HISTORY AND NATION-BUILDING IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper, “History and Nation-building in Nigeria” interrogates the significance of history in the Nigerian nation-building discourse. Since independence, there have been frantic efforts by successive governments in the nation-building discourse. Just as much motion is evident, there have been no meaningful movement to the desired coast. Thus, the relegation of History to the background, is one of the relics of colonialism that has run the nation aground. Using secondary sources and some personal experiences, the study demonstrates the pivotal role history plays in nation-building and contends that, the Nigerian project will succeed with the hindsight of history.