Nigeria’s population is estimated at over 200 million, which means the  country has skilled and unskilled labor in abundance, over 205 ethnic  groups, the most linguistically diverse country in the world, with over  500 languages spoken and much more.

62 years down the line, Nigeria has stayed resilient in the face of ethnic  and religious divides, economic crises, insecurity and political instability.

In this Independence Day special of The Bearing, we are looking at how  Nigeria has stayed resilient despite predictions that it would disintegrate