The Real Nigerian Dream

Welcome to The Real Nigerian Dream!

When we searched for "The Nigerian Dream", the first result on Google.com was an article on naij.com in which then Governor Fashola defined it as follows:

"If you work hard, if you learn, if you are honest, you can be all that you can in the land of your ancestors - That is the Nigerian Dream".

The above definition, when pictured through any medium requires us to keep dreaming or wake up and start afresh.

The second result was a publication on vanguardngr.com which was centered on the National Conference as a tool for determination of The Nigerian Dream. We all know how that went.

The third result was a beautiful piece by Taiwo Odukoya published on the premiumtimesng.com. In this column, a national dream was defined, referencing the American Dream and the Chinese Dream.

You may have searched for "The Nigerian Dream" maybe just to know if one exists, or what exactly it is. In response to a lack of a standard definition of The Nigerian Dream, this blog was created with a firm purpose of defining The Nigerian Dream in addition to making this dream a reality.

You may also have been referred here by someone or perhaps, you stumbled upon this page. So, before you leave, please take this little offering - remember that if you don't define the Nigerian Dream, you will have to live by the definition offered by others because these definitions inadvertently shape the reality we know as Nigeria today.

While we all have individual dreams, there are points in our individual dreams that are shared and it is on the basis of these points or common interests that any meaningful reality can be achieved. Whenever this is the topic of discussion, the most common question is where do we start? Well, If we are to live a fulfilled life in this world, then the social development goals (SDGs) is a good place to start.

Thank you for your time. Comments and feedback are welcome.