The term history may be employed in two quite different senses: it may mean (1) the events and actions that together make up the human past, or (2) the accounts given of that past and the modes of investigation whereby they are arrived at or constructed. When used in the first sense, the word refers to what as a matter of fact happened, while when used in the second sense it refers to the study and description of those happenings. These historical facts are understood from the context of role in human development. Human development forms the basis for evaluating political, economic, and social development. It is expected that a progressive political, social transformation, and economic development should translate to significant changes in the quality of life of the people.
Development is a collective process that allows, or ought to allow, the meaningful and effective participation of all classes of people in the society for the liberation of human potentials. Development, thus, focuses on liberating human abilities in ways that facilitate their exercise of absolute control over resources to achieve their basic human needs- Lecturer : Franklin Eze