July 2014 UPDATE: Since this thread was posted last year, Nigeria has gone on to be declared Africa's largest economy, surpassing South Africa, and with an annual GDP of $510 billion, lending further credibility to this 2050 projection. Thanks.



Nigeria in 2050 (pics)



Lagos




Lagos Rail



MMA Terminal 6 Lagos

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New Nigeria Airways



Calabar



Asaba (Overlooking 4th Niger Bridge)



Abuja




Abuja Light Rail



Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja



Ibadan



Abeokuta



Onitsha



Aba



Owerri




Port Harcourt Light Rail



Kaduna



Kano



Jos



Enugu




Benin City



Uyo



Nigerian Space Agency Shuttles

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Nigerian Astronaut on Inaugural Mission, 2053
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I pray so ooo...I wantto see nigeria like this. Before I die...

What do u mean @ op,
what of the northern state

37 years? Its very possible but highly unlikely given the monumental problems Nigeria is facing.

pastie: What do u mean @ op,
what of the northern state

Northern Nigeria will be significantly less developed than the rest of the country for decades to come and based off current trends the divide will continue to get bigger, sorry.

Nice pics, ROSSIKE. Though I would have preferred the Nigeria Airways plane to be a 747

ROSSIK,

You have something against Ekiti?

Yoruba_Omoge: ROSSIK,

You have something against Ekiti?

I guess Ekiti isn't photogenic

CFCfan: Nice pics, ROSSIKE. Though I would have preferred the Nigeria Airways plane to be a 747

I'm sorry but a 747 would have been a long abandoned relic by 2050.

Don't you just love Rossike's threads? I feel your patriotism man, I really wish I was that patriotic.

By the way, that picture of Onitsha cracked me up...

Yoruba_Omoge: ROSSIK,

You have something against Ekiti?

unless I have not understood your post, here is one of Nigeria's problems.

If just like our past leaders this generation and those yet to come remain Gluttonic, greedy and self centered, then this vision will never come to pass. Also if the Religious and Ethnice scuffles aren't curbed sooner than expected, then I doubt if there will be a country called Nigeria by then.

I grew up to know 1980 goal, Operation Build the nation, Mamsa, Sap, Millenium Goal, Vision 2010, vision 2015, now vision 2020......all the visions have all been visionless.

Nice on paper but will they ever become a reality? Not with the immoral, unreasonable and callous generation we are breeding in today's world.


On a second note, do Nigerians really want such development? Not with the way they cry fowl and go on protest match when the government bans Okada (commercial motorcycle, Demolish illegal structures, demolish House build on sewage, close down unhealthy market environment, place a ban on churches causing noise pollution and trying to tax churches using the name of God to hoard billions of naira from unsuspecting worshippers.

Yoruba_Omoge: ROSSIK,

You have something against Ekiti?

Not at all.

Ekiti in 2050:

ROSSIKE:

Not at all.

Ekiti in 2050:

Thank you.

I imagine a better Ekiti than that tho. We have less than 4 decades to make this visions come true. Can we do it?

When Fashola tries to clean up Lagos so that we can at least see a semblance of order, some myopic goons will begin to accuse him of tribalism.

Achieving the aesthetic quality painted by the OP will require a complete pulling down and redesign of our cities. Shanties will need to be destroyed, roads will need to be widened, drainages need to be cleared, and many people will be made homeless.

How many Nigerians will appreciate a leader who attempts to make such changes?

Yoruba_Omoge:

Thank you.

I imagine a better Ekiti than that tho. We have less than 4 decades to make this visions come true. Can we do it?

Absolutely we can. It took South Korea about 30 odd years from the late 50s to the 80s to turn from an underdeveloped, agrarian state into one of the world's most advanced nations. At our current economic growth rate, we are actually on the right track. If we can sustain it, and maybe add a couple more digits to the 7% annual GDP growth rate, we should be ok to reach this level by 2050.

HNosegbe: When Fashola tries to clean up Lagos so that we can at least see a semblance of order, some myopic goons will begin to accuse him of tribalism.

Achieving the aesthetic quality painted by the OP will require a complete pulling down and redesign of our cities. Shanties will need to be destroyed, roads will need to be widened, drainages need to be cleared, and many people will be made homeless.

How many Nigerians will appreciate a leader who attempts to make such changes?

Cleaning up of cities by itself doesn't help the people themselves, it needs to go hand it hand with an increase in purchasing power of the people so that a lot of those lesser income people will be at a level were they can afford to live in the estates and low end condos. Just ejecting them without creating job opportunities for Nigerians at large will rightfully get you major resistance so its not all black and white.

HNosegbe: When Fashola tries to clean up Lagos so that we can at least see a semblance of order, some myopic goons will begin to accuse him of tribalism.

Achieving the aesthetic quality painted by the OP will require a complete pulling down and redesign of our cities. Shanties will need to be destroyed, roads will need to be widened, drainages need to be cleared, and many people will be made homeless.

