Lesson Notes, Audio Lessons, Exam Questions
Lesson Notes, Audio Lessons, Exam Questions
Welcome to our Civic Education video lessons for Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) to Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) students. These lessons are carefully designed to align with the Nigerian educational syllabus for WAEC and NECO examinations.
In these videos, you will explore essential topics such as citizenship, human rights, democracy, national values, and civic responsibilities. Each topic is explained clearly to help students understand their roles in building a better society.
This resource is valuable for students preparing for exams, teachers looking for supplementary teaching materials, and parents who want to guide their children through civic responsibilities.
They keep the class neat and tidy. When the class is tidy, we will be comfortable and then we will learn new things easily. They clean the chalkboard. When the chalkboard is clean, it will be easy for the teacher…
Rules and regulations in the school are: What we should do in the school environment. What we should not do in the school environment. School rules Be punctual at school. Attend school regularly. You must be neat and tidy at…
The need for Civic Education Civic education helps us to: Understand our rights; it helps us to know what to expect from the government. Understand our responsibilities; it helps us to understand what we should do for our country. Know…
NATIONAL UNITY (FEATURES AND BENEFITS) National unity is the desire of the citizens of a country to promote peace and stability (common interest) in them country. Factors that Promote National Unity There must be peace in the country There…
The Meaning of HIV/AIDS The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first reported in the Los Angeles city of California in 1980. It was first diagnosed in a gay man (homosexual). AIDS is the most…
Representative Democracy is a system of government in which people elect those that will rule over them in government. It is also a government in the majority of the people. Examples of countries that practice this system include: Ghana, Nigeria,…
A federation/federalism is a system of government in which powers of government are shared between two levels of government. Both the central and the component units. Reasons Why Countries Adopt a Federal System of Government Geographic Size and Diversity: a.…
Government is defined as an agency that carries out the functions or business of the state. It is an institution through which the state or country is ruled. The organs of government include the legislative (law making); the executive (enforcement…
The various types of constitutions include: Written Constitution: These are the laws of the country that are found in a single document (book) at a particular time. E.g. Nigeria 1999 constitution. Unwritten constitution: This is when all the important law…
A constitution means a set of rules and regulations that guides the behavior of the state and its citizens. It also means a set of laws, principles, rules and regulations which determines how a country is ruled or governed. Every…
Accident can be defined as a sudden occurrence that causes injury on the victims/road users. It can also cause damage to the vehicles or properties There are three categories of accidents. Fatal accident – when life is lost Serious accident…
Traffic means the movement of air – crafts, ships and vehicles from place to another. It also means the movement of people and goods from one place to another through the aid of vehicles, ships, trains and air-crafts. Traffic rules…
Democracy is a system of government whereby the majority of people elect people (leaders) who rule over them. It is a government where adults/people take part in the governance of the state. It involves every citizen in a country to…
FOLLOWERSHIP Followership: A follower is a person who takes to the instruction of a leader. Followership means a group of people who accept the leadership and authority of a person or group of persons. A call to leadership is a…
NATIONAL SYMBOLS AND THEIR MEANING National symbols are marks, signs and objects for which the country is known Examples of these natural symbols are the constitution, map pledge, Anthem, flag, coat of arms, currency and passports. (a) The constitution: is…
Consciousness means the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around us. It also means a person’s ideas feelings or opinions about politics life and his environment. It also means awareness. Self-consciousness mean awareness about oneself,…
OBLIGATIONS Obligations are legal or moral duties of citizens towards their government and fellow citizens. They are compulsory functions which citizens perform towards the state, its agencies and to his fellow citizens. Types of Obligations Political Obligation Social/Civil Obligation Economic…
SELF-RELIANCE Self-reliance means the ability to do things by oneself without depending on other people to achieve the (set goals) them. It is the total transformation of a society without too much reliance/dependence on other country/society for development. Many people…
What is Rights? Rights are legal entitlements enjoyed by people as guaranteed by law. These rights are also called the fundamental human rights. Human rights have their origin with the United Nations in 1948 which is termed Universal Declaration of…
CITIZENSHIP: RIGHTS OF CITIZENS A citizen is a full-fledge member of a country. He enjoys all rights in the country as written in the constitution. A non-citizen does not enjoy all the rights citizens enjoy in any country where he/she…