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 neighboring countries, to mention but a few with this one can conclude by saying Nigeria is truly a blessing to Africa.
Well OP you have stated well Nigerian is truly a great blessing to Africa and also has riches like coal, tin, oils, good soils in terms of good food production, and also good music, art artwork, culture, and more this country is blessed it so many things and traditions.
And most importantly are blessed with vibrant youths who are hard-working.