The research "evaluation of the acceptability of social studies as a tool for citizenship development among social studies students in Nigeria" was conducted using descriptive survey that covered all the Colleges of Education in the seven (7) states of North-West Zone of Nigeria offering Social Studies Education. The population study was 10,610 N.C.E II and N.C.E III Social Studies students. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select a sample of 526 students for the study. The instrument used for data gathering was the questionnaire having 56 items. Moderated 4-point Likert scale was used in computing the responses of the respondents. The study has five (5) research questions and five (5) null hypotheses. Means and Standard Deviations were used to answer the research questions while null hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result showed that; there is no significant difference in the mean perception scores of students on Social Studies Education as an instrument on citizenship development in Nigeria, Based on (i) N.C.E level NCE II and III (ii) location: rural and urban (iii) gender: male and female (iv) parental education: literate and illiterate (v) parental economic status. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended that Social studies education should be introduced at the senior secondary schools levels to give more opportunities for those, who want read N.C.E social studies at college of education level in the country. Citizenship education should be encouraged in all levels of education in the country in order to help- both citizens and government to know the duties and responsibilities respectively. Government should encourage citizenship education because it help the students become conversant with the practical issues of government in the country. And it equip students with the knowledge of the structure all function of the government in the country. There is also need for citizenship education because it inculcates the standard and practical skills for maintaining good environmental health.