Ask HN: How do you see Nigeria?

2 points by nerdypirate 2 years ago | 4 comments

Would love to understand how the friends here see the Nigerian ecosystem, from the economic point of view, political, stability, entrepreneur and education.

bell-cot 2 years ago |

Nigeria is a large post-colonial petrostate, assembled via British conquest of a wide variety of indigenous nations from ~140 and ~110 years ago. Between suffering from "far-away white men drew lines on a map" syndrome, various civil wars and coups, and population of almost 1/4 billion - it's a classic "every possible generality is false" situation.

I wouldn't advise anyone to count on stability, security, or rule of law in Nigeria...but looking at post-2016 America, I might have similar doubts about my own country.

PaulHoule 2 years ago |

Big country. Has the potential to be an absolute giant in Africa. Has a lot of smart people and potential for computer technology.

pestatije 2 years ago |

You guys friendly but too noisy, entitled, and bordering being offenders...from my single sample experience, take it as you like

aifooh7Keew6xoo 2 years ago |

Based on my e-mail they appear to have a sprawling monarchy with poor financial infrastructure