This scheme contains weeks, topics, units, teacher and learners activities which will guide teachers to prepare their lessons without much stress.

Government Scheme of Work SS2 First Term

WEEK 1: CIVIL SERVICE
Meaning/definition of civil service
Characteristics of civil service
Structures of civil service
Functions of civil service
Control of civil service
Problems of civil service
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on civil service.
Ask students to list the duties performed by some government officials in their
localities.

2 CIVIL SERVICE (ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL CLASSES)
Executive class
Clerical class
Ethic, honesty, integrity
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on civil service commission
Illustrates with organisational chart of the civil service commission in Nigeria. .

3 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION IN THE CIVIL SERVICE
Meaning of civil service commission
Structure of the commission
Functions of the commission
Relationship between the civil service and political executives.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher lead discussion on civil service commission
Illustrate with organisational chart of the civil service commission in Nigeria.

4 PUBLIC CORPORATIONS
Definition of public corporations.
Reasons for establishing public corporations
Functions of public corporation
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on public corporation
Invite a resource person to give talk on the functions of public corporations

5 STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF PUBLIC CORPORATION
Minister as a political head Board of Director Management
Comparison of the organisation
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the structure of public organisation
Draws a diagram showing the relationship between a minster, board and management.

6 CONTROL AND PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC CORPORATION
Reasons for the control of public corporation
Types of control: ministerial, parliament and judicial control
Problems facing public corporation
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the control and problems of public corporation
Embarks on excursion to a public corporation e.g. banks, Radio. Television stations, companies Beverages etc to be organised.

7 COMMERCIALIZATION
Definition of commercialization
Reasons for commercialization
Merits and demerits of commercialization in Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on commercialization
Invites an expert to give talk on commercialization.

8 PRIVATIZATION
Definition of privatization
Reasons for privatization
Merits and demerits of privatization in Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on privatization
Invites an expert to give talk on privatization.
9 DEREGULATION
Meaning of deregulation
Reasons for deregulation
Advantages and disadvantages of deregulation in Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on deregulation
Invites an expert to give talk on deregulation.

10 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA
Meaning of local government administration
Reasons for the creation of local
government in Britain and France
Functions of local government
System of local government in Britain and France.
Teacher/Learners Activities

Teacher leads discussion on local government
Cites, services performance by local government
Organises an excursion to local government secretariat

11 THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The evolution of local government in Nigeria
Structure of local government in Nigeria.
Local government sources of finance
Relationship among local, state and federal government in Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the evolution and structure of local government.
Visits local government secretariat.

12 LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS
Roles of traditional rulers in local government administration
1976, local government reforms
Problems facing local governments in Nigeria today.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the role of local government and the 1976 local government reforms in Nigeria.
Organizes debate on the role of traditional rulers in the administration of local Government in Nigeria.
Measures or ways to improve local government administration in Nigeria.
13 Revision Revision
14 Examination Examination

GOVERNMENT SS 2 SECOND TERM
1 PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
System of administration in pre-colonial Hausa-Fulani government
Structure of the system of government
Roles of the system
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite resource person to give talk on governments in pre￾colonial days
Guide students to compare different pre-colonial administrations.
Organise visits to museums and sites of traditional kingdoms.

2 PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
Igbo pre-colonial political system of government.
The structure of the government in pre-colonial Igbo political system.
The roles of the system.

Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite resource person to give talk on Igbo pre-colonial political system of government
Guide students to compare the pre-colonial administrations.
Organise visits to museums and sites of traditional kingdoms.

3 PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN YORUBA LAND
System of government in pre-colonial Yoruba days.
The structure of the system of government
Roles of the system
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite resource person to give talk on the Yoruba pre-colonial system of
government.
Guide students to compare different pre-colonial administrations.
Organise visits to museums and sites of traditional kingdoms.

4 COMPARISONS OF DIFFERENT PRE-COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA.
Hausa-Fulani system of government
Igbo system of government
Yoruba system of government
Teacher/Learners Activities
Guide students to compare the different pre-colonial political system of government in
Hausa-Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba
Organise visits to museums and sites of traditional kingdoms.

5 COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
Definition of indirect rule
Reasons for introducing indirect rule in Nigeria
Principles and structures of indirect rule on British colonial administration
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite resource persons to give talk on British colonial administration
Organise debate on the merits and demerits of colonial rule.

