Nigeria goes by the sobriquet “Giant of Africa”, principally because of its size. But the best metaphorical description of the country is a “sleeping giant”. And being asleep, Nigeria is not fulfilling its potential. The challenges are daunting and if things remain as they are, the omens are not good. Cobbled together by Britain in 1914, Nigeria remains today, over 110 years later, a deeply fractured society, lacking internal cohesion and a shared purpose. The core ethnic identities compete with, and often trump, the national identity. On the economic front, Nigeria is one of the world’s most volatile and fragile economies. Socially, Nigeria is ravaged by endemic corruption, widespread unemployment, extreme poverty and inequality, and debilitating insecurity. Put simply, Nigeria lacks the political wherewithal and institutional capacity to engender stability, progress and prosperity.