How many Nigerians will appreciate a leader who attempts to make such changes?

You make an excellent point. Bold measures are needed which may not be popular at the time they're being made.

ROSSIKE:

Absolutely we can. It took South Korea about 30 odd years from the late 50s to the 80s to turn from an underdeveloped, agrarian state into one od the world's most advanced nations. At our current economic growth rates, we are actually on the right track.

Understand that Korea is a communistic country with no "power of the people". The choices are made and enforced by the Government.
In Nigeria, the people have a louder voice than the governor. It'd be harder because even if a Governor is doing the right thing with no immediate positive effect, the people can decide to uproot him. Which may or may not lead to a criminal substitute.

If you understand what I'm trying to say.

Nigeria can achieve such strides within 15 years, if the citizenry and govt are disciplined enough. Nigeria's GDP and budgets, coupled with private sector involvement will make this dream a reality.

HNosegbe: When Fashola tries to clean up Lagos so that we can at least see a semblance of order, some myopic goons will begin to accuse him of tribalism.

Achieving the aesthetic quality painted by the OP will require a complete pulling down and redesign of our cities. Shanties will need to be destroyed, roads will need to be widened, drainages need to be cleared, and many people will be made homeless.

How many Nigerians will appreciate a leader who attempts to make such changes?

Incisive comment!

Maiduguri nko?

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, OP you are very stupid, why are you are taking present day pictures in advanced countries to portray what Nigeria will look like in 2050? Did you sit down to think that by 2050 what you are currently showing will be old and useless? Nigerians and their longer throats.

Yoruba_Omoge:

Understand that Korea is a communistic country with no "power of the people". The choices are made and enforced by the Government.
In Nigeria, the people have a louder voice than the governor. It'd be harder because even if a Governor is doing the right thing with no immediate positive effect, the people can decide to uproot him. Which may or may not lead to a criminal substitute.

If you understand what I'm trying to say.

Your mistake is that you do not know that there are two Korean countries, North Korea and South Korea, he is talking about capitalist South Korea because communist north Korea is a poor country that nobody wants to live in so yeah, North and Soouth Korea split in the 50s and within 30 years South Korea was a first world country. It is generally plausible for Nigeria to be a superstate developmentally in 2050 but with crap like tribalism and the fact that we are not starting from scratch its probably gonna take a bit longer.

yarodin: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, OP you are very stupid, why are you are taking present day pictures in advanced countries to portray what Nigeria will look like in 2050? Did you sit down to think that by 2050 what you are currently showing will be old and useless?

No. The reason being that 37 years is not really a long time. It would take a century and half at least to reach the type of advancement you're talking about which would render the above posted pics archaic.

This could very well be a Nigerian-built jet in 2050.

Built by Dangote Aeronautics, the 4th largest aircraft manufacturer on earth in 2050.

You really do have confidence in the direction Nigeria is going. I am not so optimistic what with the PIB debate having no end in sight etc.

Double post.

CROWÉ:

Cleaning up of cities by itself doesn't help the people themselves, it needs to go hand it hand with an increase in purchasing power of the people so that a lot of those lesser income people will be at a level were they can afford to live in the estates and low end condos. Just ejecting them without creating job opportunities for Nigerians at large will rightfully get you major resistance so its not all black and white.

Correct. I'm not disputing your point. Both need to go together. I was only addressing some individuals who will never appreciate the big picture when some painful but necessary steps are taken to sanitize our cities.

CROWÉ: You really do have confidence in the direction Nigeria is going. I am not so optimistic what with the PIB debate having no end in sight etc.

We can pick up any number of issues and point to as reasons for pessimism. But an awful lot happens in 37 years. By 2050 the PIB bill would be an obscure academic issue discussed mainly by economic historians of the period.

All this pictures will only remain as it is if there isn't a massive social restructuring.

But let's face it: There are some very important changes that need to take place before Nigeria will fulfil it's potential. The biggest of those changes is the evolution of a new brand of politicians who will provide the kind of leadership that will drive the revolution which will produce cities like those Rossike is showing.

I tell my fellow youths all the time that those of us who feel we have something to offer MUST go into politics. It's not enough to criticize non-performing, clueless, visionless and selfish leaders if those of us who feel we can do better don't volunteer themselves for service. It's also not enough to simply turn up every four years to vote in elections, or else it will be a case of smart ones voting for buffoons.

If you know you have something to offer, join a political party today.

"The consequence of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors" - Plato.

ROSSIKE:

We can pick up any number of issues and point to as reasons for pessimism. But an awful lot happens in 37 years. By 2050 the PIB bill would be an obscure academic issue discussed mainly by economic historians of the period.

True but Nigeria stands a better chance of getting to where you vision it will be by 2050 if the PIB passes in 2013 than if it does in 2016 for example, we certainly will be further along the development scale. My biggest interest in 2013 though is electricity, this administration has made it a point to pursue that, if we do achieve significant progress here in 2013 then I will be confident that we can get there in that time.