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Hey, I got question to ask? Do Nigerians actually have blow average IQ, or score the lowest on intelligence tests? They say Asians score the highest and Whites usually 95 to 100, Asians it's 105 to 110 and for West Africans its usually like 90ish depending on what happens I guess?

Just checked it's 91 to 95ish that's pretty average to honest? But, what I don't understand is? It genetic or cultural and environmental

edit: No I don't believe personally West Africans aren't intelligent or smart. I'm just looking at raw data and numbers, and history as well. I mean Africans did build their own civilisations like the Songhai Empire, Kingdom of Benin, Kingdom of Mail, and The Asthani Empire. In the Ashani Empire, they had indoor plumbing systems similar to Romans and cisterns.

So, I don't really buy into the believe. Plus, the Average IQ for Nigerians I checked online is around 90-96ish so thats still average.

You can tell by the people who are in power. What do you expect would be the IQ in a country where there has been kakistocracy since 2015?

obi4eze:
You can tell by the people who are in power. What do you expect would be the IQ in a country where there has been kakistocracy since 2015?

In Western Society. You can get locked up or thrown in jail for mentioning IQ or racial differences. So, I'm curious to know what are the differences among different races. So, I'm curious to know to why their are such differences.

For me, personally speaking I've meet very smart and educated Nigerians and they don't seem to be sterotypical Nigerians. But, yeah I guess that answers my questions.

TheAnimeEnjoyer:
Hey, I got question to ask? Do Nigerians actually have blow average IQ, or score the lowest on intelligence tests? They say Asians score the highest and Whites usually 95 to 100, Asians it's 105 to 110 and for West Africans its usually like 90ish depending on what happens I guess?

Just checked it's 91 to 95ish that's pretty average to honest? But, what I don't understand is? It genetic or cultural and environmental

Put the average Nigerian in a classroom and the same circumstances as the whites and Asians and they will hold their own well. Our problems are more cultural than anything to do with our ability to learn new things and adapt skills. Also, if you look at the massive jump in average IQ of the Asian population over the past 3 decades, you will see that factors like a stable economy and good child care has been a huge contributor to the IQ. For example, a lot of Nigerians don’t even know access to a healthy nutrition from birth can massively influence the outcome of a child’s life, a malnourished kid will see a slower growth in thinking capacity compared to a kid with access to a more balanced nutrition. As a person who have taught many Asian and white kids over the years, the only deciding factor here is the enabling environment those two demographics have, think of most Nigerian household where the parent who spend most time with the kid are usually the not so educated one, the outcome of the kid is totally different to a kid who spends more time with educated parents. Besides for a country as diverse culturally and ethnically, the data is definitely flawed as some parts of the country has no access to basic education or just too super religious and in those parts, an IQ of 91-95 is a generous average. Conclusion: fixing the institutions and focusing on early childhood nutrition, playground activities for kids, a more stable economy (even if not the best in Africa), a conducive learning environment and we will easily be on par with anyone.

obi4eze:
You can tell by the people who are in power. What do you expect would be the IQ in a country where there has been kakistocracy since 2015?

Hey I just checked your country's official average. https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php, or https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country

its around 90 to 93 that's honestly average and not really blow average actually. So in reality its not that small. You will find plenty of smart nigerians then.

The simple truth is that the current economic strain in many developing nations makes it extremely unfavorable for intellectual development.

When basic survival is the goal, young people often choose transactional paths: many high school boys gravitate towards fraud (yahoo), and girls are compelled to enter the "hook-up" economy.

The working adults are trapped in a 9-to-5 hustle. When exactly are they supposed to find the time and mental energy to read, play strategic games, or engage in activities that genuinely build critical thinking and IQ?

If the foundations were stable, we would see a far higher percentage of high-IQ individuals emerging. While we clearly have smart people in Africa—and their intelligence is undeniable—the current environment ensures that the overall percentage remains low because of the system.

