Government Lesson Note for First Term SS3
SCHEME OF WORK
Week One and Two: Africa, as the centrepiece of Nigeria’s Foreign policy
Week Three and Four: Non-alignment in Nigeria
Week Five and Six: Organization of African Unity
Week Seven and Eight: Commonwealth of Nations
Week Nine and Ten: United Nations Organizations
Week Eleven: Revision
Week Twelve: Examination
Lesson Note on Government SS3 First Term
Below are the 2022 complete Government lesson notes for SS3 First Term
Week One and Two: Africa, as the centrepiece of Nigeria Foreign policy
Introduction:
The origin of this concept “Africa, the centerpiece of Nigeria’s foreign policy” could be
traced to the administration of the first republic in Nigeria (1960-66) headed by the prime
minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. He maintained that: We belong to Africa and as such
Nigeria would pursue realistic African policies. Africa should be given a pride of place in
Nigeria’s foreign policy formulation. Other governments especially the Muritala/Obasanjo
administration after Balewa, pursued this policy in practical terms.
The following are the principles of the concept, Africa, the centerpiece of Nigeria’s foreign
policy:
1. Developing programmes for possible assistance to other African states and fostering
understanding among them.
2. The belief in the sovereignty and equality of African states.
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Week Three and Four: Non-alignment in Nigeria
Introduction:
It is an international movement drawn from different countries of the world and mostly the
third world countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe, etc. The major aim of this
movement is the adoption of a non-confrontational approach to world issues. The founding
fathers of this movement are; Yugoslavia’s president Josip Broz Tito; Indonesia’s first
president, Sukarno; Egypt’s second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser; Ghana’s first president,
Kwame Nkrumah and India’s first prime minister, Jawarahal Nehru.
The non-aligned movement originated in the Bandung meeting of leaders (1955) and first
summit conference (1961) comprising mainly African and Asian states.
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Week Five and Six: Organization of African Unity
Introduction:
The Organization of African Unity (OAU) was formed on May 25, 1963 at Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia. Thirty independent African states attended the inaugural meeting. The organisation
was intended to unite all African states against the forces of colonialism and imperialism and
also to work towards the resolution of African socio-economic and political problems. The
OAU is made up of all independent African states which did not augur well for unity.
1. Casablanca group: Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, guineas, Mali and Algeria.
2. Brazaville or African and Malaysian group: Cameroun, Congo Brazzaville, Ivory Coast,
Senegal, Niger Republic, etc.
3. Monrovia group: Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, etc.
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SS3 First Term Government Lesson Note
Week Seven and Eight: Commonwealth of Nations
Introduction:
The Commonwealth of Nations often called just the Commonwealth, is an association of 53
independent nations, all but one of which are former British colonies or related
dependencies. Although the British empire is mostly no more, these nations grouped
together to use their history to promote peace, democracy and development. There are
substantial economic ties and a shared history.
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Week Nine and Ten: United Nations Organizations
Introduction:
The United Nations Organization came into existence in1945. This was as a result of the
failure of the league of nations formed in 1919 after the first world war (1914-18), to prevent
the outbreak of another war e.g. second world war of (1939-45). USA, Britain, China, Soviet
Union and France and about so other states came together to draw a charter on 24 th of 1945,
at san Francisco in USA the essence of this charter was the desire to maintain peace and
security among nations of the world.
Admission into the UNO is open and currency there are about 185 nations making up the body.
Nigeria was the 99th member and was admitted after her independence, it is open to all
peace-loving nations of the world.
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Week Eleven: Revision
This week, we would be doing a revision of all that we learned during the term.
Week Twelve: Examination
Afterwards, we would write an examination, which would test our knowledge of what has
been taught so far.
