Nigeria at 65: A SWOT on freedom without prosperity

    Oluwatobi Ojabello | Editor’s picks | Oct 02, 2025    
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Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria is still searching for the prosperity that freedom was meant to deliver. In 1960, oil wealth, fertile land, and a young population gave it an edge over China and Indonesia, then poorer and politically fragile.

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