Nigeria is not a failed state

The Nigerian state is neither failed nor failing; it merely functions within the limits of its false claims.

On December 22, 2020, the Financial Times, a leading British broadsheet, warned that ‘Nigeria is at risk of becoming a failed state’. It was subsequently broadcasted by leading Nigerian dailies, in a manner akin to a papal encyclical. The editorial of a respected foreign publication gave an impr

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