Nigeria's oil reserve will be depleted in 41 years, according to a World Bank Group's twice-yearly analysis of the issues shaping Africa's economic prospects called Africa's pulse.
The report which was presented by the World Bank's chief economist for Africa, Shantayanan Devarajan, yesterday said Nigeria's and Angola's oil reserves will be depleted in 41 and 21 years respectively.
"Nigeria, the largest regional producer, can keep supplying at 2011 levels for another 41 years, while Angola, the second largest producer in the region, has about 21 years remaining at current production levels before its known reserves are depleted.
"Given the size of these reserves, it is likely that the dependence on oil resources in these countries are likely to continue in the near to medium term. Production in newly oil-rich countries such as Ghana and Uganda could also last for several years."
According to the World bank's chief economist, Mineral wealth in African countries including Nigeria don't translate to prosperity because the money accruing from it doesn't pass through the citizens, and the citizens don't see the wealth as theirs.
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Oil can only make you wealthy if you use it strictly for your own needs. Selling it will only bring you more money, which you will either spend at home (inflating your currency), or in importing products that you will not be able to make at home. Exporting it will only build infrastructure that will be useless in 41 years. Try to be the last country on earth to run out of oil.