JSS1 Civic Education Lesson Note on Citizenship

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TOPIC: CITIZENSHIP

CONTENT:

1. Meaning of citizen and Citizenship
2. Types of citizenship

Sub–Topic 1: MEANING OF CITIZEN AND CITIZENSHIP

A citizen is a person who is recognized by law as a member of a country. A citizen enjoys certain rights and privileges which are written in the constitution of a country to ensure that everyone knows those rights and respects them. Duties are also assigned to a legal citizen of a country. Thus; citizenship is membership in a community, society or country.

EVALUATION:

1. What is citizenship?
2. who is a citizen?
3. Describe citizenship
4. what is the difference between citizen and citizenship?

Sub-Topic 2: TYPES OF CITIZENSHIP

1. By Birth: when one is born in a particular country, he or she automatically becomes a citizen of that country. For example, a person born in Nigeria and whose parents are Nigerians is qualified to be a Nigerian citizen.
2. Naturalization: this is through application when such person can pledge his or her allegiance to a particular country.
3. Registration: A woman who is a citizen of another country but married to a Nigerian husband is a citizen of Nigeria by registration.
4. Descent: A person born outside Nigeria, but whose parents are Nigerians is a citizen of Nigeria by descent. For instance, a child born by Nigerian couple in London or Washington D.C. in America is automatically a citizen of Nigeria.
5. Honorary Citizen: The government of Nigeria may confer an honorary citizenship on an outstanding personality from another country.

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