omenkaLives:
Excellent question!

EternalTruth, I'd like to see your response to this.

I think Omohayek's query on education undermines the premise of what is being argued which in crude politically incorrect terms is that Yorubas are better off than Igbos.

University education in Nigeria is self-funded costing a fortune (relative to the income of the typical Nigerian) and data that suggests some ethnic groups like the Igbos acquire university education more than others is a better proxy for the concentration/distribution of wealth/income by ethnic origin than data proxying for population like number of phone/internet subscriptions per state.

Remember that in Nigeria, you are required to provide your state of origin when filling education-related application forms (NYSC, JAMB, WAEC e.t.c). No similar requirement exists when purchasing an MTN line.

Just a bit more on proxies for wealth vs population. Note the data on bank deposits by state[url] https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/nairametrics.com/bank-credit-and-deposit-by-states-in-nigeria-2015/amp/[/url]. We know in Nigeria that 90% of retail deposits belong to 2% of the population: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/2-nigerians-90-bank-deposits-ndic/amp/. So again, higher bank deposits in Anambra may reflect higher wealth concentration amongst Anambrians (In this case, the data underestimates the concentration as it's gathered by location not state of origin).

One last wealth proxy is FAAN's air traffic stats. We know the average Nigerian cannot afford air travel so air travel, being costly, might be a decent proxy for wealth concentration. Owerri airport had 104k flights in Q4 2016, Ibadan 17k, Ilorin 18k and Akure 4k (This disparity is same for other quarters). Please search for: Q1 2017 AIR TRANSPORTATION DATA.cdr - National Bureau of Statistics
PDFnigerianstat.gov.ng › download

Stats in Nigeria are not great and what we have are proxies which we interpret as we prefer. Gross total of IGR/GDP/phone lines/internet subscription per state are touted as signs that the natives of the states with higher numbers are better off than the inverse (Kaduna indigenes are better off than Ondo indigenes according to this logic).

My takeaway is that GDP is much higher in the South West than the South East. The peripatetic natives of states like Anambra, Imo and Abia may have more substantial minorities with high income/wealth concentration (It's possible that this reflects income/wealth disparities across the various ethnicities' entire populations on a per capita basis and assessed by state of origin).

So Igbo braggarts like EternalTruths, as bigoted as he is, may be closer to some truth: not exactly that Igbos developed Lagos and Abuja all by themselves but that their dispersed population may have a higher wealth concentration.

4Play:


I think Omohayek's query on education undermines the premise of what is being argued which in crude politically incorrect terms is that Yorubas are better off than Igbos.

University education in Nigeria is self-funded costing a fortune (relative to the income of the typical Nigerian) and data that suggests some ethnic groups like the Igbos acquire university education more than others is a better proxy for the concentration/distribution of wealth/income by ethnic origin than data proxying for population like number of phone/internet subscriptions per state.

Remember that in Nigeria, you are required to provide your state of origin when filling education-related application forms (NYSC, JAMB, WAEC e.t.c). No similar requirement exists when purchasing an MTN line.

Just a bit more on proxies for wealth vs population. Note the data on bank deposits by state[url] https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/nairametrics.com/bank-credit-and-deposit-by-states-in-nigeria-2015/amp/[/url]. We know in Nigeria that 90% of retail deposits belong to 2% of the population: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/2-nigerians-90-bank-deposits-ndic/amp/. So again, higher bank deposits in Anambra may reflect higher wealth concentration amongst Anambrians (In this case, the data underestimates the concentration as it's gathered by location not state of origin).

One last wealth proxy is FAAN's air traffic stats. We know the average Nigerian cannot afford air travel so air travel, being costly, might be a decent proxy for wealth concentration. Owerri airport had 104k flights in Q4 2016, Ibadan 17k, Ilorin 18k and Akure 4k (This disparity is same for other quarters). Please search for: Q1 2017 AIR TRANSPORTATION DATA.cdr - National Bureau of Statistics
PDFnigerianstat.gov.ng › download

Stats in Nigeria are not great and what we have are proxies which we interpret as we prefer. Gross total of IGR/GDP/phone lines/internet subscription per state are touted as signs that the natives of the states with higher numbers are better off than the inverse (Kaduna indigenes are better off than Ondo indigenes according to this logic).

