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I watched the CAF Champions League match between Sundowns Football Club of South Africa and FAR Rabat of Morocco last night in Rabat, Morocco. The atmosphere and presentation were stunning. In fact, if nobody told you it was an African league, you would assume it was a European competition. The fans were passionate, the stadium looked beautiful, and everything felt properly organized.

Then I started reflecting on Nigeria, the so-called “Giant of Africa.” What exactly do we truly have that works well? I began asking myself whether we simply make a lot of noise while being empty underneath, because honestly, I struggle to point at any sector in Nigeria that is functioning properly.

Electricity? Terrible.
Football, swimming, basketball leagues? Poorly managed.
Tourism? Almost non-existent.

What exactly do Nigerian youths have to enjoy during weekends aside from hotels, malls, restaurants, and nightlife? We barely invest in recreation, sports culture, tourism, or public experiences that improve quality of life. Meanwhile, countries like Morocco and South Africa are building functioning entertainment and sports industries that create jobs, happiness, and national pride.

The painful part is that the consequences of poor governance are mostly carried by the poor and middle class. Politicians live under heavy security protection with access to the best public resources, while ordinary citizens deal with insecurity, kidnappings, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure. Have you noticed how it is mostly children from ordinary schools and communities that suffer these tragedies?

Even basic systems like water supply are a mess. Everyone digs boreholes independently and buys fuel just to pump water. There is no coordinated public infrastructure.

Each time I visit South African or Moroccan football pages and see how citizens passionately support their local leagues, I understand why. Their leagues are actually enjoyable and functional. Sundowns played at the FIFA Club World Cup against strong international opposition and held their own. That is what investment and structure can achieve.

Can we honestly pause for a minute and talk to ourselves as Nigerians?

We make a lot of noise online, but in reality, we are behind in many important areas. Even Ghana is currently pushing tourism harder than Nigeria. I build software for a tourism company in the US, so I understand how massive that industry can become when properly developed. Nigeria is missing enormous opportunities.

Do Nigerians understand how much money a properly run football league alone could generate?

Think about the employment opportunities:

Clubs hiring staff and athletes
Increased transportation activities
Hotels making money
Restaurants and local businesses booming
Media rights and sponsorship deals
Tourism growth
Merchandising and jersey sales
Higher consumer spending

A functioning sports ecosystem creates circulation of money within society.

Players, workers, and business owners earn more, spend more, invest more, and create more jobs. Clubs traveling across states spend money in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment. Fans travel too. Local economies grow naturally.

Countries like the UK have built massive service economies around entertainment, sports, finance, and tourism despite limited natural resources. Saudi Arabia is heavily investing oil money into sports, tourism, science, and education because they understand the future.

So why can’t Nigeria use its resource wealth to build strong scientific education, local sports leagues, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure?

Imagine if universities were properly funded:

Agriculture departments could run large commercial farms
Universities could produce food at scale
School sports systems could discover and develop talents
Communities around universities would benefit economically
Students would gain practical experience and employment opportunities

Nigeria has enormous land and water resources, yet we waste them.

Instead of investing in productive sectors, we spend billions maintaining luxurious lifestyles for politicians and former public office holders. The country is supposedly poor, yet political elites continue to live extravagantly while ordinary citizens are told to “endure hardship.”

The painful truth is this:
Nigeria is rich for politicians but poor for the masses.

Many politicians and their families enjoy luxury properties abroad, top healthcare, private education, and elite lifestyles, while citizens struggle with inflation, insecurity, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure.

Meanwhile, we come online shouting “Naija no dey carry last,” but honestly, in many critical sectors, we are carrying last.

If you remove:

Oil money controlled by political elites
Stolen public funds
Remittances from Nigerians abroad
Internet and tech-related income

You will realize that the average Nigerian has extremely weak purchasing power.

We need to stop deceiving ourselves and start demanding competence, structure, and long-term thinking.

Countries like South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana, and Namibia are getting many things right in sectors where Nigeria continues to struggle despite having more resources.

Oil has become more of a curse than a blessing because we never truly used it to industrialize, educate, innovate, or build productive systems. Instead, we imported luxury while neglecting science, manufacturing, sports, tourism, and infrastructure.

Nigeria has the talent, population, land, water, and natural resources to become one of the strongest countries in the world. But until we stop celebrating noise over results, very little will change.

Wake up, Nigerians.

Giant in corrupt and geometric counting pattern...1,2,3,4,5,10,11,12,13,100,101,500,501,502,1000

Maybe population, there's nothing giant about Nigeria. The only thing they have is abundant unutilized talents wasting on the streets hustling for daily meals while the political class milk the country dry

Princedapace:
I watched the CAF Champions League match between Sundowns Football Club of South Africa and FAR Rabat of Morocco last night in Rabat, Morocco. The atmosphere and presentation were stunning. In fact, if nobody told you it was an African league, you would assume it was a European competition. The fans were passionate, the stadium looked beautiful, and everything felt properly organized.

Then I started reflecting on Nigeria, the so-called “Giant of Africa.” What exactly do we truly have that works well? I began asking myself whether we simply make a lot of noise while being empty underneath, because honestly, I struggle to point at any sector in Nigeria that is functioning properly.

