Nigeria, April 17 -- "Why has Nigeria, with all its natural wealth and human potential, continued to struggle while other equally endowed nations have advanced and prospered?"

The room was charged with curiosity, frustration, and disbelief. How could a nation so richly endowed with natural resources, blessed with a youthful and talented population, and strategically located on the global map, stagnate-or worse, regress-for over six decades since independence? How could a country with such immense promise and a diaspora of highly skilled professionals devolve into a nation crippled by poverty, injustice, corruption, insecurity, and chronic underdevelopment?

Following from the above experience at an international 'fora'. A compass guides ...