My takeaway is that GDP is much higher in the South West than the South East. The peripatetic natives of states like Anambra, Imo and Abia may have more substantial minorities with high income/wealth concentration (It's possible that this reflects income/wealth disparities across the various ethnicities' populations on a per capita basis and assessed by state of origin).

So Igbo braggarts like EternalTruths, as bigoted as he is, may be closer to some truth: not exactly that Igbos developed Lagos and Abuja all by themselves but that their dispersed population may have a higher wealth concentration.

Don't mind the illiterate.

Nwanne, this one you now insulted me after supporting my point, hope all is well oooo

Happy New Year in Advance

EzeNri:

The problem with you people is arrogance. Arrogantly arrogating to yourselves who you are not.

It seems you don't understand what Urbanization is , the way your brother doesn't about internet usage.

Arrogance?? Okay can u tell what urbanization is all about

EzeNri:

I am not like Made in Nigeria statisticians that manufacture statistics from their toilets, like the dunces using primary school enrollment to measure Literacy Rate or the Eye of Lagos you quoted the other time that used survey to measure FDI. Accurate FDI can NEVER be generated using survey. You collect that data at the point of entry.

The tin still dey pain you ni?

EternalTruths:


Better still, let's break up Nigeria.


The last time I checked, people that live in mud houses in Africa can't afford internet service.

Wetin you take break up Nigeria, flat head or yam leg?

deomelo:



The tin still dey pain you ni?

No. Your illiteracy is paining me and other well meaning Nigerian.

wristbangle:

Arrogance?? Okay can u tell what urbanization is all about

Google.

EzeNri:

Google.

Thought as much.

4Play:


I think Omohayek's query on education undermines the premise of what is being argued which in crude politically incorrect terms is that Yorubas are better off than Igbos.

University education in Nigeria is self-funded costing a fortune (relative to the income of the typical Nigerian) and data that suggests some ethnic groups like the Igbos acquire university education more than others is a better proxy for the concentration/distribution of wealth/income by ethnic origin than data proxying for population like number of phone/internet subscriptions per state.

Remember that in Nigeria, you are required to provide your state of origin when filling education-related application forms (NYSC, JAMB, WAEC e.t.c). No similar requirement exists when purchasing an MTN line.

Just a bit more on proxies for wealth vs population. Note the data on bank deposits by state[url] https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/nairametrics.com/bank-credit-and-deposit-by-states-in-nigeria-2015/amp/[/url]. We know in Nigeria that 90% of retail deposits belong to 2% of the population: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/2-nigerians-90-bank-deposits-ndic/amp/. So again, higher bank deposits in Anambra may reflect higher wealth concentration amongst Anambrians (In this case, the data underestimates the concentration as it's gathered by location not state of origin).

One last wealth proxy is FAAN's air traffic stats. We know the average Nigerian cannot afford air travel so air travel, being costly, might be a decent proxy for wealth concentration. Owerri airport had 104k flights in Q4 2016, Ibadan 17k, Ilorin 18k and Akure 4k (This disparity is same for other quarters). Please search for: Q1 2017 AIR TRANSPORTATION DATA.cdr - National Bureau of Statistics
PDFnigerianstat.gov.ng › download

Stats in Nigeria are not great and what we have are proxies which we interpret as we prefer. Gross total of IGR/GDP/phone lines/internet subscription per state are touted as signs that the natives of the states with higher numbers are better off than the inverse (Kaduna indigenes are better off than Ondo indigenes according to this logic).

My takeaway is that GDP is much higher in the South West than the South East. The peripatetic natives of states like Anambra, Imo and Abia may have more substantial minorities with high income/wealth concentration (It's possible that this reflects income/wealth disparities across the various ethnicities' entire populations on a per capita basis and assessed by state of origin).

So Igbo braggarts like EternalTruths, as bigoted as he is, may be closer to some truth: not exactly that Igbos developed Lagos and Abuja all by themselves but that their dispersed population may have a higher wealth concentration.

I'm Yoruba but I do agree with the assertion that Igbos have the highest wealth concentration in the country.

Why it hasn't turned into ethnic.riots is that other tribes too are pulling their weight too and not resting on their oars. Also,

Also, Igbos live amongst us and even date and intermarry other tribes. They were not lopped off into ethnic ghettos like the Jews in Central Europe. We fear and exaggerate what we do not know.