This week’s essays examine Nigeria through the lens of agency, who defines the country’s intellectual foundations, who participates in the digital economy, who shapes political participation, how fiscal decisions are made, and ultimately who determines Nigeria’s sovereignty in a complex geopolitical environment. Across governance, technology, politics, fiscal policy, and international relations, the contributions collectively argue that Nigeria’s central challenge is not merely institutional weakness but the deeper question of whether the nation actively defines its trajectory or continues to operate within inherited structures and external pressures.