6 INDIRECT RULE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Reasons for the success of
indirect rule in northern Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite resource persons to give talk on indirect rule in northern Nigeria.
Lead debate on the success of indirect rule in northern Nigeria.

7 INDIRECT RULE IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA.
Reasons for the failure of indirect rule in southern Nigeria.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher provides students with materials
Lead discussion on the failure of indirect rule in southern part of Nigeria
Organise a debate on the reasons for the failure of indirect rule in southern part of Nigeria (merits and demerits of indirect rule)

8 COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION
French administration policy of assimilation and association.
Meaning of assimilation and association.
Problems of policy of assimilation
Reasons for change from assimilation to association
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite resource persons to give talk on the French system of administration in West Africa.
Organise debate on the merits and demerits of colonial rule.

9 COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION CONTINUED
Comparison of British and French colonial policies of administration
The effect/impacts of British and French administration in West Africa
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on colonial rule in West Africa
Organises a drama/debate on the merits and demerits of colonial rule in West Africa.

10 NATIONALISM
Definition of nationalism
Factors that led to the rise and growth of nationalism in Nigeria.
Effects of nationalism in Nigeria
The activities of Nigerian nationalists
Teacher/Learners Activities
Guide students to explain the definition/concept of nationalism
Invite a resource person to give a talk on nationalism in Nigeria.
Organise a drama on nationalist struggle in Nigeria.
Show video clips documentary on nationalist activities in Nigeria. e.g. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief obafemi Awolowo, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Sir Ahmadu Bello, Ernest Ikoli etc
11 Revision Revision
12 Examination Examination

GOVERNMENT SS 2 THIRD TERM

1 CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA BEFORE INDEPENDENCE
Hugh Clifford’s constitution of 1922
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Lead students to name different constitutions in Nigeria
Organize a visit to the nearest office of national archives
Guide the students to identify the common feature of the constitutions

2 ARTHUR RICHARDS CONSTITUTION OF 1946/47
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Lead students to name different constitutions in Nigeria
Organize a visit to the nearest office of national archives
Guide the students to identify the common feature of the constitutions

3 CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Macpherson Constitution of 1951
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Lead students to name different constitutions in Nigeria
Organize a visit to the nearest office of national archives
Guide the students to identify the common feature of the constitutions

4 CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Oliver Lyttleton’s Constitution of 1954
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Lead students to name different constitutions in Nigeria
Organize a visit to the nearest office of national archives
Guide the students to identify the common feature of the constitutions
5 MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCES OF 1950, 1953, 1957 AND 1958
merits and demerits of the conference.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite a resource person to give talk on the conferences held
Organise a debate or drama on the

6 INDEPENDENCE CONSTITUTION OF 1960
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities

Invite a resource person to give talk on the 1960 constitution
Organise a debate or drama on the merits and demerits of the 1960 constitution.

7 REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION OF 1963 PARLIAMENTARY
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher lead discussion on Republican constitution of 1963
Organise a debate or drama on the merits and demerits of the 1963 Republican Constitution.

8 1979 PRESIDENTIAL CONSTITUTION
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite a resource person to give talk
on the presidential constitution
Organise a drama on the organs of government

9. 1999 CONSTITUTION: PRESIDENTIAL
Features
Merits and demerits
Teacher/Learners Activities
Invite a resource person to give talk on the 1999 constitution
Guide the students to identify the merits and demerits of 1999 constitution and discuss it.
Organise an excursion to the state/national assembly to see the process of law making and court for judicial interpretation of the law made formation of federal government in Nigeria.

Features of Nigerian federalism
Problems of Nigerian federalism e.g. Revenue allocation formula, Minority issues, State creation, Ethnicity rivalry problems.
Teacher/Learners Activities
Teacher leads discussion on the reasons that led to the adoption of federalism in Nigeria.
Discusses the major constitutional conferences of 1950, 57,and 58
as a prelude to the adoption of federalism and the issues involved.1

1 NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISMF

Federalismbefore independence from 1914 to 1959 , 1960 – 1966, 1967 – 1975, 1976 – to dateT

TeacherLearners Activities

Teacher leads discussion on the political structure and division of powers in Nigeria federalismL

Leadsdebate on the advantages and disadvantages of federalism1

2 Revision Revision

13. Examination Examination

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