History as a Vehicle for National Development: a Nexus for Nigeria’s Unity

The relevance of the subject matter – history – in any given society is germane. History basically evaluates the dynamics of human societies in all ramifications. It houses the totality of human activities in the past for evaluation. Just as the memory is to the mind, history is to the society. Therefore, for a meaningful development in a nation like Nigeria, history as a discipline and concept is sine qua non in the road to national development. Thus, in terms of policy formulation, decision making among other topical issues on national development, it is important to resort to history for road map, Hence, the paper re-examines and revisits the relevance of history in the road to national development with particular reference to Nigeria. The methodology is thematic and interpretation employing historical analysis, Keywords: History, Vehicle, National, Development, Nexus, Nigeri