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Nigeria's independence

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TERM: 3rd Term

WEEK: 2

CLASS: Primary 5

AGE: 10 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Nigeria’s independence

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

  1. Explain when Nigeria became a republic
  2. State the Premiers of the regions before and after Independence

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Chart showing the Nigerian Flag

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

The teacher revises the previous Topic On Nigeria’s independence

Pupils  pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains that after Independence, Nigeria was still operating under British constitution and political arrangement. Though election was held and won by various political parties, the political structure of Nigeria was still as the British arraigned it. In 1963, power of self- government or self- determination was handed over  to the elected civilian leaders of Nigerian origin. It was at this hand over that Nigeria was said to become a republic and that was in1963.

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She describes Nigeria Structure before and after independence.

As at independence, Nigeria was divided into three regional arrangement, the North, west and eastern regions. In 1963, the fourth region was created from the western region called Mid- western region. The four regions were under elected premiers who were:

1. Northern Region: Sir Alhaji Ahmadu Bello

2. Western Region: Chief Obafemi Awolowo and later replaced by Chief S.L. Akintola.

3. Eastern Region: Dr. Michael Okpara

4. Mid-western Region: Chief Dennis Osadebey.

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

After Independence, Nigeria was still operating under British constitution and political arrangement. Though election was held and won by various political parties, the political structure of Nigeria was still as the British arraigned it. In 1963, power of self- government  or self- determination was handed over  to the elected civilian leaders of Nigerian origin. It was at this hand over that Nigeria was said to become a republic and that was in1963.

 

Nigeria Structure before and after independence.

As at independence, Nigeria was divided into three regional arrangement, the North, west and eastern regions. In 1963, the fourth region was created from the western region called Mid- western region. The four regions were under elected premiers who were:

  1. Northern Region: Sir Alhaji Ahmadu Bello
  2. Western Region: Chief Obafemi Awolowo and later replaced by Chief S.L. Akintola.
  3. Eastern Region: Dr. Michael Okpara
  4. Mid-western Region: Chief Dennis Osadebey.

EVALUATION:    1.In what year did Nigeria become a Republic.

  1. Mention the 3 major regions in Nigeria in 1960 and their respective premiers.

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively



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