This scheme of work contains weeks, topics, units as well as teacher and learners activities.
GOVERNMENT SS 3 FIRSTTERM
1 FEDERALISM
Emergence of federalism in Nigeria
Factors that necessitated the formation of federalism
Conferences organised by the colonial powers
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on adoption of federalism in Nigeria.
Discusses the major constitutional conferences
Students take notes. .
2 NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
Federalism before independence from 1914 to 1959
1960 – 1966, 1967 – 1975, 1976 – to date
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the political structure and division of powers in Nigeria federalism
Teacher/Learners Activities
Leads debate on the advantages and disadvantages of federalism
Leads identification of the characteristics of Nigerian federalism
3 PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
Revenue allocation formula in Nigeria
Need for revenue allocation in a federal state.
Conflict over each adopted revenue allocation formula.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Lead students to recognise revenue allocation as a major problem of Nigeria federalism.
Lead discussion on the controversy over any adopted formula.
Derivation
Population
National interest etc
4 MINORITY ISSUE AND THE CREATION OF STATES
The major and minor ethnic groups in Nigeria
Reasons for the demand of more states
Complexity and endless nature of the state creation
Recommendation of willink’s commission
Solution to minority problems in Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on minority issues
Leads by students on the advantages of creating more states in Nigeria.
Students will debate on the solutions to minority issues
5 INTER-ETHNIC RIVALRY AND ISSUE OF STATE CREATION
The nature of ethnic conflicts and rivalry in Nigeria.
Problems of secession in Nigeria.
Measures to avoid secession in Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on regionalism and ethnic conflicts in Nigeria.
Explains the factors underlying the attempts by eastern Nigeria to secede.
6 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA.
National democratic party (NNDP)
Nigerian youth movement (NYM)
National council of Nigeria and Cameroun citizens (NCNC)
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on:
Origin of the political parties.
Organisational structure
Sources o finance
Aims/objectives
Performance
Common features among the political parties.
7 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (Cont.).
Action group (AG)
Northern people’s congress (NPC)
Northern elements progressive Union (NEPU)
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the formation, structure, sources of revenue,
performance, objective of the parties.
Explains the reasons for rivalries among the parties.
8 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (Cont.).
National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
Unity Party of Nigeria. (UPN)
Nigerian People’s Party (NPP)
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads students on the discussion of emergence/formation, structure, sources of
finance, objectives and achievements of the parties.
The class discuss the crisis in the NPP.
Students will take notes.
9 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (Cont.).
Great Nigerian people’s party (GNPP)
People’s Redemption party (PRP)
Nigerian Advance Party (NAP)
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on origin, structure, source of finance, objectives of the parties.
Teacher explains the electoral performance of the parties.
Students will take notes
10 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (Cont.).
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
National republican Convention (NRC)
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on origin, structure, source of finance, objectives and performance of SDP and NRC
Teacher explains the reasons government form the political parties.
11 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA (Cont.).
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
All Nigerian Peoples’ Party (ANPP)
Alliance for Democracy (AD)
Action Congress (AC) and small
political parties.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on origin, structure, source of finance, objectives and electoral performance.
Students will debate on the performance of the ruling party
Teacher explains the relationship between the political parties.
12 MAJOR POLITICAL CRISIS IN NIGERIA
Kano riot 1953
Eastern region constitution 1953
Census crisis 1962/63
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on main courses of political crisis, examine the
consequences, the political implication and suggest ways of preventing political crisis.
Teacher leads discussion on immediate and remote causes of civil war,
consequences and how to stop civil war.
Action group Crisis
Nigerian Civil War 1967 – 1970
13 Revision Revision
14 Examination Examination
GOVERNMENT SS 3 SECOND TERM
1 ELECTORAL CRISIS IN NIGERIA
Federal election 1964
Nigerian election 1965
General election 1979
Executive vs legislative crisis in Kaduna
General election 1983
General election 1993
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on major causes of electoral crisis in Nigeria, examine
consequences, political implication and suggest
ways of preventing electoral crisis in Nigeria.
Shows films on electoral crisis in Nigeria.
2 MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA
1966 – 1975
1975 – 1979
1983 – 1985
1985 – 1993
1993 – 1999
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher explains the features,
causes, consequences and structures of military rule in
Nigeria.
Evaluates justifications for military intervention
Students take note.
3 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MANAGEMENT
Definition and meaning of conflict
Types of conflicts
Causes of conflicts
Conflicts resolution
Peace Evaluation
Meaning of peace
Mechanism for promoting peace.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on conflict and conflict management.
Organises debate on conflict resolution
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads students on discussing peace education
Students take notes
4 INTER-DEPENDENCE OF NATION AND GLOBALIZATION
Community of nations
Purpose for interaction
Nigeria’s interaction –economic, political and socio-cultural
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on inter-dependence of nations.
Students debate on the merits and demerits of international interactions
Students take notes
5-13 Revision Revision
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