Abstract

Machiavellianism as a concept has drawn attentions of many scholars which brought about studies from different perspectives in scholarship These include political effectual and causal perspectives however little attention has been paid to its socio-ethical dimension in relation to the Nigerian society which is our concern in this paper The piece argues that the advancement of Machiavellian ideology in Nigeria politics is as a result of the manifestation of immorality in other aspects of national life of the country Using Skinner s Environmentalism as the theoretical basis the paper views Nigerian society as the favourable factor that encourages immoral exhibitions in the nation s politics It discusses Machiavellianism as a concept socioethical situation of Nigerian society social manifestation of Machiavellian principles and the implication of such for Nigerian politics while effort is made towards recommending ways to make Nigerian society a morally inclined one before the concluding remarks