Money isn't the only thing that determines how rich a nation is.

oil is not either. so dont think it is.

Thats true, i now believe, but when they say someone's rich that means the person has gat enough money though  

You're right queen. That's the normal perspective of anybody towards riches. But really, a rich man is someone who has goals and not gold

were talking about nations' physical wealth here not spiritual. i'm sure Nigeria is probably the most religious.

Yeah i think its the most religious too, but theres no impact that its religious..

That was the old ranking. This one is new, and has been reported in the Nigerian Guardian newspaper, but I've been unable get a web link.

Nigeria is the most religious and by the way wesley, who was talking spiritual?

if i were the president of Nigeria, nobody will like me. but when i die, they'll be thanking me.

I wouldn't even dare to vote for u

President ke??

did i say i wanted to be a president? NO!... i said "if"

I saw this on bbc news online now, but not sure

"Nigeria's anti-corruption commission has a tough job - the country is ranked the second most corrupt in the world according to Transparency International."

yeah we are the 2nd most corrupt. We were formerly the first but thank God we are improving!

anti- corruption whatever can't solve nothing. as long as poverty remains, there'll be corruption

what Nigeria needs is tough love or iron whatever the word is.

na u sabi.

and the president needs to start a really tough taxing system to get that revenue flowing.
no 5000000 naira bills too.

it's going to be tough. but it needs to get tough to get better.

goodguy:

yeah we are the 2nd most corrupt. We were formerly the first but thank God we are improving!

improving on what n is dat an achievement??

yeah is it. From 1st down to 2nd

u guys should pls learn to go find out infos before u put up a thread.i was taught in school that the 2nd poorest country in the world in NIGER,its pronounced Nigeria so pls dont mix things up.
we are a lot better than a lot of african countries like i have said in my previous post.

Why must we all be saying Nigeria is not poor when it's glaring to all that lives here that we are living simply because of the grace of GOD.

@LATOYA: I guess that should be directed to hipcaramel and not "you guys"
@JOFTECH: Agreed, we are poor but not to the extent of being the 2nd poorest in the world!

Gimme a break!!!!!

World Bank rates Nigeria second poorest nation

Yet another World Bank report has put Nigeria at the top of the world's poorest nations. The new publication released at the ongoing United Nations summit offers new estimates of total wealth including produced capital, natural resources and the value of human skills and capabilities, which show that many of the poorest countries in the world are not on a sustainable path. It cites Nigeria as an example of resource-dependent nation, which could have produced capital five times higher than it did in 2000, if only it had made a moderate effort to save.

The document: "Where is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital for the 21st Century" launched by the World Bank listed the top-10 richest countries and top-10 poorest countries Sub-Saharan Africa dominates the latter, with Nigeria standing on the ninth position before Ethiopia, which has the lowest level of total wealth. Switzerland heads a list in which the top-10 performers are all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. European countries-of which two are Scandinavian-dominate the list and non-European economies are the United States and Japan. Madagascar, Chad, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Nepal, Niger, Congo Republic, and Burundi are ahead of Nigeria in ranking. Their wealth per capital varies from $5,020 to $2, 859 while natural capital stood between 265 per cent and 42 per cent. The produced capital of the countries was put between 180 per cent and 6 per cent, and intangible capital 64 per cent and 39 per cent. Figures for Nigeria's wealth per capital are $2,748, natural capital 147 per cent, produced capital 24 percent and intangible capital is minus 71.

Interesting! So Nigeria actually is the 2nd poorest in the world

goodguy:

yeah we are the 2nd most corrupt. We were formerly the first but thank God we are improving!

We were never first. we were third now 2nd. Thats no achievement. There are over 250 countries in this world for heavens sake.
Bangladesh is a country to beat anytime.

The last time I checked the net, we had just 192 countries in the world. Where did the extra 58 or more come from? . From my research, Nigeria was formerly the most corrupt in the world.

goodguy:

The last time I checked the net, we had just 192 countries in the world. Where did the extra 58 or more come from? . From my research, Nigeria was formerly the most corrupt in the world.

Actually there are 193 member countries (East timor has just been added) in the United Nations but what about countries outside the United nations like Palestine? Greenland? Western Sahara? vatican nations?
There are actually 193 within d UN and about 61 outside though very small independent countries (some wit population below 10,000)


Nigeria has been the most corrupt country in Africa but never been the most corrupt in the world. Bangladesh has been for ages.

The corruption index is perception, not an actual measurement. Its call the corruption perception index to highlight the fact that its how corrupt the rest of the world views you. So basically if nigeria works on its image, it should move up the corruption index, even if its remains just as corrupt as it is today

The statistics are so true that we need to be ashamed of our choices of leaders as well as ourselves as citizen of the nation. With man power exceeding 130 million and wealth abundant, we are still wallowing in squalor, want and acute need. we blame government when we are as corrupt, bad and with criiminal tendecies like the ones on top. We cheat @ exams, lie, steal, kill 4 immaterial things, bootleg, bunker and bribe. No basic education, no Medicare, no nothing. I dey shame badly 4 myself as a nigerian and 4 all of us who cannot stand up and speak out for fear of the unknown.

nigeria needs a new taxing system if it already has one. that's the easiest way to get revenue.

...yes, revenue for the pockets and Swiss accounts of our leaders.