Nigeria and the Challenges of Nation Building in the 21st Century
Keywords:
Nation building, sustainable national development, 21st CenturyAbstract
Nation building is a complex task that requires the fixing of so many contending issues. With the attainment of political independence from the British 5 decades ago, it was expected that Nigeria would emerge as a technologically strong and industrialized nation-state that would command respect in the committee of nations. Paradoxically, the current tides of poverty, unemployment, ethno-religious crisis, poor infrastructures, corrupt and bad leadership, environmental hazards, insecurity including boundary disputes, human trafficking and brain drains, are all indications pointing to the fact that Nigeria is yet to reach the bench mark of development in the 21st century. This work is therefore designed to examine the factors militating againstNigeria’s journey to sustainable national development in the 21st Century.
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