Electricity? Terrible.
Football, swimming, basketball leagues? Poorly managed.
Tourism? Almost non-existent.

What exactly do Nigerian youths have to enjoy during weekends aside from hotels, malls, restaurants, and nightlife? We barely invest in recreation, sports culture, tourism, or public experiences that improve quality of life. Meanwhile, countries like Morocco and South Africa are building functioning entertainment and sports industries that create jobs, happiness, and national pride.

The painful part is that the consequences of poor governance are mostly carried by the poor and middle class. Politicians live under heavy security protection with access to the best public resources, while ordinary citizens deal with insecurity, kidnappings, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure. Have you noticed how it is mostly children from ordinary schools and communities that suffer these tragedies?

Even basic systems like water supply are a mess. Everyone digs boreholes independently and buys fuel just to pump water. There is no coordinated public infrastructure.

Each time I visit South African or Moroccan football pages and see how citizens passionately support their local leagues, I understand why. Their leagues are actually enjoyable and functional. Sundowns played at the FIFA Club World Cup against strong international opposition and held their own. That is what investment and structure can achieve.

Can we honestly pause for a minute and talk to ourselves as Nigerians?

We make a lot of noise online, but in reality, we are behind in many important areas. Even Ghana is currently pushing tourism harder than Nigeria. I build software for a tourism company in the US, so I understand how massive that industry can become when properly developed. Nigeria is missing enormous opportunities.

Do Nigerians understand how much money a properly run football league alone could generate?

Think about the employment opportunities:

Clubs hiring staff and athletes
Increased transportation activities
Hotels making money
Restaurants and local businesses booming
Media rights and sponsorship deals
Tourism growth
Merchandising and jersey sales
Higher consumer spending

A functioning sports ecosystem creates circulation of money within society.

Players, workers, and business owners earn more, spend more, invest more, and create more jobs. Clubs traveling across states spend money in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment. Fans travel too. Local economies grow naturally.

Countries like the UK have built massive service economies around entertainment, sports, finance, and tourism despite limited natural resources. Saudi Arabia is heavily investing oil money into sports, tourism, science, and education because they understand the future.

So why can’t Nigeria use its resource wealth to build strong scientific education, local sports leagues, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure?

Imagine if universities were properly funded:

Agriculture departments could run large commercial farms
Universities could produce food at scale
School sports systems could discover and develop talents
Communities around universities would benefit economically
Students would gain practical experience and employment opportunities

Nigeria has enormous land and water resources, yet we waste them.

Instead of investing in productive sectors, we spend billions maintaining luxurious lifestyles for politicians and former public office holders. The country is supposedly poor, yet political elites continue to live extravagantly while ordinary citizens are told to “endure hardship.”

The painful truth is this:
Nigeria is rich for politicians but poor for the masses.

Many politicians and their families enjoy luxury properties abroad, top healthcare, private education, and elite lifestyles, while citizens struggle with inflation, insecurity, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure.

Meanwhile, we come online shouting “Naija no dey carry last,” but honestly, in many critical sectors, we are carrying last.

If you remove:

Oil money controlled by political elites
Stolen public funds
Remittances from Nigerians abroad
Internet and tech-related income

You will realize that the average Nigerian has extremely weak purchasing power.

We need to stop deceiving ourselves and start demanding competence, structure, and long-term thinking.

Countries like South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana, and Namibia are getting many things right in sectors where Nigeria continues to struggle despite having more resources.

Oil has become more of a curse than a blessing because we never truly used it to industrialize, educate, innovate, or build productive systems. Instead, we imported luxury while neglecting science, manufacturing, sports, tourism, and infrastructure.

Nigeria has the talent, population, land, water, and natural resources to become one of the strongest countries in the world. But until we stop celebrating noise over results, very little will change.

Wake up, Nigerians.

Good question!
And I really want the bulabahs to answer the question.

Isobug:
Maybe population, there's nothing giant about Nigeria. The only thing they have is abundant unutilized talents wasting on the streets hustling for daily meals while the political class milk the country dry

You are very right, but it is funny how the country makes so much noise online while actually lagging in everything. Like Nigeria has no sector working aside maybe corruption sector, cheating sector, fraud

Nigeria is better than every country in Africa. 100% of them. Nigerians have to stop insulting themselves. If you are disappointed in Nigeria say you are disappointed in Nigeria, but stop this nonsense of pretending that if Nigeria became Cameroon or Gambia your life will improve.

Nigeria is by far the best country in Africa no question, if you can't see it you can't see it. Does not mean is it a good or even ideal country, but if you think becoming Somalia and Uganda will fix your life, you're unserious.

The issue with your likes is you always focus in the negative side if Nigeria while ignoring the positive part. Which countries don't have their challenges?

Trump couldn't even attend his own don wedding as there are important issue for Trump to handle at the moment

Princedapace:
I watched the CAF Champions League match between Sundowns Football Club of South Africa and FAR Rabat of Morocco last night in Rabat, Morocco. The atmosphere and presentation were stunning. In fact, if nobody told you it was an African league, you would assume it was a European competition. The fans were passionate, the stadium looked beautiful, and everything felt properly organized.

