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Nigeria overtakes Chad in the list of world’s most prosperous nations but lags behind Cameroon, Benin and Niger. An annual assessment of global wealth and well-being ranks Nigeria 125th in the world.


The best place Nigeria had in 2009. It was 103rd position.

Five year trend

The 2014 Prosperity Index by London-based Legatum Institute on Tuesday estimates 142 countries around the world based on eight categories, including: economy, personal freedom, education, governance, health, safety and security.

Nigeria 125

Nigeria dropped by two positions since last year, and it got best scores in the Economy sub-index, where it ranks 97th in 2014. 32.2 % of Nigerians think that it’s best time to find a job.

The country’s lowest rank is in the Safety & Security sub-index, where it occupies 137th place out of 142 countries in the rating.

Subindices

In entrepreneurship and opportunity Nigeria is placed 114th, in terms of governance it is ranked 130th, then it came out 51st for personal freedoms and was 108th on the Legatum Prosperity Index list according to the social capital. 66.3 per cent of Nigeria citizens say they can rely on others in times of need. When it comes to health, the country occupies the 132th place and ranks 125th for education. According to study there is 0.1 hospital bed per 1,000 people.

When it comes to the neighboring countries in the region, Benin claimed the overall 108th place on the list with the best performance in the Personal Freedom sub-index, where it ranks 26th in 2014, Cameroon came out 115th, Niger ranked 114th, and Chad took the 141st place with the lowest rank for education.

Rankings

Sub-Saharan African countries get nine of the bottom 10 places on the health sub-index with Sierra Leone marked as the worst performing country for this category.

European countries lead the top 30 of the annual Prosperity Index.

The most prosperous country in the world was named Norway, for the sixth year in a row.

Map Prosperity

At the bottom of the list is the Central African Republic, which also has classified last for entrepreneurship and opportunity and second to last in the health category.

Less than two weeks after Stephen Keshi was restored as the head coach of the Super Eagles, latest reports indicate that the former Eagles’ captain and the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, may have clashed once again.

According to Guardian newspaper report, the latest clash between Keshi and the NFF is as a result of some appointments made by the new board of the football house while Keshi was relieved of his duty.

It was gathered that among the changes made while Keshi was sacked included the appointment of ex-international, Garba Lawal, as the Super Eagles’ team co-ordinator.

Emmanuel Attah was the co-ordinator of the Eagles before the Amaju Pinnick led NFF board appointed Lawal.

Former Super Eagles player, Garba Lawal.
Former Super Eagles player, Garba Lawal.
Investigation revealed that Keshi, who has overturned all appointments made by the NFF, has also asked that Lawal be replaced.

It would be recalled that it was President Goodluck Jonathan that restored Keshi to his duty post as Super Eagles coach in preparation for the make or break qualifiers against Congo and South Africa.

Critics are of the opinion that Keshi’s refusal to work with his subordinates appointed by the NFF clearly shows that he is now more powerful than the NFF, his supposed employers.

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A coach has the right to appoint his technical assistants, but the appointment of other backroom staff like team coordinator, media officer is the duty of the NFF, one of Keshi critics said.

However, it was no secret that Lawal was one of Keshi’s biggest critics following Eagles’ poor start to the 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers.

A source in the Eagle’s camp in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, informed that Keshi was not ready to work with Lawal as the team co-ordinator.

“Keshi is not the type to hold a grudge but I can tell you he wants Garba Lawal out,” a report by SL10.ng said.

“He is not asking for Emmanuel Attah (former team co-ordinator) to be re-appointed, but just anybody, not Garba Lawal, who devoted all of his time working against Keshi.”

Lawal was credited as saying he doesn’t care about Keshi returning as coach and said he has no regret leading calls for his sack earlier.

Speaking on the matter, NFF President, Amanju Pinnick, told Guardian on Tuesday that he was not aware of any cold war between Keshi and Lawal in Eagles’ camp.

Pinnick said: “I don’t know where such report is coming from. I am not aware of any problem between Keshi and Lawal. I have a meeting with Keshi in the next 30 minutes.”

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