摘要：Genuine and lasting development in Nigerian State and in Africa at large has been a mirage over the years. Despite the numerous efforts by governments, individuals and cooperate bodies, many aspects of the nation‘s and indeed the continent's economy is in need of development. It is in light of the above that this paper addresses the development crisis in Nigeria and by extension Africa using Kant‘s epistemic co-operativism as a yardstick. By Kant‘s epistemic co-operativism the paper refers to Kant‘s reconciliatory approach to the empiricist‘s-rationalist‘s crisis which to a large extent laid to rest the epistemic imbroglio of the 17th and 18th century BC. It is believed that following this approach, not only will Nigeria experience national growth, but also lasting peace and genuine development will become a reality in African continent.
