"Naija no dey carry last", familiar with that mantra? But where do we stand 61 years after independence from Britain - first or last? Nigerians in the diaspora are fiercely competitive and the best in anything they do - they are everywhere in the US, the most educated minority ethnic group in America with over 61% of Nigerians above the age of 25 having a bachelor's degree. The story is not different in the UK or the rest of Europe. Nigerians make sway in the music world today with afrobeat becoming a global genre. Nollywood classic movies are enjoyed everywhere in the world now on Netflix and other platforms. Most of these films were produced in Nigeria by Nigerian artists and producers. There are several stories of young Nigerians securing admission to multiple Ivy League schools in the US from schools at home. There is no top US school that you will not find at least one Nigerian professor, including all the nine Ivy Leagues. Look at the NBA and NFL, there is hardly an