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Meaning and Functions of Money

video lesson SS1 · Economics · 03:05

The lesson covers the definition of money and its characteristics. It compares a money economy with a barter economy and identifies various types of money. The functions of money in a modern economy are also explained.

  • 02:21 “what does this mean? This means that if someone has a particular commodity and is in need of another commodity, he must go in search of somebody who has the commodity that he is in need of and who also needs the commodit...”
  • 01:33 “Trade by butter may be defined as a form of trading in which goods are exchanged directly for other goods without the use of money as a medium of exchange. For example, if someone has Gary and is in need of bins, he must...”
money economy barter functions of money exchange trade need commodity

Revenue Types

video lesson SS2 · Economics · 21:28

This lesson defines revenue and explains its three main types: total revenue, average revenue, and marginal revenue. It covers how to calculate each type and their relationships to production and sales.

  • 01:01 “However, when you produce an item and then you sell that item, you will realize money. Is that so? Now, the total amount you have realized when you sell a commodity you have produced, that total amount realized is what w...”
  • 05:10 “So, let's get the words, the solution to these words, so this interesting question won't have to the other. Look at the board, here you have what, P is on the wall, it's first on the CR, remember the formula I give to us...”
  • 02:40 “The average revenue will be given to you in the world and the question, are we together? Then, to get your average revenue, your average revenue is worth is your total revenue, okay? Divide that worth the quantity that h...”
revenue economics total revenue average revenue marginal revenue

Channels of Distribution

video lesson SS1 · Economics · 19:21

This lesson covers the channels through which goods move from producers to consumers. It explains the roles of wholesalers and retailers, the functions of cooperative societies and government agencies in distribution, and identifies problems in distribution along with possible improvements.

  • 07:34 “makes it easy for them to buy a small quantity. Transportation services. Like I said earlier, after getting those goods into his warehouse from the manufacturer, he also transports them to the retailers to distribute it...”
  • 04:24 “keeping those goods and he gives them out as they are being demanded. That is called warehousing. That is, the practice of storing large amounts of goods in a warehouse or in a large store. Advertisements. He helps in ad...”
  • 06:02 “in bulk and keeping them in the warehouse he bears risk because if the price falls down as at the time those such goods are still in the warehouse he's the one that will be at the risk of reduction in prices. Branding an...”
distribution wholesalers retailers economics goods manufacturer retailer consumers

Factors of Production

video lesson SS1 · Economics · 35:24

The lesson covers the concept of production and its types. It explains the factors of production, division of labor, and specialization. The advantages and disadvantages of division of labor and large scale production are also discussed.

  • 05:41 “help us to complete that last phase of the production process or the production cycle. Now what are factors of production? They are the resources or the components that are combined together in order to produce goods and...”
  • 00:49 “services to the final consumers for the satisfaction of human wants. Simply put, economic activities that lead to the production of goods and services that satisfy human wants. Now one critical thing to note is that okay...”
  • 08:58 “extracted, then those ones are moved by a body location of land itself or the source of land is fixed. Also the supply is fixed. So we have all we have is what we have. We do not have more. So that's why we have to be ve...”
production economics division of labor specialization labor capital land economies

Meaning and Types of Trade

video lesson JSS2 · Business Studies · 26:19

The lesson explains the concept of trade as the buying and selling of goods. It describes the types of trade, including own trade and foreign trade, and outlines the services that facilitate trade. The role of Customs and Excise in foreign trade is also discussed.

  • 04:43 “It is the buying and selling of goods or exchange of services between one country to another. Exchange of goods. So a trader that sells, for example, myths is residing in legal's Nigeria here. He cannot carry myths to ab...”
  • 01:36 “Also within an economy, it is among producers and consumers. So consumer is the final buyer. The producer of the product, it could be T. It could be even the BORVITA, the producer as giving us BORVITA in the markets. Wha...”
  • 05:29 “And also, school shoes. There are some very good letters in Italy. So an Italian man can decide to produce good shoes, good school shoes. We used to remember this company called Batta. They bring shoes from abroad to Nig...”
trade business studies own trade foreign trade customs

Solid Minerals in Nigeria

video lesson JSS3 · Basic Science · 17:36

This lesson covers the types of solid minerals found in Nigeria, their locations, and their uses. Students will learn about specific minerals such as limestone and their importance to the economy. A map of Nigeria showing the distribution of these minerals will also be drawn.

