Good news for Nigeria. A wake-up call for South Africa.

That’s my “take-home message” from the headlines emerging from a new Morgan Stanley report, which predicts Nigeria’s economy will overtake South Africa’s as Africa’s largest by 2025.

High oil prices, the “decisive” election of President Goodluck Jonathan and buoyant consumer spending will all push Nigeria’s economy into the front in the next 15 years, says the Morgan Stanley survey.

Critics in South Africa say they are not concerned about the prospect of the country losing its spot as the largest economy on the continent.

Economists brush off this latest report by saying that the Morgan Stanley projections are based on economic models that are contingent on factors that might or might not impact the Nigerian economy.

Whatever the eventual outcome in 2025, the report serves as another sage reminder to Nigerians to manage their oil wealth cleverly ­by pouring investments into infrastructure and making sure that government polices and regulations stimulate growth in the sector.

Of course, oil remains about 80% of Nigeria’s GDP and experts say that is just too much. The country needs to diversify as it strides ahead in the coming decades.

South Africa’s economy is, of course, healthily diversified and not reliant on the variables of oil prices.

However, for Africa’s biggest economy to maintain its lead over its West African competitor, South Africa has to invest and upgrade its education system. Over and over again, the point cannot be understated: For all South Africa’s promise, the country’s future growth is reliant on the next generation of managers, workers and business leaders.

For now, South Africa is failing to educate its youngsters to steer the country’s economy into 2025 and beyond.

The seriousness of the problem was reinforced on the same day the Morgan Stanley report was publicized.

The results of another survey ­- an annual assessment of the country’s literacy and numeracy levels – were confirmed by South Africa's Department of Education.

Both reports made headlines on the front pages of some of the country’s newspapers. The implications of both stories lying side-by-side in print was a stark reminder of the challenges that lie ahead.

The South African education assessment - which a teacher’s union apparently dubbed “dismal” and “sobering” – was a shocking assessment of the level of literacy and numeracy in the country’s primary schools.

Backed up by other international studies, this report confirmed that South Africa’s young school goers are among the worst-performing students in the world. As one outraged newspaper reported, most nine and 12 year olds “can’t count and can’t understand what they were supposed to have been taught.” This is despite a significant financial investment in education by the South African state.

Looking 15 or 20 years ahead, there are critical and immediate choices that need to be made by Nigeria and South Africa. Africa’s powerhouses both need to nurture and protect their country’s most precious resources.

No one wins in the end if South Africa’s children are unemployable when they finish school.

No one wins in the final reckoning if Nigeria squanders its oil wealth on corruption and bad management.

The whole continent can be uplifted if these two countries stride ahead together, and smartly, in the decades to come.




Source: http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/30/nigeria-%E2%80%98to-overtake-south-africa%E2%80%99/?to-overtake-south-africa?&hpt=hp_mid

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United States based Newsweek magazine has ranked living conditions in  100 countries around the world and in the magazine’s analysis, Nigeria  was judged to be second to the worst while Finland is the best.

Cameroun is at the bottom of the ladder while Burkina Faso is a step  ahead of Nigeria.
The analysis examined factors such as education and health care,  quality of life, economic dynamism, and political environment.
Finishing after Finland were Switzerland and Sweden. The United States  was in 11th place.

The analysis of educational systems used factors such as the  international PISA studies, as well as measures of efficiency and the  educational level of the population at large. In this, Finland was in  first place, followed by South Korea and Canada, which were in a tie.
Finland’s lowest marks were in health care, in which it came in 17th.  The ranking was based on a World Health Organisation comparison  examining how many years an average citizen could expect to live a  full-blown life without being burdened by illness or disability. The  top three were Japan, Switzerland and Sweden.
A number of factors were considered in assessing quality of life.

These included gender equality, the percentage of people living in  poverty, the equality of wealth distribution, the suicide rate, the  state of the environment, and the proportion of employed people in the  population. In this, Finland was in fourth place, with Norway,  Switzerland, and Luxembourg coming ahead.
Economic dynamism was gauged on the basis of GDP growth, the  proportion of services and industrial output in GDP, innovations, the  ease with which new companies can reach the market, and the scope of  the stock market. In this Finland was eighth, with Singapore, the USA  and South Korea as the top three.

