Nigeria to Trump S Africa as Leading Economy?

Projections that Nigeria will soon race ahead as the continent's leading economy underplay serious instabilities in the country's economic and political systems and regional insecurity, writes Simukai Tinhu for Think Africa Press.

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  • balinga19
    Feb 11 2013, 21:40

    What did you want me to say! all is lie...

  • Anyanwu
    Feb 4 2013, 18:48

    Exploratory Calculations on development based on its traditional tape rule only underscore statistical relevance; the intrinsic tenets of real development is suppressed. In an attitude of vehemence, I utterly venerate the concluding paragraph of the parent write-up. Juxtaposing both economies, S.A. is indubitably on the higher rung relative to Nigeria presently, even in the medium term.. This fact is glaringly conspicuous, given the S.A's institutional framework, infrastructure and human development et al. In absence of over-optimism thus affording Nigeria of a possible overtaking,I think, on the track of development, Nigeria needs to accelerate at a supersonic speed in nearly on sectors for a possible overtaking.

  • Anyanwu
    Feb 4 2013, 18:50

    Exploratory Calculations on development based on its traditional tape rule only underscore statistical relevance; the intrinsic tenets of real development is suppressed. In an attitude of vehemence, I utterly venerate the concluding paragraph of the parent write-up. Juxtaposing both economies, S.A. is indubitably on the higher rung relative to Nigeria presently, even in the medium term.. This fact is glaringly conspicuous, given the S.A's institutional framework, infrastructure and human development et al. In absence of over-optimism thus affording Nigeria of a possible overtaking,I think, on the track of development, Nigeria needs to accelerate at a supersonic speed in nearly all sectors for a possible overtaking.

  • fems
    Feb 6 2013, 09:13

    Nigeria has a serious problem with corruption and a poor decaying infrastructures - If these two big problems could be tackled other issues like tribalism violence and threats of disintergration will gradually disappear - also I believe if these were resolved South Africa would not be able to touch Nigeria in as little as 5 years time. May I am biased but I believe Nigeria has massive potential in resources and Human capital which is just being wasted and left to decay

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