  • 15:50 “Siva, goat and diamond are used for making diaries, earrings, necklace, medals and trophies. The wealth of a nation in foreign reserve is determined by the value of the goat. Coal. It is also used in generating power, wh...”
  • 01:40 “In the course of this lesson, you get to find out more. Minerals can exist as solid or non-solid or they can exist as a combination of solid and non-solid. All rocks are made up of minerals. You can find minerals in all...”
  • 15:03 “the vegetation is going to kill some of the plants, it's going to be responsible for some of the animal behavioural pattern. Crystallistic of solid minerals. Diamonds. Diamonds is hard with natural state and it is a lot...”
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Solid Minerals in Nigeria

video lesson JSS3 · Basic Science · 10:43

This lesson covers the types of solid minerals found in Nigeria and their locations. It also discusses the importance and uses of these minerals, along with how to draw a map showing their distribution across the country.

  • 05:00 “The importance is that it has a great importance to man and the economy of that nation. The uses of goat. Number one, it is used as a basis of international monitris and transaction. So you can use to transact from one c...”
  • 01:37 “minerals of a particular metal from which it can be profitable mind is called the ore of that metal, e.g. iron ore, copper ore, etc. Solid minerals. Solid minerals have been found deposited in some parts of Nigeria and i...”
  • 08:21 “are important for men. Coal, coal is found in a new good state and also in benure state. It is of great importance to men and the economy at large. Now what's the use of coal? Number one, it is a source of wear for cooki...”
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Structure of the Nigerian Economy

video lesson SS1 · Economics · 19:47

This lesson covers the nature and structure of the Nigerian economy. It explains the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors and their contributions to the economy. The lesson also discusses the economic activities in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

  • 04:01 “crude oil exploration and mining of other mineral resources such as coal, iron ore, granite, tin, limestone, et cetera. Now, the secondary sector, the secondary sector, consists of all the manufacturing industries. That...”
  • 03:15 “secondary and the tertiary sectors and their contribution to the Nigerian economy. The primary sector consists of both the agricultural and extractive industries. That is, all those companies and businesses which go into...”
  • 17:59 “Agro-state, and Ebony State. This zone is known for the business mindset of its inhabitants. That is, majority of the people in this zone have business orientation, the black trading, the affront of business, the deal in...”
nigerian economy economic sectors primary sector secondary sector tertiary sector

Cost of Production

video lesson SS1 · Economics · 33:43

This lesson covers the concept of cost in economics, focusing on the cost of production. It explains different types of costs, such as fixed and variable costs, and discusses the factors of production that contribute to overall costs.

  • 08:08 “When I forego the pen, it means that I have sacrificed the pen, in order to enable me to buy the world, the book. That pen I have forego is what economists refer to as well as opportunity calls, sacrificing the particula...”
  • 05:46 “see as well money cost, that is, the actual amount spent to acquire a particular world commodity. Are we together? Then, that is the way an accountant see cost. How then does an economy see cost? To an economist, cost is...”
  • 21:02 “draw your x and y axis, then you draw this, this represents your words, your average cost, anytime, anything, are we together, then the next thing I'm going to show you is what is that your average total cost is divided...”
cost concepts production costs economics cost worth total output fixed

Basic Economic Problems

video lesson SS1 · Economics · 36:27

This lesson covers the basic economic problems faced by society, including scarcity and resource allocation. It explains different economic systems such as capitalism, socialism, and mixed economy, and how they address these problems. The role of market forces in regulating the economy is also discu

  • 03:10 “the price system defines or is the guiding principle for how resources are allocated. So if the price is good, the resources are going to move in that direction and those goods or services are going to be produced. The p...”
  • 31:54 “want to produce the resources for the people, the government can decide that this section of the economy needs this intervention and so the government is going to invest resources into producing the goods or the service...”
  • 24:46 “efficient use of resources or efficiency of resource use. So, no matter the system that we're having, there's going to be production going on and production drives the economy. Production is like the foundation of the ec...”
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Types of Production

video lesson JSS1 · Business Studies · 19:11

This lesson defines production and explains its types, including primary, secondary, and tertiary production. It also discusses the extraction of raw materials and the transformation into finished goods.

