Nigeria was granted independent in 1960 by Britain, ever since she has been playing a fatherly role in the African continent, some of the roles include laying a solid foundation for the establishment of ECOWAS with her continent sister Togo, she also played a lead role in peace keeping missions in Africa . Also to mention is the supply of electricity to neighbouring countries, to mention but a few with these one can conclude by saying Nigeria is truly a blessing to Africa.
Nigerian Leaders today are different from the leaders of years back. And the leaders of years back were fighting for all the African countries and not only for Nigerians. The independent of many African countries were spearheaded by Nigeria with peaceful movement. But today corruption has destroyed the whole country.
Nigeria I know today can't be a leader in the continent. And for now Nigeria is not a blessing to any African country but a cause to them. Because the leaders are so much corrupt that another country is not good to follow up. Nigeria is the reason richest country in Africa even now but he has the highest unemployment list in the continent, highest corrupt list, and the highest underdeveloped country in Africa. So with all these how can it lead others and be a blessing to them?