Aren't we living in troubled times in the geographical space called Nigeria? The Boko Haram insurgents are killing innocent people in the north-east of Nigeria in order to create an Islamic State there. Kidnappers and armed robbers are having a field's day in some cities of Nigeria. Daily, millions of unemployed youths throng companies and government establishments searching for jobs. Truly, this is not the best of times for Nigeria and Nigerians. It is not the best time to be a Nigerian.
But, our leaders are telling us that we have never had it so good like now, that today's Nigeria is better than Nigeria of yester-years. So, the minister of finance does read out statistical gobblydook to prove that our economy has improved tremendously. But, millions of Nigerians are living below the poverty. And, about ten million children of school ages are out of school because their parents cannot afford to keep them in schools.
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