ZoomTravels:
Put the average Nigerian in a classroom and the same circumstances as the whites and Asians and they will hold their own well. Our problems are more cultural than anything to do with our ability to learn new things and adapt skills. Also, if you look at the massive jump in average IQ of the Asian population over the past 3 decades, you will see that factors like a stable economy and good child care has been a huge contributor to the IQ. For example, a lot of Nigerians don’t even know access to a healthy nutrition from birth can massively influence the outcome of a child’s life, a malnourished kid will see a slower growth in thinking capacity compared to a kid with access to a more balanced nutrition. As a person who have taught many Asian and white kids over the years, the only deciding factor here is the enabling environment those two demographics have, think of most Nigerian household where the parent who spend most time with the kid are usually the not so educated one, the outcome of the kid is totally different to a kid who spends more time with educated parents. Besides for a country as diverse culturally and ethnically, the data is definitely flawed as some parts of the country has no access to basic education or just too super religious and in those parts, an IQ of 91-95 is a generous average. Conclusion: fixing the institutions and focusing on early childhood nutrition, playground activities for kids, a more stable economy (even if not the best in Africa), a conducive learning environment and we will easily be on par with anyone.

Well your right that the if the environment is shit, poor childcare and everything is shit and you come from poor background. Then your right you are likely to score lower on IQ tests due to being disadvantaged.

No, Nigerians no get low IQ. The whole IQ matter no straight at all. Those tests wey dem dey do, most times na based on Western way of reasoning and the kind things wey dem dey see for their environment. E no fully fit measure the total intelligence of a Nigerian pikin wey grow for different setting with different challenges and different kind smartness.

The main problem wey I see na access to genuine information. For Nigeria, correct information no dey circulate well. Most pipo wey you go meet for street, their information no come from book or research. E dey come from "gist" from another person wey don add his own seasoning and pepper to the story. So by the time the information reach you, e don turn to something else entirely. Instead of to find out the truth themselves, many dey wait for their friend to give them the summary, and that summary go full of that person own feelings and bias. Na so bad information dey spread like wildfire.

Another big issue na contentment. Many pipo don settle for the little wey dem see. The society and our community don somehow make pipo believe say to struggle for better thing no necessary. Dem tell us say "make you dey thank God for wetin you get," and while gratitude good, e don turn to tool to make pipo no try to reach for more. Religion, for better mind, don sometimes been use to tell pipo to just pray and wait for miracle instead of to use their brain and hand work.

Then, our education system don collapse. Many teachers no dey teach for passion again; na because of poverty. Dem just dey find small money to survive. So how knowledge go take pass to the next generation when the teacher himself no get the correct knowledge or motivation to teach am? The system no dey encourage creativity or to think outside the box. E dey mostly about cramming and regurgitating, no about understanding.

So, my brother, e no be say Nigerians no smart. Na the system wey surround us the societal pressure to just manage, and the broken system na him dey make many of our pipo think say dem no fit do better. But the potential dey full ground e just need the right environment and leaders to shine.

Remember THE POWER HAS ALWAYS BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE.
PROUDLY NIGERIAN

lilsmart:
No, Nigerians no get low IQ. The whole IQ matter no straight at all. Those tests wey dem dey do, most times na based on Western way of reasoning and the kind things wey dem dey see for their environment. E no fully fit measure the total intelligence of a Nigerian pikin wey grow for different setting with different challenges and different kind smartness.

The main problem wey I see na access to genuine information. For Nigeria, correct information no dey circulate well. Most pipo wey you go meet for street, their information no come from book or research. E dey come from "gist" from another person wey don add his own seasoning and pepper to the story. So by the time the information reach you, e don turn to something else entirely. Instead of to find out the truth themselves, many dey wait for their friend to give them the summary, and that summary go full of that person own feelings and bias. Na so bad information dey spread like wildfire.

Another big issue na contentment. Many pipo don settle for the little wey dem see. The society and our community don somehow make pipo believe say to struggle for better thing no necessary. Dem tell us say "make you dey thank God for wetin you get," and while gratitude good, e don turn to tool to make pipo no try to reach for more. Religion, for better mind, don sometimes been use to tell pipo to just pray and wait for miracle instead of to use their brain and hand work.

Then, our education system don collapse. Many teachers no dey teach for passion again; na because of poverty. Dem just dey find small money to survive. So how knowledge go take pass to the next generation when the teacher himself no get the correct knowledge or motivation to teach am? The system no dey encourage creativity or to think outside the box. E dey mostly about cramming and regurgitating, no about understanding.

So, my brother, e no be say Nigerians no smart. Na the system wey surround us the societal pressure to just manage, and the broken system na him dey make many of our pipo think say dem no fit do better. But the potential dey full ground e just need the right environment and leaders to shine.

Remember THE POWER HAS ALWAYS BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE.
PROUDLY NIGERIAN

Your first and second points have K-legs but I’ll pass

You've just proved my point exactly 💯

SpencerForbes:
Your first and second points have K-legs but I’ll pass

lilsmart:
You've just proved my point exactly 💯

You made no points. I’m not even sure you read what chatgpt wrote for you. Only the third points aligned with the context of what the op was saying. Next time try to proofread chatgpt edits because sometimes they don’t understand the context of the actual post.

