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180 million people and the largest (and still growing) economy in Africa. Nigeria seems like it could be a giant if it can only get out of its political woes.
by aaron-lebo 9y ago
180 million people and the largest (and still growing) economy in Africa.
Nigeria seems like it could be a giant if it can only get out of its political woes. Isn't separatism/terrorism still a major issue? Does that impact daily life for the average person? My Nigerian friend never spoke of life being unsafe but that the government was corrupt wasn't really a question.
- Lordarminius 9y agoThe separatist movement is a political maneuver to (re)gain lost political rights. Nigeria is not dividing in any of our life times. Terrorism is an issue I agree, but it has been confined to a small corner of the northwest for a while now.
- tormeh 9y ago>Nigeria is not dividing in any of our life times "It's Difficult to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future" and more relevant: "Peace for our time".
- majani 9y agoNigeria IS a giant. It's the biggest economy in Africa by nominal GDP. However, it's probably also the most unequal place on earth. The wealth is incredibly concentrated with the oil and political elite, and they have a habit of spending a lot of their money abroad
- Apocryphon 9y agoIndia has pretty significant terrorist/separatist movements that you almost never hear about, such as the Naxalites, yet they don't seem to be threatening the Indian state as a whole. If such movements are peripheral to Nigeria then maybe they would be as much as a minor factor to development.