Then I started reflecting on Nigeria, the so-called “Giant of Africa.” What exactly do we truly have that works well? I began asking myself whether we simply make a lot of noise while being empty underneath, because honestly, I struggle to point at any sector in Nigeria that is functioning properly.

Electricity? Terrible.
Football, swimming, basketball leagues? Poorly managed.
Tourism? Almost non-existent.

What exactly do Nigerian youths have to enjoy during weekends aside from hotels, malls, restaurants, and nightlife? We barely invest in recreation, sports culture, tourism, or public experiences that improve quality of life. Meanwhile, countries like Morocco and South Africa are building functioning entertainment and sports industries that create jobs, happiness, and national pride.

The painful part is that the consequences of poor governance are mostly carried by the poor and middle class. Politicians live under heavy security protection with access to the best public resources, while ordinary citizens deal with insecurity, kidnappings, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure. Have you noticed how it is mostly children from ordinary schools and communities that suffer these tragedies?

Even basic systems like water supply are a mess. Everyone digs boreholes independently and buys fuel just to pump water. There is no coordinated public infrastructure.

Each time I visit South African or Moroccan football pages and see how citizens passionately support their local leagues, I understand why. Their leagues are actually enjoyable and functional. Sundowns played at the FIFA Club World Cup against strong international opposition and held their own. That is what investment and structure can achieve.

Can we honestly pause for a minute and talk to ourselves as Nigerians?

We make a lot of noise online, but in reality, we are behind in many important areas. Even Ghana is currently pushing tourism harder than Nigeria. I build software for a tourism company in the US, so I understand how massive that industry can become when properly developed. Nigeria is missing enormous opportunities.

Do Nigerians understand how much money a properly run football league alone could generate?

Think about the employment opportunities:

Clubs hiring staff and athletes
Increased transportation activities
Hotels making money
Restaurants and local businesses booming
Media rights and sponsorship deals
Tourism growth
Merchandising and jersey sales
Higher consumer spending

A functioning sports ecosystem creates circulation of money within society.

Players, workers, and business owners earn more, spend more, invest more, and create more jobs. Clubs traveling across states spend money in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment. Fans travel too. Local economies grow naturally.

Countries like the UK have built massive service economies around entertainment, sports, finance, and tourism despite limited natural resources. Saudi Arabia is heavily investing oil money into sports, tourism, science, and education because they understand the future.

So why can’t Nigeria use its resource wealth to build strong scientific education, local sports leagues, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure?

Imagine if universities were properly funded:

Agriculture departments could run large commercial farms
Universities could produce food at scale
School sports systems could discover and develop talents
Communities around universities would benefit economically
Students would gain practical experience and employment opportunities

Nigeria has enormous land and water resources, yet we waste them.

Instead of investing in productive sectors, we spend billions maintaining luxurious lifestyles for politicians and former public office holders. The country is supposedly poor, yet political elites continue to live extravagantly while ordinary citizens are told to “endure hardship.”

The painful truth is this:
Nigeria is rich for politicians but poor for the masses.

Many politicians and their families enjoy luxury properties abroad, top healthcare, private education, and elite lifestyles, while citizens struggle with inflation, insecurity, unemployment, and collapsing infrastructure.

Meanwhile, we come online shouting “Naija no dey carry last,” but honestly, in many critical sectors, we are carrying last.

If you remove:

Oil money controlled by political elites
Stolen public funds
Remittances from Nigerians abroad
Internet and tech-related income

You will realize that the average Nigerian has extremely weak purchasing power.

We need to stop deceiving ourselves and start demanding competence, structure, and long-term thinking.

Countries like South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana, and Namibia are getting many things right in sectors where Nigeria continues to struggle despite having more resources.

Oil has become more of a curse than a blessing because we never truly used it to industrialize, educate, innovate, or build productive systems. Instead, we imported luxury while neglecting science, manufacturing, sports, tourism, and infrastructure.

Nigeria has the talent, population, land, water, and natural resources to become one of the strongest countries in the world. But until we stop celebrating noise over results, very little will change.

Wake up, Nigerians.

Get rid of your inferiority complex.

The same Nigeria you are calling useless and backward is the same Nigeria that YouTubers from Kenya to Uganda to Cameroon to South Africa are coming to showcase with headlines like "I never knew Nigeria was this developed and beautiful".

And they are making THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS because people worldwide are similar shocked that the same Nigeria trashed by you Toxic People who never appreciate what you have, is actually a fast-developing country with impressive infrastructure.

IT'S BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT AN AFRICAN FROM SIERRA LEONE OR SOMALIA WILL INSULT NIGERIA BECAUSE HE HAS HEARD FROM YOU THAT "NOTHING WORKS" IN NIGERIA, AND THE COUNTRY IS "FAILED".

HOPELESS.

Ofodirinwa:
Nigeria is better than every country in Africa. 100% of them. Nigerians have to stop insulting themselves. If you are disappointed in Nigeria say you are disappointed in Nigeria, but stop this nonsense of pretending that if Nigeria became Cameroon or Gambia your life will improve.

