Social studies

• Harmful traditional practices


  Practices that bring physical, mental, social and health dangers and damages to people
• Types of harmful traditional practices

  • Child labour/use of children for begging
  • Female circumcision
  • Early marriage
  • Traditional/domestics midwifery
  • Women subjugation
  • Sex preference/discrimination
• Factors responsible for children and women trafficking

  • Poverty
  • Unemployment
  • Illiteracy
  • Craze for wealth
  • Increasing demand for cheap labour
• Responsibilities of LASSI


  • Education of voters at grassroots
  • Provision of electoral materials
  • Announcement of election results
• Property crime


  Larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft etc. A crime involving the taking of money, property or some other possession
• Types of emergency situations

  • Accident
  • Drowning
  • Fire
  • Building collapse
  • Food poisoning
  • Flood
• Right attitude to work

  The positive view, feeling or opinion an individual has towards work
• Effects of negative behavior


  • Decrease in productivity
  • Inefficiency
  • Punishment of workers
• Objectives of SIEC


  • To conduct credible local government election
  • To collaborate with INEC in all matters related to election
  • Screening of candidates for elective posts
  • Fixing of election date
• Preventive measures for human trafficking


  • Public enlightenment programme
  • Education of the girl-child
  • Advocacy
  • Punishment for traffickers
  • Legal cooperation between and among organisations
• Importance of voting


  • Allows people to participate in decisions on matters that affect them
  • Gives people opportunity to express their opinions
  • Allows smooth transition from one government to another
  • Gives credibility and legitimacy to the ruling government, especially if the election is free and fair
  • Used to measure the support of the people on issues of national importance
  • Ensures good governance and good representation
• Pipeline vandalization


  The destructive act of destroying oil pipelines which are meant to serve members of the public
• Effects of indiscipline


  • Lack of economic growth and development
  • High crime rate
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