Abstract

Ethnicity religious conflicts and the citizenship question are intense in Nigeria and have not only produced identity formations by individuals and groups contesting for scarce economic and political resources but demands for rights and justice or perceived injustices Invariably such contestations produce recurring unresolved conflicts In this theoretical examination of the issues the study has found out that the failure of government and constructed historical factors have failed to address these issues which continuously impede the attainment of core national objectives and policies as the national transformation programme and overall development of the country However with concerted policies that will create and enhance national unity and integration including institutional reforms strengthening and good governance the challenges of ethnicity religious conflicts and citizenship would be overcome for a more prosperous Nigeria