The quality of the political was gauged through a comparison of  democratic freedom, the proportion of citizens involved in elections,  and political stability. Finland ranked fifth, trailing Sweden,  Norway, The Netherlands, and New Zealand.



source: http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=180852

Hey people, this argument is futile. Let us stop blaming the North for all our problems. Are we saying that they are smarter or more exposed than the rest of us? Let us take responsibility for our problems.
In the Niger Delta successive governors have looted their state treasuries blind and citizens only grumbled in their bedrooms; as far as I know Peter Odili and Ibori are not Northerners.
We throw our hands up and blame the President and his Ministers but none of us have been able to hold our own Local Government Chairmen to account. Our councilors, house of assembly members, local government chairmen and Governors have been robbing us blind for ages, and our response is to  blame the Hausa and Fulani - very intelligent.
The portion of oil revenue given to oil producing states has increased more than 10 fold in the past 20 years with nothing to show for it. The government set up OMPADEC and our Niger Delta citizens raped it! Now we hear that the Chairman of NDDC gave N500 million to a native doctor. THE CHAIRMAN OF NDDC is not a Northerner!!

Nigeria will only change when we realize that our councilors, local government chairmen and governors are our SERVANTS and we should hold them to account. Northerners will continue to "use our heads" for as long as we are foolish enough to believe that they are responsible for our collective welfare. Nonsense.

Look, in Thailand the citizens shut down the airport because they wanted a change of government (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/26/thailand-protests-airport) , in China, people were ready to stand in front of armored tanks because they wanted change but in Nigeria we only complain. I'm not advocating terrorism but I think our leaders are not taking us seriously because they know Nigerians will adjust. Look at this video and tell me which Nigerian will be ready to do this-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ

There is so much bad news coming out of our dear country that most Nigerians have completely lost hope. As a Nigerian I know there are a lot of positive things happening in that country but nobody focuses on it. Maybe we should set up a Wiki where people can upload positive stories about Nigeria. A South African set up a site ( http://www.sagoodnews.co.za/fast_facts_and_quick_stats/index.html ) to counter all the negative publicity about SA ahead of the world cup. I know Nigerians hate everything South African (naturally), but I think we should look at doing something similar.

Travel Advice for Nigeria - Australian Govt.


This message is on the Australian travel advisory website (http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Nigeria ) about traveling to Nigeria:

There is a high level of serious crime throughout Nigeria. Violent assault, armed robbery, rape and carjacking across Nigeria are prevalent. There is a higher risk of crime in and around the Lagos international airport, on the roads between the airports in Lagos and Abuja, and when travelling unaccompanied in taxis. Prearranged collection/drop off airport arrangements by someone who knows you or properly identifies themselves can help to minimise risks. Criminals have been known to pose as police or military personnel, injured or pregnant women and bogus greeters at the airport.

Crime increases at night in most areas, particularly in Abuja and Lagos. Both authorised and unauthorised checkpoints abound in Abuja city centre and heavily-armed extortionists commonly make demands on civilians.

The number of armed robberies reported in Lagos recently has increased, with most of these attacks occurring after 10pm. Non-essential travel around the city after 10pm should be avoided.

Assaults and robberies are common on public transport. Visitors have been abducted and robbed when collected from their hotel by criminals claiming to represent a company where the visitor has an appointment. You should use a reputable hire car company or hire cars with drivers as offered by most major hotels. Make sure you can identify anyone collecting you from your hotel. You should question any last minute changes in arrangements and should not disclose personal information unnecessarily.

Due to the very high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, victims of violent crime, especially rape, are strongly encouraged to seek immediate medical assistance.

