Nigeria’s breaking point might be closer than we realise — Mabogunje Nigeria’s breaking point might be closer than we realise — Mabogunje Share He is regarded as the ‘father of Geography’ in Nigeria and wears a cap that is bejeweled with many firsts. First African president of the International Geographical Union (IGU), first African to be elected into the United States’ National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Recipient of the prestigious Vautrin Lud Prize, popularly referred to as the Nobel Prize for Geography, Professor Akin Mabogunje, a nonagenarian, speaks to DARE ADEKANMBI on the state of the nation and other issues in this interview.