SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS AND IMAGE OF NATIONS: APPROPRIATING THE ENERGIES OF SELECT NIGERIAN SMIS TO BOOST NIGERIA’S GLOBAL REPUTATION

Nigerian has been grappling with battered image since independence but more so since the return of the nation to civilian rule in 1999. The various governments, conscious of the importance of good reputation at a time interdependence among nations is a necessity, have been embarking on image laundry activities but largely, the nation is perceived as a corrupt, insecure, lawless and economically weak nation with people who are not to be trusted for serious partnership. This has worsened with t...