- “Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression.” – Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1947)
- “Nigeria is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.” – Chinua Achebe (1983)
- “The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership.” – Chinua Achebe (1983)
- “Nigeria is not a country. It’s a concept.” – Wole Soyinka (2004)
- “I call it the Federal Republic of Nigeria with the critics of the Nigerian referendum.” – Fela Kuti (1979)
- “Nigeria is my motherland. Nigeria is my fatherland. Nigeria is home.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2013)
- “Nigeria is a land of many languages, but there is one language that binds us all together, and that is football.” – Amos Tutuola (1960s)
- “Nigeria is not inevitably too corrupt or too inefficient to compete in the global economy.” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2012)
- “Nigeria is a pulsating powerhouse: energetic, entrepreneurial, endlessly optimistic.” – Helon Habila (2002)
- “Nigeria is a vast, vibrant, and diverse country, full of potential.” – Teju Cole (2011)
WANDERLIST: Ten great travel quotes about Nigeria
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