Nigeria: the Economy and Military Super Power

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Nigeria: The Economy And Military Super Power

(1888 PressRelease) The evolving economic and political dynamic in Africa and the role Nigeria now plays.

In the past several weeks there have been numerous reports via and through the media suggesting that Nigeria has surpassed South Africa to become the most super Economy Power in Africa! Such media reporting appears to be authentic on the basis that albeit South Africa has been a/the leading African economy for a while, most medias appear to now agree amidst a substantiated and demonstrated general African Economy of growth which has been moving forward, will subsequently create a good economy challenged only by competing continents of which such competition the African countries will be willing and able to participate with.

The Economical and Political aspect should also be considered with the question being asked - Are the African nations really changing economically for the better or just the review of the accounting policy???.

Regarding the economic aspect, although there is a willingness to believe in this prosperous news, there still needs to be an exploring of how this could occur when in the previous three years there was no change on the economy status or economic indicators. The African nations appear to be developing and retailing huge elements of their natural resources but with little or no investment in to their own domestic employment based economies or infrastructures. The African countries are generating wealth and GDP at the expense of no investment into their own economic and or welfare needs such as water, healthcare and education. Externally, such governmental activity does not honor the country with any economic prowess or respect. In real terms the only thing that appears to be changing is the Treasury accounting policy and not the human rights consideration of the people whom reside in such naturally wealthy resourced jurisdictions.

In real terms Nigeria is probably not the only...