Lol chatgpt can not give really life experience
Most Nigerians information no come from book or research. E dey come from "gist" from another person wey don add his own seasoning and pepper to the story.

SpencerForbes:
You made no points. I’m not even sure you read what chatgpt wrote for you. Only the third points aligned with the context of what the op was saying. Next time try to proofread chatgpt edits because sometimes they don’t understand the context of the actual post.

lilsmart:
Lol chatgpt can not give really life experience
Most Nigerians information no come from book or research. E dey come from "gist" from another person wey don add his own seasoning and pepper to the story.

And you gave real life experiences even your replies still smell Chatgpt

No one is telling you not to use, you can use it to edit not making it think for you. Have a nice day😊

TheAnimeEnjoyer:
edit: No I don't believe personally West Africans aren't intelligent or smart. I'm just looking at raw data and numbers, and history as well. I mean Africans did build their own civilisations like the Songhai Empire, Kingdom of Benin, Kingdom of Mail, and The Asthani Empire. In the Ashani Empire, they had indoor plumbing systems similar to Romans and cisterns.

So, I don't really buy into the believe. Plus, the Average IQ for Nigerians I checked online is around 90-96ish so thats still average.

Most Nigerians and Africans Have "Evils" IQ .....

The IQ of Damages, Destructions and Battles-Wars Against "Good" ....

While Most Developed and Advanced Nations Have "Good IQs" .....

Na we worship God Pass Na we Have Evil Behaviours Pass!

If say na we Have Nuclear, Aswear, We go don use am One Another Teytey... Cuz Our Brain Dey Move Weyrey On Slightest Provocations But Charms na ihm we dey use Pass!


Our Culture is Faulty... We have to Rejig Our Value Systems and Strengthen Our Laws Against Injustice(Jungle Justice) & Tyrannism...

Giving Birth to Children You can't Nurture Is Injustice Against Those Children ... Until We Put That Into equation, We ain't Going Anywhere because The Street Raised Children Would Emerged to become Problem to the Organised Societies!

Can you share your own thoughts that's not chatgpt. Some stay on topic.
What is your thoughts on the subject

SpencerForbes:
And you gave real life experiences even your replies still smell Chatgpt

No one is telling you not to use, you can use it to edit not making it think for you. Have a nice day😊

lilsmart:
Can you share your own thoughts that's not chatgpt. Some stay on topic.
What is your thoughts on the subject

I’ve done that already. I guess you were trying hard to test your “friend” you forgot to go through the thread. No one is against ‘AI’ We see it here everyday. The issue is not just proofreading. Sometimes the reply makes people even more confused than convinced. Proofread and make sure it is within context. Go back and read everything you wrote in front of a mirror and ask yourself how does being contented affect brain power??

Then you’ll see how glaring it is.

Guy share your thoughts turn story.

Life lesson: doing something over and over doesn't make you foolish or uneducated it only makes your opinion visible

But you most remember that in a society everyone is entitled to is opinion.

SpencerForbes:
I’ve done that already. I guess you were trying hard to test your “friend” you forgot to go through the thread. No one is against ‘AI’ We see it here everyday. The issue is not just proofreading. Sometimes the reply makes people even more confused than convinced. Proofread and make sure it is within context. Go back and read everything you wrote in front of a mirror and ask yourself how does being contented affect brain power??

Then you’ll see how glaring it is.

lilsmart:
Guy share your thoughts turn story.

Life lesson: doing something over and over doesn't make you foolish or uneducated it only makes your opinion visible

But you most remember that in a society everyone is entitled to is opinion.

Very true but definitely not a misleading opinion or opinion that doesn’t resonate with the society or is inexplainable. I went through your post like twice trying to connect contentment with IQ. I don’t think IQ is food that you need to be contented with. I tried giving you a hint but you also made a reply that was totally off. That was why I called you out. No bad vibes 😊. Everyone truly has a right to an opinion but I think the opinion should be within context or it might cause confusion.

Please tell us what value you have personally added to the society

Note: this is can/will never make any sense to you, if you have never carried out your own personal research.


I challenge you to a simple research task Go out and ask 20 Nigerians about a major event happening in the country. Listen carefully. You'll likely notice that everyone is sharing the same narrative, passed from one person to the next.

