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Sweetguy25:
That Nigeria was once a great a country – It is common to hear Nigerian’s make statements like “our country will be great again”. This comment is quite delusional.
Nigeria, to the best of my knowledge has never been a great country. You may try to pass of some of our characteristics like population, ethnicity or the fact that we used to have groundnut pyramids in the past as greatness but reasonably, these things don’t make you great.
Examples of countries that were great are China and Argentina. They were both known to be highly prosperous countries in the past and unfortunately lost their prosperity as time went by.
Nigeria has never been known to be a prosperous country since its independence till date.

That Nigeria is a rich country: This is another unfounded untruth that is perpetuated by some ignorant Nigerians.
The “GDP per capita” is the standard used in measuring how rich a country is. Nigeria’s GDP per capita currently stands at 3000 dollars. This makes Nigeria a low income country and one of the poorest countries in the world.

That Nigeria is more developed than most countries in Africa: Some Nigerians who have never been beyond the boundaries of Lagos and Abuja would think there are fewer places in Africa that are better than these places (and Nigeria as a whole) in terms of infrastructure and economic development.
Recent ratings from the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report shows that even in West Africa, certain countries like Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Cape Verde and Senegal all have better infrastructure ratings than Nigeria.
Honestly speaking, Nigerians have a myopic view as to what true socio-economic growth and development entails. Seeing private jets and luxurious cars as development while majority of the populace cannot afford beyond the basic necessities of life isn’t development.

That Nigeria would develop and be great:
Although we can’t predict the future, we can judge from history and the current state of affairs to project what the future would look like.
The possibility of Nigeria becoming great with its current structures, constitution and institutions is very slim.
The current socio-political and economic regime that perpetuates greed, rent-seeking, injustice and laziness will not get this country where is plans to be.
Until we begin to call for a structural and systemic change, Nigeria may not witness any progress in the long-run.

cc: Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy, Seun

Please tell them.

The Hausa man will say, "naso God want it". Seriously, Nigeria needs a revolusion.

The OP is dunce,That is personal opinion

Nigeria is very very rich

Nigeria was once a great country


Nigeria is better most african countries

Seriously!

As much love as I have for Nigeria, the undiluted truth is that Nigeria is an underdeveloped third world country. Hopefully things will get better. How do you describe a country where an average citizen earns less than $2 a day ?.

@Op you're wrong on a fact here, check Nigeria's GDP. According to the world bank we are ranked no 22 economy in the world and 1st in Africa. Nigeria has had a growth rate between 5%-7% within the last 5years. Get your facts right.

Sweetguy25:
That Nigeria was once a great a country – It is common to hear Nigerian’s make statements like “our country will be great again”. This comment is quite delusional.
Nigeria, to the best of my knowledge has never been a great country. You may try to pass of some of our characteristics like population, ethnicity or the fact that we used to have groundnut pyramids in the past as greatness but reasonably, these things don’t make you great.
Examples of countries that were great are China and Argentina. They were both known to be highly prosperous countries in the past and unfortunately lost their prosperity as time went by.
Nigeria has never been known to be a prosperous country since its independence till date.

That Nigeria is a rich country: This is another unfounded untruth that is perpetuated by some ignorant Nigerians.
The “GDP per capita” is the standard used in measuring how rich a country is. Nigeria’s GDP per capita currently stands at 3000 dollars. This makes Nigeria a low income country and one of the poorest countries in the world.

That Nigeria is more developed than most countries in Africa: Some Nigerians who have never been beyond the boundaries of Lagos and Abuja would think there are fewer places in Africa that are better than these places (and Nigeria as a whole) in terms of infrastructure and economic development.
Recent ratings from the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report shows that even in West Africa, certain countries like Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Cape Verde and Senegal all have better infrastructure ratings than Nigeria.
Honestly speaking, Nigerians have a myopic view as to what true socio-economic growth and development entails. Seeing private jets and luxurious cars as development while majority of the populace cannot afford beyond the basic necessities of life isn’t development.

