History was made Thursday in Abuja when Victor Prince Dickson, popularly known as The Transformer and Visioneer of the National Cake Game, unveiled Project GIANT (Generations Inspired, Awaken for a Better Tomorrow), a bold initiative designed to rebuild Nigeria by leveraging history, culture, and shared responsibility.
In an inspiring, powerfully delivered speech rendered without a prepared text, the self -acclaimed mind architect touched on several issues ranging from conflict, the nexus between capacity and fulfilment, japa syndrome and the inferiority complex that arise out of our flawed early socialisation.
Dickson warned that Nigeria is at a critical crossroads and requires citizen mentality cleansing and reset.
He said, “You cannot solve the problem of the brain with ‘stomach infrastructure’ ”
“I believe that Nigeria is facing a challenge, not just a challenge, Nigeria is at that point where if we take it for granted Nigeria possibly may implode very soon,” he said.
Citing lessons from other nations, he added: “When the human mind gets very angry with conflict, if you don’t manage it, crisis will occur. If you don’t manage crisis, chaos will come. So if you want to avoid chaos, manage the conflict,” he said.
Dickson identified the absence of a unifying national vision as a major setback.
“If you challenge a Nigerian and ask them what exactly is a Nigerian dream, they don’t have. Now, we don’t have a vision. Why don’t we have that vision? Because we don’t know our history. That’s where the problem is,” he added.
To bridge this gap, Dickson introduced the National Cake Game, created under his parent company Alpha Kulture. Alpha Kulture is a transformation-driven enterprise conceived by Victor Prince Dickson. It integrates play, design, and psychology into cultural innovation, using gamification to remodel mindsets, identities, and narratives. Its mission is to inspire nations toward growth, justice, moral excellence, and innovation.
The National Cake Game features 160 historical events and policies shaping Nigeria up to 2025, alongside 40 projected events from 2025 to 2075, packaged in an interactive learning format.
“Young people peer-to-peer can learn, families can learn, schools can learn,” he said. “Rather than doing a master class or a conference on building Nigeria, I have succeeded in carrying that discussion into people’s homes.”
The initiative goes beyond the board game to include the National Oven (an online community), the Nigerian Dream Magazine, and a National Cake Championship.
Dickson described the effort as a multi-generational plan: “The older ones will come with their wisdom, the youth will come with their strength, then the new generation are the ones that are opportune for you to build them to become. So these three must work together.”
Special guest of the unveiling, Pastor Ketandu Oje, lauded the initiative for its depth and vision.
“When the name national cake comes up, it’s very, very interesting. In this nation where you hear national cake, all people think about is what to take for themselves. But what we are talking about here is being able to bring about the original picture of a united nation,” he said.
He added that the game’s historical coverage could “bring everybody on board” and foster national unity through true understanding.
Also speaking, Oluwatobi Olabode, a member of the National Cake team, introduced Alpha Kulture as “a forward-thinking enterprise dedicated to remodeling the building blocks of society culture, mindset, identity, and language through the strategic use of games and gamification.” He emphasized that games provide an effective tool for shaping culture, strengthening identity, and fostering lasting change.
Looking ahead, Dickson set ambitious targets: “Our target in two years is that 1,000 schools should have this. 50,000 families should have this, at least in two years. So that’s our target, and that’s why we are now appealing to people to join us, so that we can push this dream forward.”
He urged both government and private stakeholders to adopt the initiative as part of Nigeria’s educational and cultural framework.
“History is back, but which books, which tools are we using to teach it? So I’m offering this now as a tool to teach that history that is back. Anyone who has vision knows that this is an answer to solve most of Nigerian problems.”