Book Review: Nigeria’s Capacity Index (NCIx) 2026-Measuring the State’s Ability to Deliver​

Author: Dr. Hani Okoroafor

Reviewer: Muhammed Akanji

Reading The Capacity State feels like holding up a mirror to Nigeria’s most persistent affliction: delay. Hani Okoroafor argues that the true measure of a nation’s strength is not its resources or rhetoric, but its ability to execute- on time, at scale, and with discipline.

In Nigeria, every stalled refinery, every unfinished road, every policy trapped in bureaucratic limbo becomes more than a missed opportunity; it is a silent tax on growth.