I have been recently following this very little country Lesotho and have been so impressed with what is going on in certain sectors of that country. I am sure some people in NL may not even know any such country. Well I'll provide a brief introduction of this country and clearly state their strengths as well as weakness and let our politicians see if they can learn anything from her.

Officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, completely surrounded by its only neighboring country, the Republic of South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000.[1] Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho translates roughly into the land of the people who speak Sesotho.

Population: approximately 2 million
Currency: Loti
Economy: based on agriculture, livestock, manufacturing and mining, and depends heavily on inflows of workers’ remittances and receipts from the Southern African Customs Union (S.A.C.U.).
Most significant resources: Water & Diamonds

The areas that interests me

Education: An estimated 85% of the population 15 and over is literate, according to recent estimates. As such, Lesotho boasts one of the highest literacy rates in Africa, in part because Lesotho invests over 12% of its GDP in education. Contrary to most countries, in Lesotho female literacy (94.5%) is higher than male literacy

Currency value against US dollars: 1.00 LSL = 0.126752 USD
Currency value against RSA rand: 1 LSL = 1 ZAR
Currency value against NGN: 1.00 LSL = 20.0103 NGN

Down side: According to the UN, Lesotho has the highest rape rate of any country (91.6 out of 100,000 people); Significant levels of child labor exist in Lesotho.

Now why can a country as big as Nigeria pay 20 Naira to have a Lesotho Loti. When all they've got is water, agriculture and diamonds which in no way is comparable to the reserves of these resources we have in our country.

This is a wake up call for our Leaders and followers alike, it's our country, if you don't try correcting the past & present mistakes our offspring will not forgive us.

What have you said really?

The investment in education and high literacy rate is commendable.

The high rate of AIDS tho..

ekt_bear: The investment in education and high literacy rate is commendable.

The high rate of AIDS tho..

Let's just say they're so brave, they march into battlefields without their vests on.

werepeLeri: What have you said really?

People like you will never understand that they're more of an economic sabotage than a living being.

Nigeria, SA, Lesotho, Somalia, etc are all bunched into the same shyt hole Africa.

What's the difference?

No, Nigeria cannot learn anything from Lesotho.
The illiteracy rate is waaaaaaaaaay too high!

there is nothing to learn from Lesotho, Nigeria is better off learning from ants.