In principle, there is nothing wrong with a “Nigeria First” policy. After all, every government claims to put its country first. But what does that actually mean? As always, the devil is in the details. For instance, if a government pursues economic nationalism that inflicts economic damage on its country, it is utter folly to wrap a nationalistic façade around such a bad policy. There is no national pride in pursuing a policy that harms your country. Furthermore, it is doubly misguided to be a copycat, simply imitating the irrational behaviour of a foreign leader or the failed policy of another country.