The 2nd National Development plan in Nigeria was between

Analyze the question: It asks for the period of Nigeria's 2nd National Development Plan.

Concept: Nigeria's National Development Plans

• 1st Plan: 1962-1968 (interrupted by the civil war, 1967-1970)
• 2nd Plan: 1970-1974 (the post-civil war plan, focused on reconstruction, rehabilitation, and reconciliation)
• 3rd Plan: 1975-1980
• 4th Plan: 1981-1985
• (Later came the Rolling Plans, in the era of the Structural Adjustment Programme, 1986 onward)

Solution:

1. Option A (1962-1968) is the 1st plan.
2. Option B (1970-1974) is the 2nd plan, launched right after the civil war ended in January 1970.
3. Option C (1975-1980) is the 3rd plan.
4. Option D (1980-1985) is close to the 4th plan, which actually ran 1981-1985.
5. Option E (1985-1990) falls in the period of the Rolling Plans, not the 2nd plan.

Answer: B

Exam tip: Remember the pattern 62, 70, 75, 81. Each plan starts about 4-6 years after the last one. The 2nd plan is the one that starts right after the civil war, so think "2nd plan = 1970 = post-war rebuilding."