Journal: Renaissance University Journal Of Management And Social Sciences
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Abstract
Nigeria is dubbed the African ‘giant’ and prides itself as the ‘big brother’ among the African comity of states, which is evident in the role of Nigeria in the African Union as well as the subregional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Unfortunately, however, leadership and governance have arguably remained some of the key challenges confronting the various efforts at strategically integrating Nigeria into the global polity. This paper adopts a qualitative research method in exploring leadership and governance in Nigeria, highlighting the major implications of both variables for globalization of Nigeria. The study found that globalization has not translated to significant benefits in Nigeria owing to self-serving leadership, corruption and instabilities. It was concluded that globalization holds several possible benefits for Nigeria, and thus recommended that Nigeria ought to address issues of bad leadership, lack of transparency in governance, ensure increased political stability and intensify the anti-corruption campaign in order to enjoy the merits of globalization in Nigeria.