Civic Education Remedial class Year 11

Citizenship Education is a field of academic discipline that provides students with the wisdom, knowledge, skills and understanding to become good and informed citizen, aware of their rights, duties and responsibilities.​

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i.       It teaches the skills and aspiration of volunteering in local issues

ii.    It gives individuals the understanding of their responsibilities thereby preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of adult and working life. 

iii. It helps to produce motivated and responsible learners who would relate positively with each other and the community at large

iv. It teaches students to explore creative approaches when taking actions on problems and issues that matter to them.

v.    It enables citizens develop citizenship consciousness​

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​IMPORTANCE OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION

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A citizen is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation or political community.​

​Who is a Citizen?

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Tradition is defined as the beliefs, customs or way of particular family, community or country which is passed down from one generation to another generation.​

Customs is something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditional.​

​What can you say about the major ethnic groups in Nigeria, according to the video on the previous slide.

Cultural preservation are the steps that are taken to make sure that our culture, customs and tradition do not go into extinction​

National consciousness is a way of keeping abreast of happenings in one country. It is also seen as an act of promoting national interest while patriotism means loyalty and devotion to a nation.​

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​NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS, UNITY AND INTEGRITY

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A national consciousness is a shared sense of national identity and a shared understanding that a people group shares a common ethnic/linguistic/cultural background​

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National Unity is defined as a situation in which all citizens from the various ethnic groups, religion and states live in peace as one united nationality, giving full commitment to national identity based upon the federal constitution.​

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​National Unity

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The promotion of national unity is solely dependent on the level of national feeling and sense of attachment citizens have towards the people traditions and institutions within the country.​

1.    Differentiate between national unity and national integrity.

2.    Describe five factors that prevents national consciousness.

3.   Explain five skills needed in preserving culture.​

​4.    Define Culture.

5.     State five rights of a citizen.​

6. Highlight three importance of citizenship education.

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