Nigeria is by far the best country in Africa no question, if you can't see it you can't see it. Does not mean is it a good or even ideal country, but if you think becoming Somalia and Uganda will fix your life, you're unserious.

Mention the sector where anything works bro, leave all these motivational speech. I want our leaguge to be like SA or Moroccan league at least. What I saw last Night in Morocco, omo, na Europe u will call it o. Naija no near such at all. Our local leagues are dead. I pointed out sectors, i want u to do same. That is how logical threads become, not sentiment. How are u better than Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Nambia, Bowswana, etc? Is it is water supply to citizens, Electricity, local sporting leagues, tourism, security, mouth watering unversity infrastructures? What exactly?

Kushites:
Get rid of your inferiority complex.

Pls, what is inferiority here? Bro, do we have a local league that can match that of SA or Morocco or Tunisia? I presented fact, stop the emotional blackmail. What area are we better in these areas I mentioned? Do u know the level of jobs that can be created and money made from having that type of football league?
What about water, electricity, tourism. Bring facts bro.

Princedapace:
Pls, what is inferiority here? Bro, do we have a local league that can match that of SA or Morocco or Tunisia? I presented fact, stop the emotional blackmail. What area are we better in these areas I mentioned? Do u know the level of jobs that can be created and money made from having that type of football league?
What about water, electricity, tourism. Bring facts bro.

THIS IS AN NPFL GAME.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MATCH?

TELL US.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPeElD0Xkc?si=D4p6eXVS4YsXBlUv

Kushites:
Get rid of your inferiority complex.

The same Nigeria you are calling useless and backward is the same Nigeria that YouTubers from Kenya to Uganda to Cameroon to South Africa are coming to showcase with headlines line "I never knew Nigeria was this developed and beautiful".

And they are making THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS because people worldwide are similar shocked that the same Nigeria trashed by you Toxic People who never appreciate what you have, is actually a fast-developing country with impressive infrastructure.

IT'S BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT AN AFRICAN FROM SIERRA LEONE OR SOMALIA WILL INSULT NIGERIA BECAUSE HE HAS HEARD FROM YOU THAT "NOTHING WORKS" IN NIGERIA, AND THE COUNTRY IS "FAILED".

HOPELESS.

The problem with some of you is lacking facts..
Do we have a working football league like the countries I mentioned?
Bro, take a look the finals match between Sundows and Rabat in Morocco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZU7xCnGaS8
Come back and read this post.
The problem with you Nigerians is u lie to your selves a lot. Bro, tell me a sector that works, period. Stop the emotional blackmail, okay.
Do we have better electricity than these countries mentioned?
Do we have better educational system than these countries mentioned?
Do we have better healthcare than these countries mentioned?
Do we have better sporting local leagues than these countries mentioned?
Do we have better water supply (not bore hole by citizens) than these countries mentioned?
Are we better of in tourism than these countries I have mentioned?
Do you know what each of these sectors can do for Nigerian's purchasing power, job realities if they are working well like in these countries?
Read the post again, we have the wealth to beat these countries in all of these sectors, but we have spent them on politicians wellfare. Poeple like u are the reason these politicians keep milking us. If u are ready for these realitistic conversation, quote me, else, pls stay away

Kushites:
THIS IS AN NPFL GAME.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MATCH?

TELL US.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPeElD0Xkc?si=D4p6eXVS4YsXBlUv

How many presentable stadia exist in Nigeria today for international events?

Two. Uyo and Abuja.

For how long has the National Stadium at Surulere been left to rot?

Kushites:
THIS IS AN NPFL GAME.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MATCH?

TELL US.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPeElD0Xkc?si=D4p6eXVS4YsXBlUv

Why do u like decieving ur self?
How are your clubs doing in African champions leagues and competitions? They are always knocked out becasue we dont run a working league here.
This is the match I am talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZU7xCnGaS8
watch and come back. No dey decieve ur self with Enyiba and Rangers match that year.
If we have working leagues, our players playing here would be well paid, well managed, and league alone will be bringing in mad money. We pay our league winnings 200m alone
bro, no lie, even u know. I dont know why many Nigerians love to live in dilusion

DeepSight:
How many presentable stadia exist in Nigeria today for international events?

Two. Uyo and Abuja.

For how long has the National Stadium at Surulere been left to rot?

CAN YOU SEE THE NASTY IGNORANCE I'M TALKING ABOUT?

We have other Stadiums that are CAF certified such as Ogbe Stadium Benin, Port Harcourt Stadium, and even Sani Abacha Stadium Kano.

Plus Stadiums are being built and renovated across the country AS WE SPEAK, like this futuristic one in Bayelsa for instance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hL3Y6gMmU?si=C8f5fAswoj2LPRna


Even the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu is undergoing a major upgrade right now.

The problem is that most of you don't RESEARCH what we're actually doing, and don't know what we already have, and don't care to research before coming on social media to type your negative, ignorant nonsense.

Kushites:
CAN YOU SEE THE NASTY IGNORANCE I'M TALKING ABOUT?

We have other Stadiums that are CAF certified such as Ogbe Stadium Benin, Port Harcourt Stadium, and even Sani Abacha Stadium Kano.