Commercial and internet fraud is prevalent and often originates in Nigeria. Victims have been defrauded and those who travel to the originating country have had their lives endangered. Some victims have been killed. Criminals have been known to seek details of 'safe' bank accounts overseas in which to transfer large sums of money (as a donation or for a percentage of the amount involved). They may also provide fake cashier cheques for 'urgent' shipments of large quantities of goods, request sizeable fees for a fake Nigerian government contract or to supply crude oil and extort money from individuals they have convinced to travel to Nigeria for a business opportunity. If you are a victim of a Nigerian financial scam, we advise you to obtain legal advice and not to travel to Nigeria to seek restitution as there is a risk of physical assault from the perpetrators. Our information on International Financial Scams provides more detail on these types of scams.

There have also been reports of phone calls and emails to relatives and friends in Australia from bogus hospitals or doctors in Nigeria claiming that an Australian traveller has been injured and money is required to be sent for medical treatment. Your relatives and friends in Australia should make sure that the contact is genuine as this is a common method of extorting money. Treat any requests for money from Nigeria with caution.

Some Australian citizens have also been defrauded or had their lives endangered by bogus internet friendship, dating and marriage schemes operating from West African countries. These scams typically result from connections made through internet dating schemes or chat rooms. Once a virtual relationship develops, the Australian citizen is asked by their friend or prospective marriage partner to send money to enable travel to Australia. Once the money has been received, the relationship is usually terminated and any chance of recovering the funds is highly unlikely. In some instances, foreigners who have travelled to Africa to meet their friend or prospective marriage partner have been kidnapped and held to ransom.


Local Travel

Driving in Nigeria can be dangerous, especially at night, due to poorly maintained roads and vehicles, poor local driving habits, unpredictable pedestrians and inadequate road lighting. Vehicle checkpoints are common throughout the country and you may be expected to show identity documents and car registration and ownership papers. You should avoid unnecessary travel after dark. For further advice, see our bulletin on Overseas Road Safety.

Fuel shortages are common and motorists should ensure they have adequate fuel for their journey, particularly in the northern regions.

The Port Harcourt airport has limited daylight operations for some domestic carriers. Full operations, including international flights, will not resume until the airfield lighting system is completed.

Piracy occurs in the coastal areas of the Bayelsa area of the Niger delta and near Lagos. See our travel advice on shipping and ports for more information. The International Maritime Bureau issues weekly piracy reports on its web site.

jamace:

Nigeria is not working because Nigerians are not working for Nigeria.[/b][b]

These so called "externalities" ARE NOT BEYOND OUR CONTROL. The problem is, Nigerians believe that there is nothing they can do about the poor state of our infrastructure. We can use the legal system, civil society, our votes, the media, strikes, etc. to force the government to do what they were put in power for.

Nigerians have become docile and complacent - that's why our leaders treat us like fools.

I was in Nigeria a few weeks ago and one thing struck me, Nigerians are the biggest complainers but no one does anything about the appalling state of affairs in the country. My family lives in GRA in Port Harcourt (a so called upmarket suburb) and they have not had running water since 1991!!!
Its baffling to me because in other parts of the world people would have taken to the streets, people would have taken the govt to court, citizens would have gone to the media. But in Nigeria nobody challenges the government. Maybe we are all scared. My brothers and sisters, Nigeria is able to generate only 3000 megawats for a population of 140million people, while a small country like South Africa generates over 45000 megawatts for 45million people. Our Universities cannot be compared to High Schools abroad; in our state hospitals, patients are asked to buy their own syringes, drips etc.

Nigerians need to remember that water, housing, electricity, good roads, transportation and health services are a right and not a privilege. Last year, when there were power cuts in Cape Town, business owners took the government to court for loss of revenue. In South Africa you can claim damages from the government if a pothole damages your car.

Why have we all folded our arms and become beer parlor activists?
Maybe this post proves that I am no different.

Naija how far?

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I am a Nigerian living in South Africa and I want everyone to understand that the attacks are not directed at Nigerians but at Zimbabweans and Mozambicans. No Nigerian has been killed (at least not yet). Yes, a few Nigerian shops have been looted but by and large we are not affected by the violence.

