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Reasons for the relocation of Nigeria's Capital from Lagos to Abuja

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TERM: 1st Term

WEEK: 10

CLASS: Primary 4

AGE: 9 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Reasons for the relocation of Nigeria’s Capital city from Lagos to Abuja 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to

  1. State the reasons why Abuja was chosen to replace Lagos and the Federal Capital

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: The political map of Nigeria showing Abuja, photographs of Gen Ibrahim Babangida

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

The teacher revises the previous lesson on the first federal capital of Nigeria

Pupils  pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She then explains the meaning of federal capital:

A federal capital is a city where the country’s federal government is located

 

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the reasons for the change of Federal capital from Lagos to Abuja

1. Lagos is a coastal city with Atlantic ocean at its border. This makes Lagos prone to external attacks by air or sea but Abuja is located at  the heart of Nigeria’s land

2. Lagos is densely populated as it was not just a capital city but also the commercial hub of Nigeria which causes serious congestion and environmental problem and rendering it unfit for a capital city

3. Lagos has limited area of Land and may not be able to accommodate further expansion in the future unlike Abuja

4. Lagos is the land of the Yoruba tribe leaving no room for neutrality unlike Abuja that accommodates different tribes in a way no man can claim the land.

5. Abuja was designed solely as a capital city hence its suitability unlike forcing Lagos to suit a capital city which it wasn’t designed for

 

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board for the pupils to copy

The pupils copy the note from the board

 

NOTE

A federal capital is a city where the country’s federal government is located

 

REASONS FOR THE CHANGE OF FEDERAL CAPITAL FROM LAGOS TO ABUJA

  1. Lagos is a coastal city with Atlantic Ocean at its border. This makes Lagos prone to external attacks by air or sea but Abuja is located at the heart of Nigeria’s land
  2. Lagos is densely populated as it was not just a capital city but also the commercial hub of Nigeria which causes serious congestion and environmental problem and rendering it unfit for a capital city
  3. Lagos has limited area of Land and may not be able to accommodate further expansion in the future unlike Abuja
  4. Lagos is the land of the Yoruba tribe leaving no room for neutrality unlike Abuja that accommodates different tribes in a way no man can claim the land.
  5. Abuja was designed solely as a capital city hence its suitability unlike forcing Lagos to suit a capital city which it wasn’t designed for

 

EVALUATION:  1. Explain the meaning federal capital

  1. Discuss four reasons why the capital city was changed from Lagos to Abuja

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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