ODUNEWU, Kehinde AdewusiWOJUADE, James Idowu2023-08-282023-08-282017-03https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/883Nearly all geo-political zones in Nigeria have evidences of threats to national security and profound challenges to addressing the issue. Security challenges in Nigeria and roles of Social Studies education in addressing the menace are examined in this paper. It is contention of the study that Nigeria is agog with a number of problem escalating security threat such as ethno-religions crisis, bad governance, corruption, political instability, poverty and other social vices. The said problem can be surmounted through inculcation of Social Studies ideals in the children at early stage. It was therefore recommended that curriculum planners, educational policy maker and government should take it upon themselves to ensure that the cognitive, psychomotive and affective objectives of Social Studies are fully implemented in the school system right from elementary school level to the tertiary institutions,Introduction; Concept of security; Forms of security challenges in Nigeria; Major causes of insecurity in Nigeria; The role of social studies in national education security; Implication of security challenges in Nigeria for social studies education; Conclusion; Recommendations; References.enArticle