NIGERIA:

- Most populous country in Africa
with 170 million people.
-9th most populous country in the
world after China, India, United
States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan,
Russia, and
Bangladesh.
- Africa's largest economy with an
annual GDP of $510 billion.
- Africa's largest oil and gas
exporter.
- At 125 trillion cubic feet (tcf), the
world's 7th largest gas reserves
after Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
United
States, Algeria and Venezuela.
- Africa's largest university
educated population of
approximately 30 million.
- Africa's largest and most
prosperous middle class of
approximately 60 million.
- Most extensive road network in
Africa.
- One of Africa's top 3 most
powerful military forces.
- Home to Lagos, the 6th largest
urban center in the world after
Tokyo, Mumbai, Mexico City, Sao
Paulo, and New
York City.
- Nigeria is the only African
country listed among the "Next
Eleven" economies - countries on
track to become the biggest
economies in the world in the 21st
century. http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Next_Eleven
- Nigeria is the only African
country listed among the MINT
nations - countries on track to
become the biggest economies in
the world in the 21st century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
MINT_%28economics%29
- The economy of Nigeria is among
the fastest growing in the world.
- Nigeria has one of the fastest
growing telecommunications
markets in the world, major
emerging market operators (like
MTN, Etisalat, Zain and Globacom)
basing their largest and most
profitable centres in the country.
The government has recently
begun expanding this
infrastructure to space based
communications. Nigeria has a
space satellite which is monitored
at the Nigerian National Space
Research and Development Agency
Headquarters in Abuja. http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria
- Nigeria is the first and ONLY
black country to manufacture
motor vehicles including cars,
buses, trucks, and suvs:
http://innosonivm.com/en/
index.asp
- 17th Aug 2011 Nigeria launched
the world's first black-built
satellite.
''NATION LAUNCHES FIRST
SATELLITE BUILT BY AFRICANS -
Nigeria successfully launched
NigeriaSat-X, the first satellite to
be designed and built by Africans,
into orbit this week (17 August).
NigeriaSat-X was launched along
with another small satellite,
NigeriaSat-2, from Yasny in
southern Russia.''
(Source: Middle East North Africa
Financial Network) http://
www.n2yo.com/?s=5580
- Nigeria - World's fastest growing
Construction Industry:
''Construction growth in Nigeria
will be the fastest of all markets'',
according to the latest 10-year
forecast from Global Construction
Perspectives and Oxford
Economics.
The new study says China will
overtake the US as the world's
biggest construction market by
2018, but that the fastest growth
will happen in Nigeria.''
''Africa’s biggest economy is
poised to lead world growth in
construction for next decade.''
http://
stratsisincite./2009/
construction-to-become-worlds-
fastest-growing-in-nigeria/
http://allafrica.com/
stories/200911130010.html
- Africa's biggest and most prolific
film industry, and the world's
second largest, with a contribution
of $6 billion to Nigeria's annual
GDP.
- Africa's fashion capital and home
to the continent's most vibrant
and creative fashion industry.

''Nigeria has sashayed into the
style spotlight this year: Michelle
Obama wore London-based
Nigerian-born Duro Olowu’s print
dresses and a hand-painted indigo
blouse by Lagos-based Maki Oh
for a state visit to South Africa in
June, while Beyoncé posted a
selfie wearing a sweatshirt by
London-born Nigerian designer
Walé Adeyemi on Instagram in
January.'' - FT.COM 'Lagos -
Global Fashion Hotspot' http://
www.ft.com/cms/s/2/
e1668b92-31b0-11e3-817c-00144f

- Africa's most prolific music
industry and entertainment capital.
- African Football Champions, and
current holders of the African Cup
of Nations.

Let's take our attention off the negatives for once and see the immense potential our beloved country is laden with.
I truly am proud to be from "Naija" anyday you nko?