Itodo, Sylvanus MohammedDance, Ayuba MaikasuwaNgbede, Adeyi2023-12-112023-12-112022-01-06Itodo, S.M. et. al. (2022). NIGERIA'S GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES: IMPACT ON THIRD WORLD COUNTRIEShttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/2464Leadership in Nigeria has been the major indices identified as a challenge of the Nigerian political space. This article examines leadership challenges and impact on third world countries using Nigeria governance as a focal point. The article reviews critically the causes of political instability and insecurity in Nigeria. It also examines the solutions to Nigeria's leadership, political instability and security problems. Using data generated through secondary sources and subjected to descriptive analysis. From the analysis of the Nigeria's governance and leadership challenges and impact on Third World Countries the findings revealed that due to poor and incompetent leadership style, political instability and insecurity has remained dismal in Nigeria political, economic and social environment. However, this is not surprising considering the fact that the Nigerian environment in which poor political leadership has deprived the nation states from transforming from a poverty stricken country to a more prosperous and buoyant one. In this light, the study recommends that government at all levels and other stakeholders in the security sector should step up efforts to fight the insecurity through effective and responsible leadership both at the micro and macro levels. The paper, thus, concludes that unless there is effective, efficient and focused political leadership and virile security sectors and followership at all levels of governance, the vision and mission of improved insecurity in Nigeria will remain a mirage or story.enLeadership, Governance, Political Instability, Insecurity.Article