerits of
privatization in Nigeria.
9 DEREGULATION 1. Teacher leads discussion on
deregulation
i. Meaning of deregulation 2. Invites an expert to give talk
ii. Reasons for deregulation on deregulation.
iii. Advantages and
disadvantages of
deregulation in Nigeria.
10 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1. Teacher leads discussion on
ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA local government
2. Cites, services performance
i. Meaning of local by local government
government administration 3. Organises an excursion to
ii. Reasons for the creation of local government secretariat
local government in Britain
and France
iii. Functions of local
government
iv. System of local government
in Britain and France.
11 THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL 1. Teacher leads discussion on
GOVERNMENT the evolution and structure of
local government.
i. The evolution of local 2. Visits local government
government in Nigeria secretariat.
ii. Structure of local
government in Nigeria.
iii. Local government sources
of finance
iv. Relationship among local,
state and federal
government in Nigeria.
12 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS 1. Teacher leads discussion on
the role of local government
i. Roles of traditional rulers in and the 1976 local
local government government reforms in
administration Nigeria.
ii. 1976, local government 2. Organizes debate on the role
reforms of traditional rulers in the
iii. Problems facing local administration of local
governments in Nigeria government in Nigeria.
today.
iv. Measures or ways to
improve local government
administration in Nigeria.
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GOVERNMENT
SS 2 SECOND TERM
WEEK TOPIC/CONTENTS ACTIVITIES
1 PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION 1. Invite resource person to
give talk on governments in
i. System of administration in pre-colonial days
pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani 2. Guide students to compare
government different pre-colonial
ii. Structure of the system of administrations.
government 3. Organise visits to museums
iii. Roles of the system and sites of traditional
kingdoms.
2 PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION 1. Invite resource person to
give talk on Igbo pre-colonial
i. Igbo pre-colonial political political system of
system of government government
ii. The structure of the 2. Guide students to compare
government in pre-colonial the pre-colonial
Igbo political system. administrations.
iii. The roles of the system. 3. Organise visits to museums
and sites of traditional
kingdoms.
3 PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL 1. Invite resource person to
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN give talk on the Yoruba pre-
YORUBA LAND colonial system of
government.
i. System of government in 2. Guide students to compare
pre-colonial Yoruba days. different pre-colonial
ii. The structure of the system administrations.
of government 3. Organise visits to museums
iii. Roles of the system and sites of traditional
kingdoms.
4 COMPARISONS OF DIFFERENT 1. Guide students to compare
PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION the different pre-colonial
IN NIGERIA. political system of
government in Hausa-Fulani,
i. Hausa-Fulani system of Igbo and Yoruba
government 2. Organise visits to museums
ii. Igbo system of government and sites of traditional
iii. Yoruba system of kingdoms.
government
5 COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION 1. Provide students with
materials on British colonial
i. Definition of indirect rule administration
ii. Reasons for introducing 2. Invite resource persons to
indirect rule in Nigeria give talk on British colonial
iii. Principles and structures of administration
indirect rule. 3. Organise debate on the
merits and demerits of
colonial rule.
6 INDIRECT RULE IN NORTHERN 1. Invite resource persons to
NIGERIA give talk on indirect rule in
northern Nigeria.
i. Reasons for the success of 2. Lead debate on the success
indirect rule in northern of indirect rule in northern
Nigeria. Nigeria.
7 INDIRECT RULE IN SOUTHERN 1. Lead discussion on the
NIGERIA. failure of indirect rule in
southern part of Nigeria
i. Reasons for the failure of 2. Organise a debate on the
indirect rule in southern reasons for the failure of
Nigeria. indirect rule in southern part
of Nigeria (merits and
demerits of indirect rule)
8 COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION 1. Invite resource persons to
give talk on the French
i. French administration policy system of administration in
of assimilation and West Africa.
association. 2. Organise debate on the
ii. Meaning of assimilation and merits and demerits of
association. colonial rule.
iii. Problems of policy of
assimilation
iv. Reasons for change from
assimilation to association
9 COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION 1. Teacher leads discussion on
CONTINUED colonial rule in West Africa
2. Organises a drama/debate
i. Comparison of British and on the merits and demerits of
French colonial policies of colonial rule in West Africa.
administration
ii. The effect/impacts of British
and French administration
in West Africa
10 NATIONALISM 1. Guide students to explain the
definition/concept of
i. Definition of nationalism nationalism
ii. Factors that led to the rise 2. Invite a resource person to
and growth of nationalism in give a talk on nationalism in
Nigeria. Nigeria.
