ILLITERACY
Illiteracy simply means not knowing how to read or write documents, books, street signs, safety instructions on the jobs, news prints or even able to sign ‘original copy collected byme’ if required to do...
Category: CIVIC EDUCATION
FEDERATION
A federation simply means the bringing together or joining of small states into a single strong state. It can also be defined as a country consisting of a group of individual states that have...
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
Religious Tolerance is the capacity to accept others as unique human persons who have the right to be different especially in religious beliefs and practices. The Concise Oxford Dictionary (1960) defines religious tolerance as...
COURAGE
Courage is the ability to carry out tasks successfully in a situation. Courage can also be seen as the ability to do something right or good without fear or favour. It is the firmness...
DISCIPLINE
Discipline refers to the ability of the individual to reflect societal values and expectations in carrying out activities as to when, where and how such activities are expected to be done. The individual does...
CONTENTMENT
Contentment simply means the ability of an individual to be satisfied with what he has at any given period of time. It is the feeling of happiness or satisfaction with one’s possessions in life,...
ELECTORAL MALPRACTICES
Electoral malpractices are irresponsible acts performed by the electoral body, political parties, candidates or the electorate which are capable of influencing the smooth conduct of elections in a country. Election is for democracy what...
INTEGRITY
Integrity is the virtue of being honest and firm in one’s moral principles. It has to do with the quality of having transparent (open) sense of moral standards on human relationships. A man of...
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
Democracy is a system of government that allows all qualified citizens of a country to elect their representatives at the federal, state and local level in popular and periodic elections for a fixed period...
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Human rights are “rights and freedom to which all humans are entitled”. Such entitlement can exist as shared norms of actual human moralities, as justified moral norms or natural rights supported by strong reason,...
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Meaning of Traffic Regulations Traffic regulations refer to motor vehicle traffic regulations (rules of the road). It is called the highway code in UK, traffic code in the United States and highway codes in...
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
Meaning of Interpersonal Relationships Interpersonal relationships are the mutual, reciprocal relationships or relatedness between and among people in the community. It is an association between two or more people that may range from fleeting...
PUBLIC SERVICE
What is Public Service? This is the administrative unit of the government through which government’s day to day operations and activities are carried out for smooth operations of the government. It is responsible for...
CIVIL SOCIETY AND PRESSURE GROUPS
Civil Society is composed of the totality of voluntary civic and social organisations and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society. Civil society is also known as non-governmental organisations. (NGO), It provides...
IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE OF LAW
The concept of the rule of law was made popular by Professor A.V. Dicey in his book Enspirit De Law published in 1885. According to Dicey, rule of law means absence of arbitrary government....
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
Constitutional democracy is a form of representative government. It is a form of government that is made up of individuals appointed or elected periodically by the people themselves to represent them at all levels...
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Slave trade was abolished in the late 18th century and early 19th (1807) century in the British Empire. Although, slave trade was abolished in the British Empire and later throughout the world, slavery itself...
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
Responsible parenthood suggests the responsibility of parents to guide, protect and provide for the basic needs of their children. It also means parenting with unconditional love which could last a life time. Responsible parenthood...
DRUGS AND DRUG ABUSE
Nigeria is a society in which the use of mind-altering substances is fast becoming a central part of the culture. On television, you are certain to see advertisement with successful, attractive people drinking beer,...
LIMITATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Meaning of Human Rights Although, the earliest origin of human rights can be traced to the “magna carta” (often referred to as a great charter) of 1215, which later led to series of declaration...