International Journal of Research & Review (www.ijrrjournal.com) 70 Vol.5; Issue: 11; November 2018 International Journal of Research and Review www.ijrrjournal.com E-ISSN: 2349-9788; P-ISSN: 2454-2237 Review Article Repositioning Civic Education for Political Stability in Nigeria Enyiaka J.U., Aminigo I.M., Osaat S.D Department Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Port-Harcourt, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Corresponding Author: Enyiaka J.U ABSTRACT The attainment of political stability appears not to be dependent on the type of government (democratic or authoritarian) or ideology (capitalism or communism) a country adopts. While some nations are democratic, capitalist and politically stable (e.g. USA), some are authoritarian, communist, and politically stable as well (e.g. China). Some countries are democratic, with a mixed economy and politically unstable (e.g. Nigeria).The paper articulated the positive impacts civic education can make to enhance political stability in Nigeria. This is done by attempting to explore ways in which civic education can be repositioned for the attainment of political stability in Nigeria. In its attempt, the paper considered the politically stable climate of authoritarian China and the unstable political climate of democratic Bangladesh. This is necessary as civic education optimally strives in a democratic setting, like Nigeria, though politically unstable. The definition of democracy as an institutionalized form of government is that which enables the citizens to express their rights and perform their duties with the required skills and dispositions, necessitated the paper‟s advocacy for the repositioning of civic education to focus more on teaching on responsibility. This is considered from the perspectives of individual and shared or multi-level responsibility. Key Words: Civic education, political stability, Nigeria INTRODUCTION Every nation strives for political stability. It is for this very reason that each nation adopts a system of government that would enable her to meet this noble objective. Political stability is easily achievable in a democratic society. Nevertheless, while some countries have achieved political stability from a capitalist stance (e.g. America) others have from a communist stance (e.g. China). For some African states, it appears that political stability is attained when a single regime remains in power for so long that the citizens (e.g. Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda) feel its positive impacts. In some other African states, it could be when there is a smooth transference of political power, of course after a „democratic election', from one political party to another and at some point, a heeding to a cry for restructuring (e.g. Nigeria).As it appears, it is debatable and arguably the type of government (democratic or authoritarian) or ideology (capitalism or communism) under which political stability flourishes best. While some nations are democratic, capitalist and politically stable (e.g. USA), some are authoritarian, communist, and politically stable (e.g. China) and some others are democratic, a mixed economy and politically unstable (e.g. Nigeria). It is because of these conflicting paradigms that Shepherd (2010) gave up on