Nigeria could be seen as a blessing to the continent Africa because she played a crucial roll in the formation of ECOWAS, she also supplies electricity to some countries in Africa and also have the highest population. In terms of security she fathered so many peace keeping nation to ensures the continent enjoys peace and stability. Nigeria is in did a blessing to Africa.
It's not by how far, instead by how well, if you have once been an hero, then try as much as possible to maintain the same hero you are and keep up the same standard, there are indices in which we put into consideration in other to ascertain that a country is developing and moving forward, such could on running a check about it's recent achievement and developments in other to know how progressive they have been.