Considering the colossal role of the Nigerian Pidgin English (NPE) in filling the communication lacunae and as the most viable cum acceptable choice of a national or official language amongst the diverse ethnic conglomerations and diverse tongues in a highly multilingual society as Nigeria, this paper seeks to make a case for the Nigerian Pidgin English (NPE) to occupy that exalted pride of place as our national language or lingua franca. The stance of this paper is being hinged on the neutrality of the code in terms of its origin and originality as there is no particular ethnic bloc or grouping that can lay claim to it. However, it (NPE) can be adopted as our national language. The NPE is one of the varieties of the English language that is used and spoken by all Nigerians, no matter how highly or lowly educated. It can be used in both formal and informal settings. No doubt, linguists have identified over 450 indigenous languages that are spoken in Nigeria. Out of these numbers, three or the “big three”, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba (HIY) enjoy the rare privilege or constitutional backing to wear the garb of “major” languages while all others are “minor” languages. This defective dichotomy is queried here, as it prioritised political consideration over linguistic considerations. Of all the languages used and spoken in Nigeria, the English language and its cousin – NPE occupy the driving seat and as such, enjoy the new status of a national or official language or a lingua franca. The position of this paper is to canvas support in the adoption of NPE as the lingua franca of Nigeria since the majority of Nigerians across ethnic groupings and religious leanings use and speak it. Besides, the active force of our youthful population or younger generation also relish in the use of NPE. This code has the potentials to rekindle the spirit of our national unity, cohesion and integration.