The priority of the Nigerian government of today is not preparing that country for the challenges of the 21st century human universe in all reality. Today, Nigeria is one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Nigeria is a leading global transit for money laundering. Nigeria is one of the lowest countries in terms of the fundamental human development indicators according to the UN. Nigeria's poverty rate is 80%, thereby making over 120 million Nigerians to live on $1 a day budget. The poverty (minimum) wage of $100 a month is one of the lowest worldwide. The unemployment amongst the youths is 30%. The infant mortality rate is amongst the world's highest. The UNESCO said more than 10 million children are not in school at the moment.
Our nation lacks adequate social services, modern health care facilities, 21st century educational system and up to date national infrastructures. Our public elected officials are the highest paid in the world in the midst of massive poverty. Our foreign debt profile is growing rapidly and unabated. The nation is saddled with decades of unabated massive official corruption, mammoth mismanagement of state resources and parastatals, lawlessness, the rule of brutality, insecurity to life and properties, terrorism of Boko Haram, huge brain drain of Nigeria's highly educated professional abroad, one of the highest HIV/AIDS infections in the world as well as pregnancy mortality rate. Thousands of young Nigerians are in prisons all over the world for criminal activities alongside with young Nigerian women who are also prostitutes.
But we are busy as a nation celebrating a harsh and an unjust law against homosexuals and their sympathizers. The Church in Nigeria is backing up lengthy jail terms for gays instead of the love and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Nigeria in my own judgement has no promising future for now. Nigeria is a nation that imports everything including what she has. Nigeria does not care about her oil that is projected to be fully drilled by 2038 and her uncontrollable population growth that are both explosive to her future. She is truly a nation of clowns, jesters, jokers and carnival barkers. The rest of the world is moving ahead and Nigeria is rejoicing in the Stone Age Era and the Pre-Scientific Age in the year 2014.
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