Second Term Lesson Note for Week
Class : Primary Two
Subject : History
Topic : Creation of States in Nigeria.
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Instructional Material :
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
i. Identify reasons for state creation
ii. Identify state and their year of creation as well as number of state created.
Content :
Creation of States in Nigeria.
The creation of state came up due to the need to take the government closer to the people. This led to creation of more states in Nigeria as follows :
| Names of the Head of Government | Year of state creation | Number of states created |
| General Yakubu Gowon | 1967 | 12 |
| General Murtala Muhammed | 1976 | 7 |
| General Ibrahim Babangida | 1987 | 2 |
| General Ibrahim Babangida | 1991 | 9 |
| General Sani Abacha | 1996 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 36 |
The total number of states is 36 states.
Note : The Federal Capital Territory – Abuja, is not in any state. It is of its own as the capital city, that serves as the seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Presentation Steps :
Step 1 : The teacher revises the previous lesson with the learners by asking questions orally.
Step 2 : Introduces the new lesson topic by asking them to identify reasons for state creation.
Step 3 : Mentions the number of state created and the year created.
Step 4 : List the states created in the different year of creation
Evaluation :
1. There are _________ states in Nigeria. (a) Thirty (b) Thirty – Six (c) Twenty-One
2. Who First created 12 states? (a) General Yakubu Gowon (b) General Ibrahim Babangida (c) General Muritala Muhammed
3. Why was there need to create more states?
___________________________________________
4. General Muritala Muhammed created how many state in 1976? (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 2
5. General Ibrahim Babangida First created two states in the year __________. (a) 1967 (b) 1987 (c) 1976
6. In what year did General Ibrahim Babangida created Nine more states? (a) 1991 (b) 1996 (c) 1987
7. The seat of the Federal government of Nigeria is _______________. (a) Lagos, Ikeja (b) F. C. T, Abuja (c) Rivers, Port-Harcourt
8. General Sani Abacha Created ________ states in the year, 1996. (a) Six (b) Nine (c) Two
Conclusion : At the end of the lesson, learners were able to answer the questions correctly.