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When you tell a Nigerian that most African countries are now having an almost 24 hour power supply, the Nigeria man will come up with an excuse that its because Nigeria has large population.

When you tell a Nigerian that their country is behind in terms of Education, medical, infrastructural and general development index, the Nigeria man will come up with an excuse that its because of our large population.

Does it ever occurs to those who come up with such excuse that most of the countries who were in the same level with Nigeria in the past decades have surpass us by far margin despite the fact we earn higher than them.
Using your population as an excuse for under development is a very lame excuse.

Kenplay:
When you tell a Nigerian that most African countries are now having an almost 24 hour power supply, the Nigeria man will come up with an excuse that its because Nigeria has large population.

When you tell a Nigerian that their country is behind in terms of Education, medical, infrastructural and general development index, the Nigeria man will come up with an excuse that its because of our large population.

Does it ever occurs to those who come up with such excuse that most of the countries who were in the same level with Nigeria in the past decades have surpass us by far margin despite the fact we earn higher than them.
Using your population as an excuse for under development is a very lame excuse.

its because hausas rear children indiscriminately. They're the ones causing this country a set back because once they give birth to them, no plans for their future. They leave them to start begging, going from one state to another and end up jobless or join boko haram when they grow up. The scenario is quite different down south

But to an extent, it is true. It is easier to plan with a lesser population than a bigger one. Even large families sometimes find it hard to manage scarce resources.

AngusTV:
But to an extent, it is true. It is easier to plan with a lesser population than a bigger one. Even large families sometimes find it hard to manage scarce resources.

But China has over 1 billion people, why are they still developing?

Kenplay:
But China has over 1 billion people, why are they still developing?

You have a point sir. The system is not working the way it should here in Nigeria. We need to do more as a people. Whatever good thing anyone finds themselves doing, they should do it well.

Kenplay:
But China has over 1 billion people, why are they still developing?

China is developing but is still a POOR country and a DEVELOPING country.

China's GDP per capita is 9,000 dollars per annum.

By comparison, the USA's is 62,000 dollars

Nigeria's is around 2,400.

China can reasonably argue that its 1 .2 billion population is why it has not achieved a higher GDP per capita than 9,000 dollars, despite all their rapid development in the last 30 years.

If they were say 300 million in population, their GDP per capita would be around 32,000 dollars

So POPULATION MATTERS.

India is in the same boat. Economy doing well, but as they have a population of 1 billion, their GDP per capita is still just 2,200 dollars, even less than Nigeria's.

If you dispute these figures, I'll gladly post links to sources.

It is basic common sense really.

If you give a man 10 million naira to look after 1000 people

and give another man 10 million naira to look after 50 people, which set of people would be richer after 1 month?

Even a 5 year old can answer this.

Rossinky:
China is developing but is still a POOR country and a DEVELOPING country.

China's GDP per capita is 9,000 dollars per annum. The USA 's is 62,000.

Nigeria's is around 2,200.

China can reasonably argue that it's 1 .2 billion population is why it has not achieved a higher GDP per capita than 9,000 dollars, despite all their rapid development in the last 30 years.

If they were say 300 million in population, their GDP per capita would be around 32,000 dollars

So POPULATION MATTERS.

India is in the same boat. Economy doing well, but as they have a population of 1 billion, their GSP per capita is still just 2,000 dollars, even less than Nigeria's.

If you dispute these figures, I'll gladly post links to sources.

It is basic common sense really.

If you give a man 10 million naira to look after 1000 people

and give another man 10 million naira to look after 50 people, which set of people would be richer after 1 month?

Even a 5 year old can answer this.

I dont buy into this lame excuss, so you are telling me the reason Nigeria suffers from lack of stable electricity, poor infrastructure, low Educational and medical standard is because our population is high despite all the large oil revenue?

Kenplay:
I dont buy into this lame excuss, so you are telling me the reason Nigeria suffers from lack of stable electricity, poor infrastructure, low Educational and medical standard is because our population is high despite all the large oil revenue?

What ''large'' oil revenue?

Dude, Nigeria does NOT make a lot of money from oil commensurate to its huge population.

The money is actually a pittance.

Nigeria's annual budget is 35 billion dollars.

Contrast that with South Africa's annual budget of 125 billion dollars.

Or the UK, 1.2 trillion dollars.

Or the USA. 7.6 trillion dollars.

NIGERIA NEEDS TO DIVERSIFY FROM OIL AND GAS TO EARN MORE AS A COUNTRY.

THAT is our Number 1 issue as a country.

Not corruption. Not mismanagement. Not tribalism or nepotism.

But ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

Look, even with ZERO corruption, the money we earn today is grossly insufficient to develop the whole country and get everything working to perfection.

If you ask me, we're even doing quite well considering how little we actually earn.

Thank goodness the govt recognises the situation, and is doing well in diversification efforts through supporting manufacturing and agriculture especially.

The hate, hatred and tribalism among ourselves is the major problem that won't allow us to join hands as bro/sis to build our country that's why we're always going nowhere.

Someone Above is trying to stash the failure to a particular tribe, we can take it as an example the reason why this thread will not make frontpage. it will end up here.