Abstract
One of the protracted “epidemics” in Nigeria is the absence of National Unity. Nigeria has fought a thirty
month war to keep all her parts together yet every year, the togetherness is still seen as fragile. Several
armed groups; Odua People’s Congress (OPC), Niger-Delta militant groups and the current one is the
Boko Haram terrorists in the North East of Nigeria have come up to disintegrate the country. Despite some
laudable efforts made by successive governments of Nigeria and several recommendations made by
scholars on the togetherness of Nigeria, Nigeria still experience disunity because Nigerians lacks historical
consciousness. This research initially focuses on what history is then a concise reminder of the evolution of Nigeria before discussing the issues within the unbreakableness nature of Nigeria. The challenges of
national unity in Nigeria and how Nigeria can use history education to galvanise national consciousness
among Nigerians were properly elaborated. This study suggests that History education remains the most
reliable vehicle (field of education) best equipped to stimulate imbue and institutionalise national unity in
the minds and hearts of Nigerians.
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