Hello members, I'll like to hear from all you. What do you see that Nigeria has achieved so far and how we are [faring]?.
And the way forward, if u could suggest any?

Happy 45....

Great Nigeria.

accomplishments? hmmm. I guess launching a satelitte, providing telecoms to the masses through the private sectors using good policies. surviving and never becoming like congo and the rest, i.e. all out war. Peace brings its own dividends

the future would be made better if more power was given to the states, so thereis reater competition between them. the feds should invest heavily in education and healthcare

Nigeria will be 35 tommorrow. Wow. Amazing! Achievements sooo far: Phone services, internet, infact soo many things that r good oo.. And also making most people wish they can live Nigeria.

@hot babe 45. ati dagba gan ooo.

just lets celebrate and delebrate on the way forward.

well, happy independence day to NiGeRiA.

President Obasanjo's Independence Day Speech 2005:
http://www.independentng.com/saturday/nnoct010507.htm

It's good we are getting advanced in age. I just hope the country improves.

Yeah we are growing by age not advancement. We have achieved to remain Nigeria. But we still need it work for us not against us.

Yeah!!!! We all happy, that Nigeria is 45 today and yet what have we achieved

Look at the masses they are suffering, no peace in the country, no electricity, no security, no good roads and social infrastructures and amenities. Yet our so called leaders are building and investing our money into their their own private business.

Make una shine una eyes before them carry all of us go sell put money for pocket........

There's nothing to celebrate

Yay! Happy Independence Day Nigerians

Happy Independence Day to Nigeria OOOO.

Happy 45....
no matter what da matter, we still = green/white/green Great Nigeria!

Gr8 Nigeria jare.

At 45 are we Crawling, leaping, jumping or sprinting and are we breastfeeding or eating solid food?

Happy Independence Anniversary to our great baby, sorry nation. When are we going to stop the diapers pls?

Well lwt's just keep on praying that God will intervene in the whole affairs of Naija, before we are all deregulated

"Things are getting better" = Baba Iyabo

We need God intervention but we all have a stake.

Nigeria has achived much oo. No hurricane, no bomb. Oh wait.. those aint achievements.

Those are natural disaster. Did America worked toward making it happen?

i am sure u saw "those aint achievements after my post".

happy independence day to you all. In spite of all that is happening we will still celebrate the greatness of this country. Please sing along:

me i like my country,
i like the land and people,
everything e dey for nigeria,
make we join hands to make nigeria better.
i like am, i like am o

God Bless Nigeria!

Yeah there are evrything in nigeria, bit its not for everybody, as Fela will say, it is a city of[center][/center] pain

I enjoyed my independence day. A beg make I sayoooo. The white man said that a fool at forty is a fool forever. Look ooo we don reach 40, past 40 Sha we be fool forever

Nothing Celebrate....................

There's nothing to celebrate...


The leaders have woefully failed. What they recorded as achievements are the reinforcement and institutionalisation of corruption, underdevelopment, poverty, mismanagement, criminalisation of legitimacy and the sucking of the blood of Nigerians by the criminals who we have as our leaders. Indeed, what we are witnessing today is retrogression and backwardness...

True talk. Should we continue this way?

@hot-angel oh i can now see.

I got this from an article on nigeriaworld.com

http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/peterside/100105.html

…Gradual But Measurable Progress
Policies at the federal level have become more focused, as macro-economic indices over the last 3 years have been improving. Just to consider a few examples:

1. IMF statistics put the growth rate last year at over 6%, not withstanding that it is estimated to slide to 3,5% next year, as opposed to countless years of negative economic growth rate during the 1990s.

2. As we speak, Nigeria sits on a war-chest (foreign reserve) approaching the $30 billion mark, which is a direct result of tight fiscal policy and bold resistance to sharing oil-windfall with the state governments. Even at that, the country has secured a historical deal with its creditors that could help eliminate huge debt load.

3. Statistics show that the federal government over the last few years has saved over a billion dollars simply by strictly monitoring its procurement, contract award and disbursement system, through the due process office.

4. Already a large chunk of inefficient government enterprises have been offloaded to core investor groups through privatization, just as the telecommunication sector has been deregulated leading to an unprecedented growth and improved efficiency in commercial activities.

5. The fight against financial and economic crimes has been very protracted and assumed an unexpected serious dimension. This is leading to the eradication of the scourge of advanced fee (419) as miscreants are now on their guard. According to a popular saying in Nigeria these days “The fear of EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) is the beginning of wisdom”.

6. Transformation in the financial sector, - banking/insurance consolidation, capital market modernization and pension reform are bound to deliver phenomenal multiplier effect on the productive sector and bolster volume of business activities. Already the cost of funds has started to dwindle thanks to a gradual accumulation of long-term investible assets. At 6%, interest rate for six-month commercial paper has fallen to a level never seen in the annals of the money market. Naira exchange rate has hovered around 135 to a dollar for over 2 years.

7. The government has come to grips and is finally determined to boost power supply before its tenure runs out. Recently a mega power deal worth over $550 million was signed with General Electric (GE) to supply turbines for new power generating plants to be constructed in a deregulated market environment.

@Obong

na grammar wey u dey blow.

for all i care we r celebratin nothin but HUNGER.

that wasnt my grammer. I got it from a website