WEEK 1 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: Pre- Independence Constitution:

CONTENT: (a) Hugh Clifford Constitution of 1922
(b) Arthur Richards constitution of 1946
(c). John Macpherson constitution of 1951
(d). Oliver Lyttleton constitution of 1954

WEEK 2 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: Independence Constitution of Nigeria

CONTENT: (i). London Constitutional Conference 1957
(ii) Willink’s Commission
(iii) Lagos Constitutional Conference1958
(iv) Independence Constitution of 1960

WEEK 3 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: Post- Independence Constitution of Nigeria

CONTENT: (a). 1ST Republican Constitution of 1963
(b) Second Republic Constitution of 1979

WEEK 4 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Constitutional Development in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: Post- Independence Constitution of Nigeria

CONTENT: (a).Third Republic 1989 Nigeria Constitution
(b) Fourth Republic 1999 Nigeria Constitution

WEEK 5 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Federalism in Nigeria

CONTENT: (i) Origin of Nigeria Federalism
(ii) Nature and Structure of Nigerian Federalism
(iii). Features of Federalism in Nigeria
(iv)Factors that influenced the adoption of Federalism in Nigeria
(v) Problems of Nigerian Federalism

WEEK 6 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Federalism in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: (a)Issues with the Minority and demand for more states
(b) Inter-ethnic Rivalry and Issue of secession

WEEK 7 MID TERM.——————————————————

MID TERM TEST AND BREAK

SUB-TOPIC: Revision

CONTENT: Test

WEEK 9 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Development of Major Political Parties in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: Pre-independence Political Parties in Nigeria

CONTENT: (i) Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
(ii) The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM)
(iii) National Council of Nigeria and Cameroons/Citizens (NCNC)
(iv) Action Group (AG)
(v) Northern People’s Congress (NPC)

WEEK 9 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Development of Major Political Parties in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC: (a) Independence Period and the First republic
(ii) Political parties in the 2nd republic

CONTENT: (i) Independence era and the 1st republic political parties
(ii) Coalition and Alliances among political parties from 1957 – 1964
– National Party of Nigeria (NPN)
– Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN)
– Nigeria People’s Party (NPP)
– Great Nigeria People’s Party (GNPP)
– People’s Redemption Party (PRP)
– Nigeria Advanced Party (NAP)

WEEK 10 LESSON 1 -3.——————————————————

Development of Major Political Parties

SUB-TOPIC: (a) Political Parties in the 3rd Republic
Political Parties in the 4th Republic

CONTENT: (i)Social Democratic Party (SDP)
(ii)National Republican Convention (NRC)
(iii) PDP, ANPP, AD, APGA, NCP, NDP, e.t.c.