Interdependence of Nations
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.
- 12:29 “But during the war, they tried to get ammonitions from that western where they could not. Because of that, they now faced the Soviet Union. And after the war, the foreign policy was then less pro-Western. At the same tim...”
- 07:03 “In the sense that two countries came out as the world superpowers, the Western and the Eastern. Then Nigerian was pro-Western, they were for the West. But when the British now colonized them, it's tried to change their f...”
- 07:48 “And all these international organizations helped also to shape their foreign policy. We know those international organizations like ECOWAS, economic community of West Africa States, organization of African unity, OAU, no...”
Electoral Constituencies
This lesson covers the definition of electoral constituencies and their importance in representing the interests of people in a parliamentary system. It discusses factors that influence the delimitation of constituencies, including population density, geographical features, and cultural backgrounds.
- 12:02 “Poverty, you can see the level of poverty in West Africa is just too high that it can give room for poverty because the citizen, anything you give to them, they find it very easy to accept it because of the level of pove...”
- 08:54 “They can have two people that will represent them. And the person that has the highest number of votes is what they declare the winner. Now, problems encountered in delimitation of constituency in West Africa. In what's...”
- 09:39 “in drafting out the constituency. This is one of the problems we are having in West Africa. Only accessible areas, the rivaling areas of Nigerian, revering areas of Nigerians are not easily accessible and so cannot produ...”
ECOWAS Overview
This lesson covers the meaning of the acronym ECOWAS, which stands for Economic Community of West African States. It identifies the member countries, discusses the purpose of ECOWAS, and outlines its advantages and disadvantages, along with potential solutions to its problems.
- 20:33 “They must have a post. Just a amount of money is paid. Payed every month or every day to that post. So that if they are challenging, they can use it and solve it. Some nations after a time, after a while, they are not ab...”
- 15:52 “it's a good example where many people, from West Africa countries, go to go and remain there. They want to survive. Yes, the road has been open. So it's a setback. Some of them are into stealing. Some of them are into wa...”
- 01:39 “So, what is ECOWAS? You must have had about this word for ECOWAS means economic community of West African states. Look at the first word, economic. The one reason why these states are coming together is for their economi...”
Structure of the Nigerian Economy
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.
- 13:47 “the rearing of livestock, and fishing. The most notable mineral resources in this zone is limestone, which is located at Soko to the north-east. The north-east comprises of six states, which include Adamaa State, Bauchi...”
- 15:23 “The main economic activities in this zone are fishing and farming, that is, majority of the inhabitants of this zone are into fishing and farming activities. Some inhabitants also engage in mat-making, hunting, weaving,...”
- 17:07 “They engage in oil palm farming, rubber farming, cassava farming, cocoa farming, etc. The major economic contribution to the Nigerian economy from this zone is the production of crude oil from this zone. So, as you can s...”
Cultism in Nigeria
The lesson covers the definition of cultism and identifies various cult groups and their symbols. It discusses the origin of cult groups in Nigeria, their reasons for formation, the consequences of cultism, and preventive measures against it.
- 02:23 “And their slogan is Snoop Prize No P. Then the Black Acts, the Black Acts is a symbol with the ants' chains and the ants' trying to court the chain. Then we have the Vikings. This is the logo. There's a symbol. Then the...”
- 03:53 “and sound academic records. This is to tell you originally it wasn't for violence. The Pirate Confertanity was registered as a national association of sea dogs with the University College Authority, talking about the Uni...”
- 08:32 “and some other negative acts. Another consequence of courtism in Nigeria is murder. Some courtes have been known to move from their school to which who are against other court groups and individuals. For instance, in 199...”