[6] Moral Instruction is seen as a continuation of the single "This Is Nigeria", a sociocultural and political song that quickly gained popularity due to its direct remarks.

[5] The cover art for Moral Instruction was created by Nigerian artist Lemi Ghariokwu, a long-time Fela collaborator.

[3] Falz opens the record talking about the Muslim Rights Concern's failure to appear in court several months after serving him a 7-day ultimatum to withdraw the video for "This Is Nigeria".

[7] He also spoke about the misappropriation of public funds by political leaders, and sheds light on pastors who purchase private jet while their congregation live in extreme poverty.

[9] The film stars Falz, Yung Willis, Kunle Oshodi-Glover Jr, and Bolly Lomo; it also features cameo appearances from Olumide Oworu, Nancy Isime, Nkem Marchie, and Jemima Osunde.

[12] Moral Instruction opens with "Johnny", a song that tackles Nigeria's insecurity and reckless killings;[13] Falz depicts a vivid story of a NYSC member who was shot in Abuja by a police officer in July 2018.

Interspersed with Fela's "Zombie", the song is about one finding their identity amidst the distraction of social media and celebrity craze.

Pulse Nigeria's Ehis Ohunyon called it a "compact album that holds important conversations" and said while the remaining tracks on it are good, they failed to keep the spark and edge of the project's opening three tracks [13] Music journalist Oris Aigbokhaevbolo said Moral Instruction lacks introspection, but "does a much better job of political commentary than This Is Nigeria".

[15] A writer for Jaguda praised Falz for blending Afrobeat and hip hop seamlessly and said the "message on the album was delivered without ambiguity".