Despite being very well endowed with natural resources and hard-working, Nigeria has 133 million people in multidimensional poverty— the highest in the world. It is sad that a country that has this level of poverty allows $700m worth of crude oil to be stolen monthly. I understand that Nigerian oil exports are at their lowest level in 25 years because of oil theft.
Despite having Africa’s highest population, the country’s electricity consumption is less than four per cent of that of South Africa. Meanwhile, Ghana consumes twice as much, and Tunisia, 10 times as much. This is a nation endowed with a diversity of sustainable resources, including hydro, wind and solar. I am disappointed that despite the value that Nigerians place on education, the country has over 11 million children, between the ages of 6 and 15, that are out of school during those important formative years. This is also over eight per cent of the global figure, and ranks as having the highest out-of-school children, alongside India and Pakistan.
despite being very well endowed with natural resources and hard-working, Nigeria has 133 million people in multidimensional poverty— the highest in the world. It is sad that a country that has this level of poverty allows $700m worth of crude oil to be stolen monthly. I understand that Nigerian oil exports are at their lowest level in 25 years because of oil theft.
Despite having Africa’s highest population, the country’s electricity consumption is less than four per cent of that of South Africa. Meanwhile, Ghana consumes twice as much, and Tunisia, 10 times as much. This is a nation endowed with a diversity of sustainable resources, including hydro, wind and solar. I am disappointed that despite the value that Nigerians place on education, the country has over 11 million children, between the ages of 6 and 15, that are out of school during those important formative years. This is also over eight per cent of the global figure, and ranks as having the highest out-of-school children, alongside India and Pakistan.
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