NIGERIA IS FAILING!
Nigeria is failing but I hate to admit it. Why? I'm an incurable believer in the Nigeria project. I love Nigeria passionately, such that I've had course to weep on some occasions because of the abnormalities and complexities that pervade our daily lives as a people and as a nation. To say Nigeria is blessed is to be understating. At present, Nigeria is the sixth largest country in the world, most populous country in Africa and country with the highest number of black people in the world. Nigeria population is not only large, but youthful. Nigeria at present has the highest number of young people all over of the world with over 65% of the population being below forty years. (US Census 2021). We are equally blessed with rich mineral deposits. Thus, there seems no reason why we should fail. Like my people will say: omo o mo iwe, e so pe oni good handwriting! Nigeria is a classical case of this adage. It is appalling that despite this huge population, we are none where economica