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.
Notably among the other achievements that Nigeria can consider to claim the role of giant of Africa is in the position the country occupied in the organization mentioned in this discussion, if you have being in touch with the inner politics of ECOWAS, you will already know that Nigeria plays a significant role in that institution and most of the officials are made up Nigerians occupying high offices in ECOWAS even as the present president of Nigeria still retain the position of the the head of ECOWAS in recent development.
This event point to the important role the Nigeria plays in Africa and most especially in the west African sub region, but on the continental stage, Africa still have other good performing countries that can be counted as a blessing because of the role their plays in a significant Factor as it concern the African continent.