This violence is happening in the poor areas in South Africa, also known as Townships and Informal Settlements and luckily, most Nigerians live in the Suburbs or in the CBDs (central business districts). Having said this, we are not happy about the attacks because we could be next and it could spread to the suburbs.

In my view, this problem is as a result of the stark differences between the rich and poor in South Africa. The former white areas (suburbs) look like any world class city in Europe but some of the informal settlements and townships are worse than Ajegunle!
This has caused a lot of frustration and resentment amongst the black South Africans and they have decided to lash out at the most vulnerable people in their communities - the foreigners. The fact that foreigners (especially Nigerians and Zimbabweans) are very enterprising and set up businesses and get jobs within a short time of arriving in the country has also caused a lot of Jealousy.

South Africans believe we are taking their jobs but it is not true! Most foreigners are business owners in South Africa and many of us employ South Africans.

I am saddened by this situation because I am married to a South African and I have made South Africa my home, I pay taxes here and employ South Africans but this incident has reminded me that I am a Nigerian and will never be welcome here.

YES Oh- my intention was to cause controversy because I wanted Nigerians to read my post (lol). My primary goal however was to make Nigerian webmasters ask themselves the question “Am I the best I can be or am I a local champion?” Some people called me a broke, arrogant, a-hole, and funny enough, some disagreed with me in public and then sent personal emails to me saying it was about time someone spoke up about the low standards in Nigeria!

This process has been an emotional rollercoaster for me because I am a very proud Nigerian and I was attacked personally for having the audacity to discuss Nigerian issues from another country- but like I said before, sometimes only your brother can say to you- “your mouth dey smell”.

I still stand by the following:

1. Nigerian designers in general should up-their-game.

2. You don’t have to design Flash Heavy sites (remember bandwidth restrictions in Nigeria) to be good designers – you can design clean, elegant, uncluttered CSS/html sites. (see: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/showcase/ ).

3. The Nigerian economy has nothing to do with creativity.

4. Nigerian designers should benchmark themselves against international sites and stop thinking “local”. (I think http://www.digitalthread.com/webdesign/ is a good resource).

5. A website is essentially a marketing vehicle and designers should apply traditional marketing principles to website design and development.

6. I think Flash is fantastic but designers must take their target audience into account. If you are designing for an affluent audience that has access to broadband internet then Flash is cool, otherwise use as little Flash as possible.

7. You can make Flash SEO friendly by coding a linked XML file for spiders. This XML file can even be updated dynamically (Google: Flash + SEO).

8. Nigeria needs a National design competition to unearth the best of the best.


I also challenged Nigerian web designers to prove me wrong by posting their portfolios on this forum- and I was referred to some excellent sites:-

• http://ruggedmanonline.com/ (This website really made me sit up and take notice. My brother YOU ARE TOO MUCH!!)
• http://www.webworksent.com/ (despite slight usability issues)
• http://www.webmastersofafrica.com/ (not for aesthetic quality but for Information Architecture)
• http://www.taviatech.com.ng/index.asp ( Elegant site - just a few image optimization issues)

The rest were SHOCKING in my opinion.

I also shared the following Resources:

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/showcase/
• http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm
• http://www.digitalthread.com/webdesign/

Cool sites (in my opinion) that I have been involved with:

• http://www.millerway.co.za/
• http://www.grahambeckwines.com/
• http://www.netevolution.co.za
• http://www.itnewsafrica.com/ (based on WordPress)


Other cool sites that I have found on the net:

• http://www.neostream.com/
• http://www.peroniitaly.com/za/age.html



To those of you who said I was broke and arrogant, you are probably broke and arrogant yourselves so no yawa.

To those who dissed my views and not me, you are my brothers and sisters and I look forward to having lunch with you very soon in Naija. (there’s no place like home).

To those of you who crucified me in public and agreed with me in private emails– have the courage to speak your mind!


Cheers!!

A competition would be a way for the best of the best to gain international exposure and once and for all change the perception that we are only good at 419 (Lol).

