I love Nigeria and will always rep Naija, but we don't deserve to be called the giant of Africa until we truly earn the name. Titles are earned, and i believe South Africa has rightly earned that title from whatever angle anyone wants to argue.

Nigeria for now is a disgrace and until we put our house in order, we will continue to be a joke to the rest of the world.

eros:

I love Nigeria and will always rep Naija, but we don't deserve to be called the giant of Africa until we truly earn the name. Titles are earned, and i believe South Africa has rightly earned that title from whatever angle anyone wants to argue.

Nigeria for now is a disgrace and until we put our house in order, we will continue to be a joke to the rest of the world.

eros:

I love Nigeria and will always rep Naija, but we don't deserve to be called the giant of Africa until we truly earn the name. Titles are earned, and i believe South Africa has rightly earned that title from whatever angle anyone wants to argue.

Nigeria for now is a disgrace and until we put our house in order, we will continue to be a joke to the rest of the world.

why does the whole world do they need our population to patronize them

scholes0:

^^ Ok, Zim Man,
Typicam Zim man, making Straw man Illustrations.
Jamaicans built the London Subway-[B] BUT THEY DONT CONTROL THE BULK OF THE ECONOMY - INFACT, THEY DONT EVEN CONTROL THE VERY RAIL SYSTEM THEY BUILT[/B]
Chinese Not only Helped in developing American infrastructure, but they are investing heavily in the American economy [B]BUT THEY DONT CONTROL THE ECONOMY EITHER[/B]- Not even close to it.
  I for one am not against Foreign Involvement in local economies, Yes, U were right Some developments in Nigeria and other countries around the world comes from multinationals, But Hey ZIMBO, The overwheming bulk of our Naija economy is controlled by Native Nigerians, and we are no 2nd class citizens to any Racial minority in our own country, Yes we have problems , but at least our problems are caused by us, and we are try to get them solved.
And who is shifting the goalie to get a point driven through I  am simply asking u If u would be happy if the biggest economy on  ''Lala'' continent is being controlled by racial minoroties,  U are there Bleepoing thrash. Arent u a Black African, for god sakes
    Anyways, I have nothing on u, every man on his own!! Mind u, Africans like [B]US[/B] can smile again, cause Naija is rising!!! {and we own what we have---} and as we are doing so, With  GRACE & LEGAL PRIDE!!!  ,  I dont know about Africans like Yourself.

scholes0:

An opinion ffrom a self hater.  

Dude i am not a self hater and i would really love to see people being more civil on this forum. Everybody has a right to their opinions even if some of us choose to be BLINDLY PATRIOTIC. I don't think you love Nigeria more than i do if we compared notes on what we have done for this country to make it better for our children and their children's children.

I pray to see a Nigeria that will be the envy of the world. A country where everything works. A country with security, good roads, pipe borne water, steady power and what have you. But right now what we have is a sham or would you still argue otherwise  

So why call yourself the giant of Africa when you have nothing to offer the rest of Africa and the world at large   South Africa has something to offer other African countries and the world, and that is what that advert clearly states. Accept the damn truth or go hug a transform. Enough said.

JProspero:

Sorry, guys, but I now see the reason why the failure rate in our school exams is too high: people simply leave the issue at hand and discuss something else, thereby writing O.P. (off-point). The write-up did not ask for a comparison between Nigeria and SA in terms of who deserves to be the Giant of Africa. The Giant of Africa is the moniker of Nigeria already. The issue is not whether Nig deserves it. Lagos is the Centre of Excellence, even though it is rated among the worst cities of the world. India says it is incredible India.

Coca-Cola is the Real Thing. Should Pepsi call itself "The True Real Thing" ?

University of Nigeria is for Lions and Lionesses. Should Unilag or UI say it is the home of the real Lions and Lionesses?

Should Harp say it is the Real Shine-Shine Bobo?

Should Arsenal call themselves "The Real Red Devils"? because they wear red jerseys?

Now imagine this scenario. You are known and called John the Giant by all your friends. Then one day John the Rock enters your home. Your wife looks at him and tells you: "Darling, this John is the Real John the Giant." What will you do? Smile and tell her that she spoke the truth because John the Rock is perhaps taller or fatter? Rubbbbish! John the Rock should allow John the Giant to be! He can choose John the Tallest, if he so wishes, or John the Greatest. No wahala.

Let's leave this issue about the state of the Nigeria nation and focus on the issue at hand. We can call ourselves names and insult our country, but when outsiders insult us we should have little self-respect to protest. Blacks call themselves "Niggas," but the moment a White man calls a Black man "Nigga," only a foooolish Black man would smile and tell him, "you spoke the truth. After all I am Black, so I am a nigger."

virgo:

Correction in line 3 ", to your Mugabe to fight for independence, ".

poor you

economy

infrastructure

development etc  [B]doesnt care who is in control as long it is bringing results[/B]

like i said should USA economy be halved becoz it was the british who started it ?

should the UK economy behalved becoz they got profits from colonazation ?

eros:


You can always correct errors on your post by clicking MODIFY and correct any mistakes in your comment.

Dude i am not a self hater and i would really love to see people being more civil on this forum. Everybody has a right to their opinions even if some of us choose to be BLINDLY PATRIOTIC. I don't think you love Nigeria more than i do if we compared notes on what we have done for this country to make it better for our children and their children's children.

[B]I pray to see a Nigeria that will be the envy of the world. A country where everything works. A country with security, good roads, pipe borne water, steady power and what have you. But right now what we have is a sham or would you still argue otherwise  Huh Huh Huh Huh[/B]

So why call yourself the giant of Africa when you have nothing to offer the rest of Africa and the world at large  Huh Huh Huh Huh Huh South Africa has something to offer other African countries and the world, and that is what that advert clearly states. Accept the damn truth or go hug a transform. Enough said.

scholes0:

So, until a nation is a perfect Paradise/ Nirvana, It hhas no right to lay stakes to rightful appelations,  Is that what u are saying??
Of course Nigeria has nothing to offer Africa, and yet , we have helped out our brothers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and The Sudan, In their greatest Tinme of Need, Donated Countless aid materials to Nations in drought throughout the Sahel, Launched Africa's First Telecomunication satellites for Disaster monitoring on the African continent, Opened up Bountiful businesses like Banks, Telecommunication companies Throughout our sub-region {West Africa}, Connected West Africa Via the Glo1 and Main 1 cables, to the rest of the world, E.tc

Now [B]U SELF HATER[/B] Tell me what your adopted country SA has done for Fellow Africans, that dosent involve Profit making and other personal gains!,  even while Zimbabwe Next door was crumbling, ''Giant'' SA did absolutely NOFING!!

Brcause I really dont know why A Nigerian who claims to love the country so much will write up such stuff as yours, and start including Childish remarks like ''He he he he '' and '' Hu hu hu hu'' Embeded in statements that are supposed to be from an Intellectual/Matured mind, SMH,  It is soo Obvious how much U love NIGERIA Indeed,

Boko Haram economist is sounding off! How can a nation grow without manufacturing that this powered by electricity? Have you ever wondered how much NB PLC, MTN-Nigeria and Dangote are burning to keep their companies running?  Let have your facts stating that RSA is a 3rd country? U need to unmask yourself from blind patriotism; cos all the power generated by PHCN does not  only light up  homes, but factories as well.What makes you think that RSA is different? Go  and do your research on their  manufacturing output,  capacity  utilization and production capacity and compare those with your Heaven- Naija.
Even if there were a third world country, why do we have to judge ourselves from the rear? It's like saying that last position is the best position.