After 60 years of independence, Nigeria has failed to establish significant political leverage on the global scene and is not the African superpower many tout it to be.
Nigeria is the most populous black nation in the world, with a population of close to 200 million people. With a GDP of $376 billion, it is also the largest economy in Africa. Yet Nigeria ranks joint 89th in the passport power rankings behind countries such as Liberia and Benin Republic. Nigerians have been executed in countri
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