The competition categories could be:

1. Aesthetics

2. HTML/CSS Coding Quality: (We could use W3C standards to validate the sites. See: http://validator.w3.org/ )

3. Innovative use of new technology: (blogging, Wikis, RSS/XML feeds, Social Networking, Podcasting, Vodcasting, Mobizines etc.)

4. Usability, Heuristics and Accessibility

5. Business Impact: The website that has made the most impact on a business e.g. increased sales, business leads, brand equity, product promotion, increased page views, unique visits and search engine rankings for relevant keywords.

Its simple- we could build a site for THE BEST DESIGNER IN NIGERIA Awards and display screen-shots linked to the entries, and webmasters around the country could vote for the best site.

Motivation – lets stop being shortsighted (money, money, money) if you are recognized as the best web designer by your peers, you will not lack clients – and who knows, once we get going, some sponsors might be interested.

In future, whenever Banks, Multinationals, Govt. Departments or people like me (who think there are no good designers in Nigeria) are looking for quality designers; they can be refered to this site.

C’mon guys, if we don’t take ourselves seriously and raise the bar, no one else will, and Nigerian companies will continue to engage US and UK companies to design their websites.

Let us turn my seemingly negative comments into something constructive!!

This thing could start small- and become the equivalent of these awards:

The ADA: http://www.americandesignawards.com/

Web Design Awards: http://www.websitedesignawards.com/

The IMA: http://www.interactivemediaawards.com/winners/2006/top10sites.asp

The Cannes Lions Awards: http://www.canneslions.com/home/index.cfm

The One Show Awards: http://www.oneclub.org/os/osi/showcase/?year=2007&id=5881


I am not debating or comparing websites anymore because I have achieved my goal. I am passionate about this industry and I don’t want it to become another Nollywood where mediocrity is celebrated.

Anyone who thinks I’m still talking nonsense please send me your ideas.

This is a process and we are getting there. This is fantastic! I'm a Nigerian and I know how Nigerians react when they are challenged. You guys may hate me now, but those of you who are intelligent will realize that I am being constructive.

For those of you who think Flash has no place on the web see:

http://www.peroniitaly.com/za/age.html

and http://www.neostream.com/ ( one of the top multimedia studios in my opinion).


You see in other countries internet download speeds allow users to view "flash heavy" sites (some users have 2GB broadband connections), so, depending on your target audience you can go silly with flash and video streaming etc.

Anyway, I have begun to see some pretty good sites in this forum and I will list them in my next post.

Why don't we have a BEST DESIGNER IN NIGERIA competion. What do you say guys?

If I can shock some Nigerian designers into improving their standards then I have achieved my goal. It wasn’t my intention to hurt anyone but sometimes only your brother can tell you that “your mouth dey smell”.

Look at the following sites and please tell me what you think-

http://www.akwaibomstategov.com/

http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/

http://www.rsust.edu.ng/

http://www.unionbankng.com/

http://www.gakpabio2007.com/


I may sound arrogant but …. Naija designers how far These are not mai-mai companies, these are govt departments and multinational banks' websites. Where áre the Nigerian designers if the offical Nigerian Government website looks like it was designed in MSWord.

I want the top designers in Nigeria to stand up and be counted. Advertise yoursleves now and let people know who you are and where to find you.

Let me tackle some of the comments above

• “i think the nigerian economy is the problem…, organizations do not even encourage upcomming web designers.”

I don’t think the economy is the issue, you do not have to be wealthy to be creative. I think Nigerians do not have a culture of excellence. Even if you are paid 2000 Naira to design a website – do your best. Anyone who watches Nollywood movies can relate to this. Some of our Nigerian movie makers and actors were trained in the best schools in the world but they settle for mediocrity. I repeat – culture of excellence,

Web designers do not have to wait to be encouraged by local companies because the world is now a global village and excellent designers are sought after by clients internationally. Many SA web design companies (the good ones at least) design websites for clients in the UK and Australia. Nigerian webdesigners should benchmark themselves against international designers and stop thinking local.

