A Pyramidal Framework for Addressing Nigeria's Multidimensional Development Challenges

Nigeria faces multifaceted challenges, including economic instability, national insecurity, political corruption, technological stagnation, and scientific underdevelopment. The study applied Critical-Historical-Comparative Policy Analysis (CHC-PA) anchored in a Multi-referential Pyramidal Framework (MPF) using qualitative textual analysis method. Since 1945, various national and strategic development plans up to 2025 have sought to address these issues, but their multidimensional nature requires a holistic strategy that concurrently strengthens governance, fosters scientific and technological advancements, enhances national security and economic growth to achieve sustainable progress. Effective solutions demand the interplay of universal scientific truths with context-specific, ideologically grounded political truths. Constructive order and internalization of these principles by both the populace and leadership are essential for meaningful progress. This paper, therefore, presents an MPF designed to address Nigeria’s multidimensional development challenges by integrating five interrelated superstructures: Comprehensive National Power (CNP), scientific truth, technological innovations, political truth, national security, and economic growth. Ultimately, the paper provides a synergistic pathway for transforming Nigeria’s traditional, primitive-artisan economy into a modern, innovation-driven and developed economy. Policy implications, implementation strategies, and recommendations for adaptive management, including the establishment of National Development Council (NDC), are discussed.