  • 10:57 “to get those goods to be consumers are either by air, by water or by road, okay? And before those goods will be able to get to the consumer, it may be stored in our warehouse, okay? Until those goods are being needed. An...”
  • 08:24 “level of production. Constructive industry is also under secondary level. At this stage or at this type of production, those industries are concerned with the construction of activity, the industry is also under secondar...”
  • 12:36 “abnormal raw material to be converted to finished product, okay? Production makes it possible for those raw materials to be able to get to that position where one can be able to use them. It brings opportunities to custo...”
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Commercial Arithmetic: Profit and Loss

video lesson JSS2 · Mathematics · 32:13

This lesson covers the concepts of profit and loss in commercial arithmetic. Students will learn to identify cost price and selling price, and how to calculate profit or loss these values. The lesson also includes calculating profit or loss in percentage.

  • 02:26 “So, the trader goes to the market. The private amount he pays to get the product is called the cost price. Now, the selling price, the price to be the trader sells to the item to the consumer. The trader sells the item t...”
  • 01:40 “Look at selling price. Now, the cost price, the selling price. We're considering profit and loss. And when profit and loss, we take a look at three elements. We have the first box, the second box and the third box. So, w...”
  • 07:46 “Compare the two. Remember, the cost price, the selling price. Compare the two. Now, is it going to be making a profit or make a loss? Look at it. You see that this cost price is greater than the selling price. And it wou...”
profit loss cost price selling price percentage

Translating Word Problems into Equations

video lesson JSS1 · Mathematics · 19:40

The lesson teaches how to translate word sentences into mathematical equations. It covers the use of variables to represent numbers and how to express word problems as algebraic expressions. Students will learn to solve simple equations and check their answers.

  • 07:04 “could find out what the exact age is. But as it is now, there's no value. We leave it the way it is. Second example, a shop owner sells maize at Sunera Parkop. She also sells rice Parkop at double the price of the maize....”
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Crude Oil and Petrochemicals

video lesson JSS2 · Basic Science · 25:08

This lesson covers the definition of crude oil and petrochemicals. It explains the process of refining crude oil and lists the various uses of crude oil and petrochemical products. The importance of crude oil to Nigeria is also discussed.

  • 01:38 “introductory aspects of this teaching. Now we are looking at Nigeria in context and each and every one of you know that Nigeria as a country is a crude oil nation. Very popular we have several mineral resources which we...”
  • 08:16 “one that has high meta constituents and also high sulfur content. This particular type of crude oil a lot of countries run away from buying them because it is stressful. When you buy them you still have to heat them. You...”
  • 09:05 “this ones are less expensive than the light ones. Now let's look at petrochemicals. Petrochemicals are those products which are obtained from crude oil but not every product are petrochemicals. Why? Because petrochemical...”
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Fundamental and Derived Quantities

video lesson SS1 · Physics · 26:41

This lesson covers the definitions of fundamental and derived quantities in physics. It explains how fundamental quantities serve as the base for deriving other quantities and the importance of measurement in physical science.

  • 14:11 “I've had it time without non-biased students, we say, I want to measure my weight. You can never measure your weight. What you measure is the mass. Because weight is a function of mass and acceleration due to gravity. So...”
  • 14:59 “So in large quantity, we have tons. You understand, we can have bag of cement, more than 50 kg. So in that case, we measure it in tons. So we can use some of these measuring devices to do that. But if we are measuring ve...”
fundamental quantities derived quantities physics measurement quantity mass object meter

Interdependence of Nations

video lesson SS3 · Government · 27:09

The lesson covers the concept of interdependence among nations and the importance of international interactions. It explains Nigeria's economic, political, and cultural interactions with other countries, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these interactions.

  • 21:07 “and make their profit and its widening markets. Exchange of culture, social cultural interaction, among the nations of the world, lead to exchange of cultural efforts and across fertilization. Cultures will be exchanged....”
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