Here are some resources for webmasters:

• Web standards checklist: http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm

• Web design trends: http://www.digitalthread.com/webdesign/


Another trend internationally is that web design companies do not regard themselves as Web Design companies anymore – they now portray themselves as digital marketing agencies or consultancies- because every website is effectively a marketing tool and the principles of marketing must be applied to each design in order for the client to get a Return On Investment (ROI). You must be able to show your client how they will increase sales, get new business leads, enhance their brand image, build an email marketing database etc. My company for instance charges an average of R100 000 (about 2 million naira) for a website because we do not see ourselves as web designers, but we see ourselves as a company that uses digital platforms to satisfy our clients marketing challenges.
So the same way a traditional marketing company would recommend a billboard, radio advertising or TV adverts to a client, we would recommend, a Flash website, opt- in Newsletter registration mechanisms, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing), social networking mechanisms (blogging, My Space etc.), Viral Gaming, MMS/ SMS campaigns, Affiliate Campaigns, PPC campaigns (Pay-Per-Click), Podcasting, RSS Feeds etc. ‘

I still dey wait for una portfolios Oh!

YES Oh- my intention was to cause controversy because I wanted Nigerians to read my post (lol). My primary goal however was to make Nigerian webmasters ask themselves the question “Am I the best I can be or am I a local champion?” Some people called me a broke, arrogant, a-hole, and funny enough, some disagreed with me in public and then sent personal emails to me saying it was about time someone spoke up about the low standards in Nigeria!

This process has been an emotional rollercoaster for me because I am a very proud Nigerian and I was attacked personally for having the audacity to discuss Nigerian issues from another country- but like I said before, sometimes only your brother can say to you- “your mouth dey smell”.

I still stand by the following:

1. Nigerian designers in general should up-their-game.

2. You don’t have to design Flash Heavy sites (remember bandwidth restrictions in Nigeria) to be good designers – you can design clean, elegant, uncluttered CSS/html sites. (see: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/showcase/ ).

3. The Nigerian economy has nothing to do with creativity.

4. Nigerian designers should benchmark themselves against international sites and stop thinking “local”. (I think http://www.digitalthread.com/webdesign/ is a good resource).

5. A website is essentially a marketing vehicle and designers should apply traditional marketing principles to website design and development.

6. I think Flash is fantastic but designers must take their target audience into account. If you are designing for an affluent audience that has access to broadband internet then Flash is cool, otherwise use as little Flash as possible.

7. You can make Flash SEO friendly by coding a linked XML file for spiders. This XML file can even be updated dynamically (Google: Flash + SEO).

8. Nigeria needs a National design competition to unearth the best of the best.


I also challenged Nigerian web designers to prove me wrong by posting their portfolios on this forum- and I was referred to some excellent sites:-

• http://ruggedmanonline.com/ (This website really made me sit up and take notice. My brother YOU ARE TOO MUCH!!)
• http://www.webworksent.com/ (despite slight usability issues)
• http://www.webmastersofafrica.com/ (not for aesthetic quality but for Information Architecture)
• http://www.taviatech.com.ng/index.asp ( Elegant site - just a few image optimization issues)

The rest were SHOCKING in my opinion.

I also shared the following Resources:

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/category/showcase/
• http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.htm
• http://www.digitalthread.com/webdesign/

Cool sites (in my opinion) that I have been involved with:

• http://www.millerway.co.za/
• http://www.grahambeckwines.com/
• http://www.netevolution.co.za
• http://www.itnewsafrica.com/ (based on WordPress)


Other cool sites that I have found on the net:

• http://www.neostream.com/
• http://www.peroniitaly.com/za/age.html



To those of you who said I was broke and arrogant, you are probably broke and arrogant yourselves so no yawa.

To those who dissed my views and not me, you are my brothers and sisters and I look forward to having lunch with you very soon in Naija. (there’s no place like home).

To those of you who crucified me in public and agreed with me in private emails– have the courage to speak your mind openly!


Cheers!!