Plus Stadiums are being built and renovated across the country AS WE SPEAK, like this futuristic one in Bayelsa for instance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hL3Y6gMmU?si=C8f5fAswoj2LPRna


Even the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu is undergoing a major upgrade right now.

The problem is that most of you don't RESEARCH what we're actually doing, and don't know what we already have, and don't care to research before coming on social media to type your negative, ignorant nonsense.

What are u saying bro? Do we have a standard local league run and managed like the countries mentioned? What are u even arguing about? Which of our club are like these countries clubs? Guy, wetin dey sup na? Why do we like this lie to our selves?
bro, our local league is wack, our players actually run to these countries I mentioned for professional football career. No be stadium matter, we dont run or operate a professional and vibrant and sellable football league. Football and tourism go tother. both of them are dead in Nigeria bro

For some of you asking me about Nigeria, go here and read about Nigeria:
https://www.nairaland.com/8678148/repentant-boko-haram-members-get
This is the rubbish we do in this country?
Imagine we have something called repentant Boko Haram members, as in how na?
As we speak, kids around 3 years are inside forest. Bro, Nigeria is wack, complete wack. A teacher was beheaded and video uploaded as we speak. School kids including girls are inside forest with terrorists. SOme of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram got pregnant multiple times. Nigeria is a disgrace to humanity!

Kushites:
CAN YOU SEE THE NASTY IGNORANCE I'M TALKING ABOUT?

We have other Stadiums that are CAF certified such as Ogbe Stadium Benin, Port Harcourt Stadium, and even Sani Abacha Stadium Kano.

Plus Stadiums are being built and renovated across the country AS WE SPEAK, like this futuristic one in Bayelsa for instance.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hL3Y6gMmU?si=C8f5fAswoj2LPRna


Even the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu is undergoing a major upgrade right now.

The problem is that most of you don't RESEARCH what we're actually doing, and don't know what we already have, and don't care to research before coming on social media to type your negative, ignorant nonsense.

I didn't read beyond your first line. I am sick and tired of the aggressive way you start every response with an insult even when no one has insulted you. You need help. Enjoy.

Princedapace:
What are u saying bro? Do we have a standard local league run and managed like the countries mentioned? What are u even arguing about? Which of our club are like these countries clubs? Guy, wetin dey sup na? Why do we like this lie to our selves?
bro, our local league is wack, our players actually run to these countries I mentioned for professional football career. No be stadium matter, we dont run or operate a professional and vibrant and sellable football league. Football and tourism go tother. both of them are dead in Nigeria bro

Do those countries you want to be worshipping have talented musicians Like we do in Nigeria? how about their movies, is it recognized outside their country!

helinues:
Do those countries you want to be worshipping have talented musicians Luke we do in Nigeria? how about their movies, ks is recognized outside their country!

I mentioned sectors, not talent. We have talents for sure, we dont have a working sector bro. None, and no one is worshiping anything.
If we have a working local league, bro, we will make mad money, the country has mad talent and population. Some of u should learn to read very well. Read the post, I mentioned a lot of things:
Electricity
water supply
tourism
security
healthcare

We have resources better than these countries o. But we have sold our resources to invest in politicians. Are we normal? And some people like u feel it is normal
That is the issue, that is why the politicians cant fix those sectors. We actually feel we are cool thhis way

Princedapace:
Mention the sector where anything works bro, leave all these motivational speech. I want our leaguge to be like SA or Moroccan league at least. What I saw last Night in Morocco, omo, na Europe u will call it o. Naija no near such at all. Our local leagues are dead. I pointed out sectors, i want u to do same. That is how logical threads become, not sentiment. How are u better than Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Nambia, Bowswana, etc? Is it is water supply to citizens, Electricity, local sporting leagues, tourism, security, mouth watering unversity infrastructures? What exactly?

If tomorrow NIgeria became south Africa, and you as a black are now landless, and jobless like 80% of the blacks in south africa, with the 2nd highest murder rate on planet earth and no hope of ever getting your land back, you will not be satisfied. The GDP per capita of Morocco is on par with the average southern state in NIgeria, and the national GDP of Morocco is 50% of Lagos. So if you are failing in Nigeria that has Lagos, if Nigeria turns into Morocco you will also fail and fail more woefully.

Give me the actual facts and figures that you're using to determine these so called leagues. You're talking about what you saw. Show us what you saw and I will show you the same thing in Nigeria 5 times.

Whites are 1.8% of Namibia and own 70% of all land and resources. But because you saw pictures of empty Windhoek which has not even reached Enugu level, you begin the speak. Have you seen what 90% of Nambia looks like? Where the human beings live?


Again, Nigeria has no rival on the African continent and these baseless comparisons are just Nigerian being emotional and loud without facts. People will just visit the capital city of one dead country and decide your own country's capital city doesn't exist. Below are the average villages in Namibia and Morocco where most people live.

DeepSight:
I didn't read beyond your first line. I am sick and tired of the aggressive way you start every response with an insult even when no one has insulted you. You need help. Enjoy.

