For Nigeria to excel above it equals in Africa in the areas of national security,national interest and national pursuits,it must review its foreign policy decisions. no nation can excel above it foreign policy and national interest respectively. the hub of transformation of nations is their foreign policy. the foreign policy either builds or mares the nations image among the comity of states. Nigeria has done well since 1960,in it interest in regional politics of defense of its sister states of Benin Republic,Chad,Niger and Cameron, further more the role it played in the west Africa sub-region,Africa and the world at large in matters of peace-keeping,peace enforcement etc. Other parts of Africa must borrow a leaf from Nigeria. the country has spent huge some of money in peace operations,yet the rebels see it as target because of its concentric cycle foreign policy towards Africa.