That Nigeria would develop and be great:
Although we can’t predict the future, we can judge from history and the current state of affairs to project what the future would look like.
The possibility of Nigeria becoming great with its current structures, constitution and institutions is very slim.
The current socio-political and economic regime that perpetuates greed, rent-seeking, injustice and laziness will not get this country where is plans to be.
Until we begin to call for a structural and systemic change, Nigeria may not witness any progress in the long-run.

cc: Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy, Seun

I disagree with you on pint 1, nigeria is indeed rich, only that the wealth distribution is skewed in favor of a few persons.

The fact that the booty no reach you is no basis to label it a poor country, if you come up with creative ideas u will its riches. stop yakking about its problems .

Black people will always console themselves in their misery.
No different from the phrase "I am black and proud".
You can't help but wonder what the idio.t is proud of.

Is he proud of selling his kind into slavery in the 17th century and remaining slaves for over 200yrs?

Is he proud of making a mockery of the most stable, viable and resourcefully blessed continent in the universe, turning it to a cesspit of diease, cruelty, poverty, wickedness, and mental wastage?

Is he proud of willfully submitting to imperialism in the 21st Centuary?

The more you look at the Africana the more you question there sensibility and existence as a human race.
After all, lizards are not crocodiles because they look alike. Blacks might be humanoid but are they actually humans?

Victorchuks4:
Nigeria is giant of africa for mouth. Angola develop very well

actually dat giant thing na by population, we r so populous but interms of development we r so underpopulous.
I laff anytime nta will say nigeria will be great again, like say nigeria was great before. our fore fathers destroyed this country, and I wish I will one day become the president of this country na to pass bill, make dem erase any name from history books that contributed to the fall of this country.

@op, I take exception to the last point.
Nigeria is a living being, every living being irrespective of current status have a potential for greatness, so Nigeria will. definitely be great. Your prayers should be you witnessing it.

Now that you know the "truth" what will you do about it?

Sweetguy25:
That Nigeria was once a great a country – It is common to hear Nigerian’s make statements like “our country will be great again”. This comment is quite delusional.
Nigeria, to the best of my knowledge has never been a great country. You may try to pass of some of our characteristics like population, ethnicity or the fact that we used to have groundnut pyramids in the past as greatness but reasonably, these things don’t make you great.
Examples of countries that were great are China and Argentina. They were both known to be highly prosperous countries in the past and unfortunately lost their prosperity as time went by.
Nigeria has never been known to be a prosperous country since its independence till date.

That Nigeria is a rich country: This is another unfounded untruth that is perpetuated by some ignorant Nigerians.
The “GDP per capita” is the standard used in measuring how rich a country is. Nigeria’s GDP per capita currently stands at 3000 dollars. This makes Nigeria a low income country and one of the poorest countries in the world.

That Nigeria is more developed than most countries in Africa: Some Nigerians who have never been beyond the boundaries of Lagos and Abuja would think there are fewer places in Africa that are better than these places (and Nigeria as a whole) in terms of infrastructure and economic development.
Recent ratings from the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report shows that even in West Africa, certain countries like Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Cape Verde and Senegal all have better infrastructure ratings than Nigeria.
Honestly speaking, Nigerians have a myopic view as to what true socio-economic growth and development entails. Seeing private jets and luxurious cars as development while majority of the populace cannot afford beyond the basic necessities of life isn’t development.

That Nigeria would develop and be great:
Although we can’t predict the future, we can judge from history and the current state of affairs to project what the future would look like.
The possibility of Nigeria becoming great with its current structures, constitution and institutions is very slim.
The current socio-political and economic regime that perpetuates greed, rent-seeking, injustice and laziness will not get this country where is plans to be.
Until we begin to call for a structural and systemic change, Nigeria may not witness any progress in the long-run.

cc: Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy, Seun

You just hit the nail on your legs.