iii. Effects of nationalism in 3. Organise a drama on
Nigeria nationalist struggle in
iv. The activities of Nigerian Nigeria.
nationalists e.g. 4. Show video clips
a. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe documentary on nationalist
b. Chief obafemi Awolowo activities in Nigeria.
c. Sir Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa
d. Sir Ahmadu Bello
e. Ernest Ikoli etc
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GOVERNMENT
SS 2 THIRD TERM
WEEK TOPIC/CONTENT ACTIVITIES
1 CONSTITUTIONAL 1. Lead students to name different
DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA constitutions in Nigeria
2. Organize a visit to the nearest
i. Hugh Clifford’s office of national archives
constitution of 1922 3. Guide the students to identify
ii. Features the common feature of the
iii. Merits and demerits constitutions
2 ARTHUR RICHARDS 1. Lead students to name different
CONSTITUTION OF 1946/47 constitutions in Nigeria
2. Organize a visit to the nearest
i. Features office of national archives
ii. Merits and demerits 3. Guide the students to identify
the common feature of the
constitutions
3 CONSTITUTIONAL 1. Lead students to name different
DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA constitutions in Nigeria
2. Organize a visit to the nearest
i. Macpherson Constitution office of national archives
of 1951 3. Guide the students to identify
ii. Features the common feature of the
iii. Merits and demerits constitutions
4 CONSTITUTIONAL 1. Lead students to name different
DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA constitutions in Nigeria
2. Organize a visit to the nearest
i. Oliver Lyttleton’s office of national archives
Constitution of 1954 3. Guide the students to identify
ii. Features the common feature of the
iii. Merits and demerits constitutions
5 MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL 1. Invite a resource person to give
CONFERENCES OF 1950, 1953, talk on the conferences held
1957 AND 1958 2. Organise a debate or drama on
the merits and demerits of the
conference.
6 INDEPENDENCE 1. Invite a resource person to give
CONSTITUTION OF 1960 talk on the 1960 constitution
2. Organise a debate or drama on
i. Features the merits and demerits of the
ii. Merits and demerits 1960 constitution.
7 REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION 1. Teacher lead discussion on
OF 1963 PARLIAMENTARY Republican constitution of 1963
2. Organise a debate or drama on
i. Features the merits and demerits of the
ii. Merits and demerits 1963 Republican Constitution.
8 1979 PRESIDENTIAL 1. Invite a resource person to give
CONSTITUTION talk on the presidential
constitution
i. Features 2. Organise a drama on the organs
ii. Merits and demerits of government
9 1999 CONSTITUTION: 1. Invite a resource person to give
PRESIDENTIAL talk on the 1999 constitution
2. Guide the students to identify
i. Features the merits and demerits of 1999
ii. Merits and demerits constitution and discuss it.
3. Organise an excursion to the
state/national assembly to see
the process of law making and
court for judicial interpretation of
the law made.
10 FEDERALISM 1. Teacher leads discussion on the
reasons that led to the adoption
i. The emergence of of federalism in Nigeria.
federalism in Nigeria 2. Discusses the major
ii. Factors that necessitate constitutional conferences of
the formation of federal 1950, 57,and 58 as a prelude to
government in Nigeria. the adoption of federalism and
iii. Features of Nigerian the issues involved.
federalism
iv. Problems of Nigerian
federalism e.g.
a. Revenue allocation
formula
b. Minority issues
c. State creation
d. Ethnicity rivalry
problems.
11 NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF 1. Teacher leads discussion on the
NIGERIAN FEDERALISM political structure and division of
powers in Nigeria federalism
i. Federalism before 2. Leads debate on the
independence from 1914 advantages and disadvantages
to 1959 of federalism
ii. 1960 – 1966
iii. 1967 – 1975
iv. 1976 – to date
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CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
SS 2 FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPIC CONTENT ACTIVITIES
1 The Sovereignty a. Meaning of sovereignty of Students to
of God God distinguish
b. God the Creator between things
- first account of creation created by God
- Second account of and those
creation made by man.
Discuss the
- Both accounts
implication of
compared (Genesis 1&2, God’s
Psalm 19:1) Sovereignty
over student’s
c. Sovereignty of God lives.
over individual lives. (Daniel 4:4-
37, Isaiah 45:10)