UNTIL YOU STOP BEING PREJUDICED AGAINST YOUR OWN COUNTRY, AND STOP PROMOTING THIS SICK IDEA OF ITS ETERNAL USELESSNESS AND HOPELESSNESS, DON'T EXPECT ANY POLITENESS FROM ME.

EVER.

IT IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT ANY OLD AFRICAN RIFF RIFF CAN INSULT NIGERIA AS A "FAILED COUNTRY".

IF YOU ARE FAILED WHY DO YOU EXPECT POLITENESS FROM ME?

ARE YOU POLITE TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY WHEN YOU TRASH IT BEFORE THE WORLD?

Kushites:
UNTIL YOU STOP BEING PREJUDICED AGAINST YOUR OWN COUNTRY, AND STOP PROMOTE THIS SICK IDEA OF ITS ETERNAL USELESSNESS AND HOPELESSNESS, DON'T EXPECT ANY POLITENESS FROM ME.

EVER.

IT IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT ANY OLD AFRICAN RIFF RIFF CAN INSULT NIGERIA AS A "FAILED COUNTRY".

IF YOU ARE FAILED WHY DO YOU EXPECT POLITENESS FROM ME?

ARE YOU POLITE TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY WHEN YOU TRASH IT BEFORE THE WORLD?

I didnt read. I would have read if it started with an apology for the unnecessary insults and rudeness.

Princedapace:
I mentioned sectors, not talent. We have talents for sure, we dont have a working sector bro. None, and no one is worshiping anything.
If we have a working local league, bro, we will make mad money, the country has mad talent and population. Some of u should learn to read very well. Read the post, I mentioned a lot of things:
Electricity
water supply
tourism
security
healthcare

We have resources better than these countries o. But we have sold our resources to invest in politicians. Are we normal? And some people like u feel it is normal
That is the issue, that is why the politicians cant fix those sectors. We actually feel we are cool thhis way

Security and power is not something I as a Nigerian can be proud of but some sectors have picked up under this government even though at slow pace

The point is no country have it all without or or 2 challenges

Ofodirinwa:
If tomorrow NIgeria became south Africa, and you as a black are now landless, and jobless like 80% of the blacks in south africa, with the 2nd highest murder rate on planet earth and no hope of ever getting your land back, you will not be satisfied. The GDP per capita of Morocco is on par with the average southern state in NIgeria, and the national GDP of Morocco is 50% of Lagos. So if you are failing in Nigeria that has Lagos, if Nigeria turns into Morocco you will also fail and fail more woefully.

Give me the actual facts and figures that you're using to determine these so called leagues. You're talking about what you saw. Show us what you saw and I will show you the same thing in Nigeria 5 times.

Whites are 1.8% of Namibia and own 70% of all land and resources. But because you saw pictures of empty Windhoek which has not even reached Enugu level, you begin the speak. Have you seen what 90% of Nambia looks like? Where the human beings live?


Again, Nigeria has no rival on the African continent and these baseless comparisons are just Nigerian being emotional and loud without facts. People will just visit the capital city of one dead country and decide your own country's capital city doesn't exist. Below are the average villages in Namibia and Morocco where most people live.

'Let's admit we have a lot to be ashamed of on sports infrastructure. I was at National Stadium Surulere some weeks back and I could have cried at the derelict shanty it has become. A historic venue like that.

DeepSight:
'Let's admit we have a lot to be ashamed of on sports infrastructure. I was at National Stadium Surulere some weeks back and I could have cried at the derelict shanty it has become. A historic venue like that.

SO BECAUSE OF SURULERE STADIUM IT MEANS NOTHING ELSE IS HAPPENING IN NIGERIA WITH REGARD TO STADIUMS?

NEGATIVE MIND.

GO AND RESEARCH THE STADIUM UPGRADES AND NEW STADIUMS BEING BUILT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WHEN THE GOVT SORTS OUT THE LOGISTICS, LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO OWNERSHIP AND FUNDING ET AL FOR SURULERE NATIONAL STADIUM, IT WILL EITHER BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT, OR UPGRADED.

THESE ARE THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THAT FACILITY IN THE MEDIA AND GOVT CIRCLES RIGHT NOW.

YOU HAVE NOT RESEARCHED ANY OF THAT AT ALL.

ALL YOU DID WAS PASS THE STADIUM, SEE ITS DILAPIDATION, AND SIGH "OH, USELESS FAILED COUNTRY".

NONSENSE.

Ofodirinwa:
If tomorrow NIgeria became south Africa, and you as a black are now landless, and jobless like 80% of the blacks in south africa, with the 2nd highest murder rate on planet earth and no hope of ever getting your land back, you will not be satisfied. The GDP per capita of Morocco is on par with the average southern state in NIgeria, and the national GDP of Morocco is 50% of Lagos. So if you are failing in Nigeria that has Lagos, if Nigeria turns into Morocco you will also fail and fail more woefully.

Give me the actual facts and figures that you're using to determine these so called leagues. You're talking about what you saw. Show us what you saw and I will show you the same thing in Nigeria 5 times.

Whites are 1.8% of Namibia and own 70% of all land and resources. But because you saw pictures of empty Windhoek which has not even reached Enugu level, you begin the speak. Have you seen what 90% of Nambia looks like? Where the human beings live?