That Nigeria would develop and be great:
Although we can’t predict the future, we can judge from history and the current state of affairs to project what the future would look like.
The possibility of Nigeria becoming great with its current structures, constitution and institutions is very slim.
The current socio-political and economic regime that perpetuates greed, rent-seeking, injustice and laziness will not get this country where is plans to be.

Until we begin to call for a structural and systemic change, Nigeria may not witness any progress in the long-run.

the most annoying is the giant of african thing...what giant


a country that has never won or emabrak on any single military excerise without foriegn aid...or a country that keeps begging other country for money and investors

Sweetguy25:
That Nigeria was once a great a country – It is common to hear Nigerian’s make statements like “our country will be great again”. This comment is quite delusional.
Nigeria, to the best of my knowledge has never been a great country. You may try to pass of some of our characteristics like population, ethnicity or the fact that we used to have groundnut pyramids in the past as greatness but reasonably, these things don’t make you great.
Examples of countries that were great are China and Argentina. They were both known to be highly prosperous countries in the past and unfortunately lost their prosperity as time went by.
Nigeria has never been known to be a prosperous country since its independence till date.

That Nigeria is a rich country: This is another unfounded untruth that is perpetuated by some ignorant Nigerians.
The “GDP per capita” is the standard used in measuring how rich a country is. Nigeria’s GDP per capita currently stands at 3000 dollars. This makes Nigeria a low income country and one of the poorest countries in the world.

That Nigeria is more developed than most countries in Africa: Some Nigerians who have never been beyond the boundaries of Lagos and Abuja would think there are fewer places in Africa that are better than these places (and Nigeria as a whole) in terms of infrastructure and economic development.
Recent ratings from the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report shows that even in West Africa, certain countries like Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Cape Verde and Senegal all have better infrastructure ratings than Nigeria.
Honestly speaking, Nigerians have a myopic view as to what true socio-economic growth and development entails. Seeing private jets and luxurious cars as development while majority of the populace cannot afford beyond the basic necessities of life isn’t development.

That Nigeria would develop and be great:
Although we can’t predict the future, we can judge from history and the current state of affairs to project what the future would look like.
The possibility of Nigeria becoming great with its current structures, constitution and institutions is very slim.
The current socio-political and economic regime that perpetuates greed, rent-seeking, injustice and laziness will not get this country where is plans to be.
Until we begin to call for a structural and systemic change, Nigeria may not witness any progress in the long-run.

cc: Lalasticlala, Obinoscopy, Seun

What is holding Nigeria backward is "fake one Nigeria" by the parasitic part of the country. Split the country into 3 as a confederation, and each part to manage it's resources and you'll see healthy competition. The 3 parts that make up the country will start growing exponentially as a result.

Each state have the potential to generate it's own electricity, the capability is there, but, one Nigeria is holding them back.

Each state have the potential to run it's own police force, but one Nigeria is holding them back.

e.t.c.

when you go to places like Dubai, Qatar or even Pretoria you will be ashamed of been proud of Nigeria...can one tell me what to be proud of? Just one thing

The op is a 'Retroactive and proactive' Pessimist...

AdeniyiA:
The op is a 'Retroactive and proactive' Pessimist...

counter what he's written with facts and stop speaking grammar....

my friend shut up, you have never been to either of those countries you read one report then assume expert status

IlekeHD:
Who didn't know that Ivory Coast is more developed than Nigeria?

Nigerians are overly arrogant. Even Kenyan is more developed than Nigeria.

We're just overpopulated. Keep boinking like bunnies.

sinkhole:
One of my friends who has never been outside Nigeria, like most of us, recently travelled out of Nigeria and the first word he uttered from there was "I dont think Nigeria will ever develop!", he said that because he saw orderliness and use of technology in a country that most Nigerians will perceive as corrupt and drug invested as a result of what teu have seeing and hear on news and movies!

Every single time that I land in Los Angeles I feel really sorry for Nigerian government. They are simply spinning their wheels and the task is, to me, insurmountable.

I don't think anybody born today will have children that will see a Nigeria that can compare to a UK/USA/Australia of today.

