Beyond the West African Region: A Critical Review of the Nigeria's Leadership Role in Political Stability and Peace- Keeping

This paper examines the leadership roles Nigeria plays beyond her territorial borders. The paper recognizes the fact that the country suffers litanies of internal challenges reflected in prolonged Boko Haram crises, Farmers-Herders confrontations, ethno-religious crises, and the Niger-Delta militancy amongst several severe others. Despite these security limitations, the country still makes deliberate efforts at deploying both human and material resources in quelling crises-ridden nations in the globe. Nigeria has been involved in over 40 peace-keeping missions worldwide and has organized both military and police institutions to actualize this aims. The paper therefore takes a cursory look at the progress scored by the country in leading instances of political stability and restoration of peace/calm in warring countries worldwide.
With the aid of secondary source of data, the paper concludes that the country has done all these because of the advantages of her population, economic resources based on crude oil and most importantly, due to her propensity to exert considerable influence as a big brother especially within the African continent.