Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB History outline · Section D: Nigeria since Independence
Content
a. Struggle for the control of the centre.
Objective
Give reasons behind the struggle for the control of the centre.
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b. Issue of revenue allocation.
Objective
Account for the controversies in revenue allocation.
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c. The 1962/63 census controversies.
Objective
Account for the controversies generated by the 1962/63 census.
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d. The 1963 Republican Constitution.
Objective
Highlight the key features and significance of the 1963 Constitution.
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e. Minority agitations.
Objective
Account for the controversies generated by minority agitations and the quest for the creation of states.
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f. The Action Group crisis and the general elections of 1964/65.
Objective
Examine the problems created by the Action Group crisis and the general elections of 1964/65.
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g. The coup d'état of January 1966 and the counter-coup of July 1966.
Objective
Analyse the consequences of the 1966 military intervention.
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h. The Ironsi regime.
Objective
Analyse the consequences of the 1966 military intervention and examine the Ironsi regime.
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