Now, here's the key moment. Ask them Where did you get this information?
What's your source so I can verify it?

This one question can reveal the foundation of my collective knowledge.

True understanding begins when we seek out primary sources and verify information for ourselves.


I guess you no nothing about this.
Education can never be a scam. Doesn't mean that all Education are valid

SpencerForbes:
Very true but definitely not a misleading opinion or opinion that doesn’t resonate with the society or is inexplainable. I went through your post like twice trying to connect contentment with IQ. I don’t think IQ is food that you need to be contented with. I tried giving you a hint but you also made a reply that was totally off. That was why I called you out. No bad vibes 😊. Everyone truly has a right to an opinion but I think the opinion should be within context or it might cause confusion.

lilsmart:
Please tell us what value you have personally added to the society

Note: this is can/will never make any sense to you, if you have never carried out your own personal research.


I challenge you to a simple research task Go out and ask 20 Nigerians about a major event happening in the country. Listen carefully. You'll likely notice that everyone is sharing the same narrative, passed from one person to the next.

Now, here's the key moment. Ask them Where did you get this information?
What's your source so I can verify it?

This one question can reveal the foundation of my collective knowledge.

True understanding begins when we seek out primary sources and verify information for ourselves.


I guess you no nothing about this.
Education can never be a scam. Doesn't mean that all Education are valid

You see your diversion again?? We’re talking of contentment, you’re talking of information. I don’t really have much to say to you. I can’t debate someone that doesn’t understand straight points.

How does me adding value to the society relate with research, do you do research to add value? C’mon man, it would be better if you just stop typing.

I’m this age of internet. You still want to know how people know about recent happenings? Maybe other places not in Lagos. My nephew is 10 years and he has an android phone and he’s even on WhatsApp. Even my gateman watches Facebook reels everyday and was even informing me about Nnamdi Kanu even before I see it on nairaland. You really need to take a break.

If you no do research how you wan know anything secondly no be me and you dey talk about contentment.

Read the topic

3rd small research wey you go do you dey talk long talk.

Definitely you will talk about contentment

Rich mind will always want more

SpencerForbes:
You see your diversion again?? We’re talking of contentment, you’re talking of information. I don’t really have much to say to you. I can’t debate someone that doesn’t understand straight points.

How does me adding value to the society relate with research, do you do research to add value? C’mon man, it would be better if you just stop typing.

I’m this age of internet. You still want to know how people know about recent happenings? Maybe other places not in Lagos. My nephew is 10 years and he has an android phone and he’s even on WhatsApp. Even my gateman watches Facebook reels everyday and was even informing me about Nnamdi Kanu even before I see it on nairaland. You really need to take a break.

lilsmart:
If you no do research how you wan know anything secondly no be me and you dey talk about contentment.

Read the topic

3rd small research wey you go do you dey talk long talk.

Definitely you will talk about contentment

Rich mind will always want more

Chief, I’ve told you we get informations through the internet. Everyone around me has an android phone or apple device. Is it until they use radio?

Another big issue na contentment. Many pipo don settle for the little wey dem see. The society and our community don somehow make pipo believe say to struggle for better thing no necessary. Dem tell us say "make you dey thank God for wetin you get," and while gratitude good, e don turn to tool to make pipo no try to reach for more. Religion, for better mind, don sometimes been use to tell pipo to just pray and wait for miracle instead of to use their brain and hand work.

Read what you wrote:

‘struggle for better thing’,— Does high IQ signifies wealth (better things)

‘little wey dem see’— where una Dey see IQ Abeg

‘Gratitude’— for where IQ Dey? Who thanks God for IQ?🤷‍♂️

OMG 😲

Internet is not a reference point. You can be on the www a full day without gain anything

Aba bro I expected more.



Secondly

SpencerForbes:
Chief, I’ve told you we get informations through the internet. Everyone around me has an android phone or apple device. Is it until they use radio?



Read what you wrote:

‘struggle for better thing’,— Does high IQ signifies wealth (better things)

‘little wey dem see’— where una Dey see IQ Abeg

‘Gratitude’— for where IQ Dey? Who thanks God for IQ?🤷‍♂️

TheAnimeEnjoyer:
its around 90 to 93 that's honestly average and not really blow average actually. So in reality its not that small. You will find plenty of smart nigerians then.

Yes it's 91.35 in the IQ by country 2025 ranking:

https://international-iq-test.com/en/test/IQ_by_country

So slightly below average, but not by much. It could be due to poverty.