History teaches that every political form eventually transforms. Nation-states are not guaranteed to exist forever. This is a fact both archaeologists and historians acknowledge. While they disagree on the number of states or civilisations that have collapsed over time, they agree that certain indicators of stability and disintegration make it possible to anticipate the trajectory of nations. With the path Nigeria appears to be following, it is legitimate to ask if the country is drifting towards the collapse of both its nation-state and its civilisational foundations. The available indicators point in that direction unless something drastic is done to reset and redirect the country’s national trajectory.