Again, Nigeria has no rival on the African continent and these baseless comparisons are just Nigerian being emotional and loud without facts. Below are the average villages in Namibia and Morocco where most people live.

Oga, some of u just blab, Nigeria has nothing working in her critical sector, period. leave all these blab. We have population, yes but sectors are dead. This is why your politicians milk u. Like your politicians dont even use your electricity, dont use your healthcare for their issues, dont even use your educational system, they dont even use your water and dont even trust security. So, u see, critical sectors are dead.

Leading African nations for electricity access and reliable supply include:
Egypt: Achieves nearly 100% national electricity access via robust state-level investments in hydro, thermal, and natural gas.
Algeria: Features close to 100% electricity availability for both urban and rural residents, backed by extensive oil and solar resources.
Morocco: Boasts 100% national electricity access and is a continental leader in renewable and solar energy.
Tunisia: Provides 100% nationwide power availability to its citizens.
Mauritius: One of the few Sub-Saharan nations with virtually 100% of its population connected to the national grid.
Source: https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/20-african-countries-with-the-best-electricity-access/dzg40v9

Deal with facts bro, stop emotional lies.
Africa's tourism sector is led by countries with exceptional historical sites, pristine beaches, and world-class safaris:
Egypt: Leading the continent (ranked 51st globally), famed for the Pyramids of Giza, the Red Sea Riviera, and rich ancient history.
Mauritius: Ranks high globally for its luxury resorts, unmatched safety, and tropical island appeal.
South Africa: The continent's industrial and global tourism powerhouse, offering diverse experiences from Cape Town’s beaches to Kruger National Park safaris.
Morocco: The most visited country in Africa, renowned for its vibrant medinas, Sahara desert excursions, and rich cultural heritage.
Kenya: The premier destination for wildlife safaris, highlighted by the Great Wildebeest Migration and the Maasai Mara

I build software for foriegn clients in this niche, I know it well, Nigeria is dead in this sector, it is dry and finished.

In 2026, the most developed countries in Africa are led by Seychelles and Mauritius, which boast the highest Human Development Index (HDI) scores on the continent.
1. SeychellesHDI: 0.848Overview: The undisputed leader in human development in Africa. The island nation has a high-income status supported by a robust tourism sector, thriving fisheries, and excellent public health and educational services.

MauritiusHDI: 0.806Overview: Africa’s second-highest HDI performer. It is recognized globally for its economic freedom, stable governance, and successful transition into a major financial and technological hub.

AlgeriaHDI: 0.763Overview: A resource-rich nation whose extensive oil and natural gas reserves have funded massive government social programs, high living standards, and advanced infrastructure.

EgyptHDI: 0.754Overview: A major economic, industrial, and geopolitical powerhouse in North Africa. It has heavily invested in mega-infrastructure projects, renewable energy, and digital capabilities.

TunisiaHDI: 0.746Overview: Demonstrates excellent social indicators, near-universal access to education, and a relatively high and stable quality of life for its citizens.

6. South AfricaHDI: 0.741Overview: The continent's most diverse economy. South Africa maintains a high HDI ranking due to its massive, institutionalized university and healthcare networks and advanced financial markets.

MoroccoHDI: 0.710Overview: A leader in foreign investment, manufacturing, and renewable energy infrastructure. Morocco’s stable business environment makes it a prominent economic anchor

BotswanaHDI: 0.731Overview: Known as one of Africa's most politically stable and democratic nations. Diamond revenues have been effectively managed to drive significant human and economic development

Sources:https://businessday.ng/bd-weekender/article/six-most-developed-countries-in-africa-in-2026/
So, bro, present facts not emotions. Nigeria is last in everything critical aside in talents. We have talents and we need to know how to differiate talents from operating systems. Our politicians have finished this country.

Kushites:
SO BECAUSE OF SURULERE STADIUM IT MEANS NOTHING ELSE IS HAPPENING IN NIGERIA WITH REGARD TO STADIUMS?

NEGATIVE MIND.

GO AND RESEARCH THE STADIUM UPGRADES AND NEW STADIUMS BEING BUILT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WHEN THE GOVT SORTS OUT THE LOGISTICS AND FUNDING ET AL FOR SURULERE NATIONAL STADIUM, IT WILL EITHER BE DEMOLISHED AND REBUILT, OR UPGRADED.

THESE ARE THE DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THAT FACILITY IN THE MEDIA AND GOVT CIRCLES RIGHT NOW.

YOU HAVE NOT RESEARCHED ANY OF THAT AT ALL.

ALL YOU DID WAS PASS THE STADIUM, SEE ITS DILAPIDATION, AND SIGH "OH, USELESS FAILED COUNTRY".

NONSENSE.

I didnt read again. And will not read anything from you that does not start with an apology. Also I was not addressing you.

DeepSight:
I didnt read again. And will not read anything from you that does not start with an apology. Also I was not addressing you.

I'M RESPONDING FOR OTHERS TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE TALKING NONSENSE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO READ IT.

Kushites:
I'M RESPONDING FOR OTHERS TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE TALKING NONSENSE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO READ IT.

