Government Lesson Note for Complete SS3 First and Second Term

Description

SS3 Government Scheme of Work for First and Second Term: These lesson notes cover the following topics.

First Term:

1. Military Rule In Nigeria: Historical Background, Reasons for Military Rule, Achievements of Military Rule in Nigeria
2. Weakness of Military Rule in Nigeria; Measures That Could be Taken to Prevent Military Intervention in Nigeria
3. Local Administration in Nigeria; Structure, Functions, Sources of Finance and Problems of Local Government: Features of 1976 Local Government Reforms in Nigeria; Roles of Traditional Rulers in Government
4. Nigeria and the World; (i) Interdependence of Nations (ii) Nigeria’s Foreign Policy; Meaning, Nigeria Foreign Policy since Independence
5. Nigeria and the World; Factors that can affect Nigeria’s Foreign Policy, Formulation of Nigeria Foreign Policy; Features of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
6. Africa as the Center Piece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy; Origin; Reasons for the Adoption of Nigeria as the Center Piece of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
7. How Nigeria has Demonstrated that Africa is the Center Piece of Her Foreign Policy; Ways by which Nigeria maintains Friendly Relations with African States
8. Non-Alignment; Origin, Meaning, Aims and Objectives
9. Non-Alignment Problems; Factors that Stimulated the Formation of Non-Align Movement; Nigeria and Non-Aligned Movement
10. International Organization- Organization of African Unity (O.A.U.); Historical Perspective, Aims and Objectives, Principles
11. Organization of African Unity- Organs and functions, Aims and Objectives, Achievements and Problems
12. Revision/ Examination

REFERENCE
• Essential Government by C.C. Dibie
• Comprehensive Government by J.U. Anyaele

Second Term:

Nigeria and the World: The Inter-dependence of Nations and Globalization
Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
International Organizations: The United Nations (UN)
The African Union (AU)
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
The Commonwealth of Nations
The World Health Organisation (W.H.O)
The United Nations Development Project (UNDP)
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The New Economic Partnership for Economic Development (NEPAD)
Federalism in Nigeria