When we say that Nigeria is a contradiction, the statement encapsulates the many manifestations
of the possibilities and limitations that Nigeria embodies in her sixty-three years of statehood.
One instance suffices. Nigeria is blessed with immense human and material resources. She is
presently a youthful country in demographic terms. This means that her youth bulge presents her
with a unique capacity to translate her development agenda. And yet, Nigeria has failed in almost
all human capital indices, from being the worst place for a child to be born to being one of the
most insecure places on the globe. Nigeria is currently the poverty capital of the world! And we
see the manifestation of Nigeria’s seemingly intractable underdevelopment on an almost daily
basis, especially when we listen to the news or even witness them ourselves.


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