Goodnight.

Princedapace:
Oga, some of u just blab, Nigeria has nothing working in her critical sector, period. leave all these blab. We have population, yes but sectors are dead. This is why your politicians milk u. Like your politicians dont even use your electricity, dont use your healthcare for their issues, dont even use your educational system, they dont even use your water and dont even trust security. So, u see, critical sectors are dead.

Leading African nations for electricity access and reliable supply include:
Egypt: Achieves nearly 100% national electricity access via robust state-level investments in hydro, thermal, and natural gas.
Algeria: Features close to 100% electricity availability for both urban and rural residents, backed by extensive oil and solar resources.
Morocco: Boasts 100% national electricity access and is a continental leader in renewable and solar energy.
Tunisia: Provides 100% nationwide power availability to its citizens.
Mauritius: One of the few Sub-Saharan nations with virtually 100% of its population connected to the national grid.
Source: https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/20-african-countries-with-the-best-electricity-access/dzg40v9

Deal with facts bro, stop emotional lies.
Africa's tourism sector is led by countries with exceptional historical sites, pristine beaches, and world-class safaris:
Egypt: Leading the continent (ranked 51st globally), famed for the Pyramids of Giza, the Red Sea Riviera, and rich ancient history.
Mauritius: Ranks high globally for its luxury resorts, unmatched safety, and tropical island appeal.
South Africa: The continent's industrial and global tourism powerhouse, offering diverse experiences from Cape Town’s beaches to Kruger National Park safaris.
Morocco: The most visited country in Africa, renowned for its vibrant medinas, Sahara desert excursions, and rich cultural heritage.
Kenya: The premier destination for wildlife safaris, highlighted by the Great Wildebeest Migration and the Maasai Mara

I build software for foriegn clients in this niche, I know it well, Nigeria is dead in this sector, it is dry and finished.

In 2026, the most developed countries in Africa are led by Seychelles and Mauritius, which boast the highest Human Development Index (HDI) scores on the continent.
1. SeychellesHDI: 0.848Overview: The undisputed leader in human development in Africa. The island nation has a high-income status supported by a robust tourism sector, thriving fisheries, and excellent public health and educational services.

MauritiusHDI: 0.806Overview: Africa’s second-highest HDI performer. It is recognized globally for its economic freedom, stable governance, and successful transition into a major financial and technological hub.

AlgeriaHDI: 0.763Overview: A resource-rich nation whose extensive oil and natural gas reserves have funded massive government social programs, high living standards, and advanced infrastructure.

EgyptHDI: 0.754Overview: A major economic, industrial, and geopolitical powerhouse in North Africa. It has heavily invested in mega-infrastructure projects, renewable energy, and digital capabilities.

TunisiaHDI: 0.746Overview: Demonstrates excellent social indicators, near-universal access to education, and a relatively high and stable quality of life for its citizens.

6. South AfricaHDI: 0.741Overview: The continent's most diverse economy. South Africa maintains a high HDI ranking due to its massive, institutionalized university and healthcare networks and advanced financial markets.

MoroccoHDI: 0.710Overview: A leader in foreign investment, manufacturing, and renewable energy infrastructure. Morocco’s stable business environment makes it a prominent economic anchor

BotswanaHDI: 0.731Overview: Known as one of Africa's most politically stable and democratic nations. Diamond revenues have been effectively managed to drive significant human and economic development

Sources:https://businessday.ng/bd-weekender/article/six-most-developed-countries-in-africa-in-2026/
So, bro, present facts not emotions. Nigeria is last in everything critical aside in talents. We have talents and we need to know how to differiate talents from operating systems. Our politicians have finished this country.

Dude, you're not making sense.

Stop mentioning countries like Seychelles and Botswana when you mention NIGERIA.

UNDERSTOOD?

Seychelles' population is 135,000.

Almost the population of my VILLAGE.

Just because some tiny place calls itself a "Country" doesn't mean you use it to start insulting Nigeria.

Botswana is the same. 1.2 million people.

Less than the population of Ikeja.

Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia all began to develop LONG before Nigeria.

Over a CENTURY before Nigeria.

Go and research it.

NIGERIA only began to build basic infrastructure in the 1960s.

South Africa, Egypt, etc, were colonised, but UNLIKE in the purely black colonies, the colonialists actually REINVESTED export proceeds into building up those countries.

That is is why their first modern universities and engineering institutes, power stations etc, were established by the 1820s and beyond.

Nigeria?

First power plants and universities, industries, etc began in the 1960s.

Over 140 years gap.

So why do you expect that we should be on a par with those countries today, and if not, we have "failed"?

That's senseless.

Go on Google and search for ''Cairo in 1960" or Johannesburg. Or Casablanca.

They look like New York! Like Paris!

Already developed.

So we are simply Catching up, after a century of British colonial looting, and building of NOTHING, hence the recent revelation by AI ChatGPT that Britain looted $50 Trillion from Nigeria.

That's why we are playing catch-up, not because there's something uniquely wrong or deficient about us.

YOUR job is to contribute to that development, and showcase the strides made on the journey.

Not this low self-esteem nonsense.