The biggest lie ever in this country is Nigeria being Nigeria. Nigeria was founded on a lie of oneness of several totally different ethnic groups.

onoja12:
my friend shut up, you have never been to either of those countries you read one report then assume expert status

And you're certain of this?
Have we discussed travel plans before?

Sweetguy25:
That Nigeria was once a great a country – It is common to hear Nigerian’s make statements like “our country will be great again”. This comment is quite delusional.
Nigeria, to the best of my knowledge has never been a great country. You may try to pass of some of our characteristics like population, ethnicity or the fact that we used to have groundnut pyramids in the past as greatness but reasonably, these things don’t make you great.
Examples of countries that were great are China and Argentina. They were both known to be highly prosperous countries in the past and unfortunately lost their prosperity as time went by.
Nigeria has never been known to be a prosperous country since its independence till date.

That Nigeria is a rich country: This is another unfounded untruth that is perpetuated by some ignorant Nigerians.
The “GDP per capita” is the standard used in measuring how rich a country is. Nigeria’s GDP per capita currently stands at 3000 dollars. This makes Nigeria a low income country and one of the poorest countries in the world.

That Nigeria is more developed than most countries in Africa: Some Nigerians who have never been beyond the boundaries of Lagos and Abuja would think there are fewer places in Africa that are better than these places (and Nigeria as a whole) in terms of infrastructure and economic development.
Recent ratings from the World Economic Forum’s global competitiveness report shows that even in West Africa, certain countries like Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Cape Verde and Senegal all have better infrastructure ratings than Nigeria.
Honestly speaking, Nigerians have a myopic view as to what true socio-economic growth and development entails. Seeing private jets and luxurious cars as development while majority of the populace cannot afford beyond the basic necessities of life isn’t development.

That Nigeria would develop and be great:
Although we can’t predict the future, we can judge from history and the current state of affairs to project what the future would look like.
The possibility of Nigeria becoming great with its current structures, constitution and institutions is very slim.
The current socio-political and economic regime that perpetuates greed, rent-seeking, injustice and laziness will not get this country where is plans to be.
Until we begin to call for a structural and systemic change, Nigeria may not witness any progress in the long-run.

Ghana, Mali, Cape Verde and Senegal all have better infrastructure ratings than Nigeria;dude this part must be a joke.which Ghana is more developed than Nigeria,or has more infrastructure rating than Nigeria?I hope you are not referring to the Ghana i known very well.

Nigeria as a country is not developong.. A country where the politicians are ripping the masses of their benefits.
A country where to get a good pay job is like dream. A country where even the religious leaders and the church are feeding the masses wif lies. With all the prayers and fasting on nigeria.. Yet to no avail..
A country where economic recession is the order of d day.. I hope our president will do something on time..Is high time we the youth of this generation start looking for ways to make it in dis country. Don't listen to lies.. Use your brain...

OlujobaSamuel:
@op, I take exception to the last point.
Nigeria is a living being, every living being irrespective of current status have a potential for greatness, so Nigeria will. definitely be great. Your prayers should be you witnessing it.

Apparently, you're one of those delusional fellows.

What makes you think Nigeria will be great?

It's mind-blogging how you emotional folks think a cesspit like Nigeria will ever experience greatness.

The truth is that Nigeria since the 70s has experienced little or no advancement.

Giant of Afrika indeed
but common small boy killed Goliath..
So Nigeria na nothin


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Op must be high on his foolish opinion,It's known with facts that Nigeria has the most tarred road network in Africa.

Next time,check facts.

I am not an economist but I like to present things mathematically. Nigeria 2015 fiscal year budget was 4.4 trillion. What this means is 440000000000000000 was used to manage 180000000 people.

Here is the simple maths;

Divide 440000000000000000 by 180000000 = 2444444444.

In summary, #2.4B was used to manage each person in 2015. Daris God ooo!

Economist in the house pardon me if my analysis is over simplified.