Nigeria is dubbed \u00ab\u00a0Africa’s India\u00a0\u00bb for its demographic stats. If today the population if \u00ab\u00a0only\u00a0\u00bb 173 million, making it the largest country in Africa, tomorrow, it should reach half a billion (2050) and likely a billion by the turn of next century.<\/p>\n
That is, if enough job opportunities keep the country united, which is all but certain. Rampant corruption, ethnic clashes and a young population with very little economic perspective impede the development of Nigeria.<\/p>\n
It’s all the more a pity as the country has amazing resources.<\/p>\n
It’s Africa’s cultural capital, thanks to Nollywood, with 50 new movies produced every single week (and exported across Africa).<\/p>\n
It’s a hub for social business with some ventures solving local issues while making money, such as Wecyclers.<\/p>\n
And it’s already the playground of Rocket Internet, who is about to trust all the front seats of the e-commerce industry, from p2p auctions to hotel bookings.<\/p>\n
The population in the urban centers is English-speaking, which makes it a very interesting market.<\/p>\n
But, again, it’s hard to go to Nigeria and to come back full of optimism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigeria is dubbed \u00ab\u00a0Africa’s India\u00a0\u00bb for its demographic stats. If today the population if \u00ab\u00a0only\u00a0\u00bb 173 million, making it the largest country in Africa, tomorrow, it should reach half a billion (2050) and likely a billion by the turn of next century. That is, if enough job opportunities keep the country united, which is all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"
Nigeria is dubbed \"Africa's India\" for its demographic stats. If today the population if \"only\" 173 million, making it the largest country in Africa, tomorrow, it should reach half a billion (2050) and likely a billion by the turn of next century.<\/p>
That is, if enough job opportunities keep the country united, which is all but certain. Rampant corruption, ethnic clashes and a young population with very little economic perspective impede the development of Nigeria.<\/p>
It's all the more a pity as the country has amazing resources.<\/p>
It's Africa's cultural capital, thanks to Nollywood, with 50 new movies produced every single week (and exported across Africa).<\/p>
It's a hub for social business with some ventures solving local issues while making money, such as Wecyclers.<\/p>
And it's already the playground of Rocket Internet, who is about to trust all the front seats of the e-commerce industry, from p2p auctions to hotel bookings.<\/p>
The population in the urban centers is English-speaking, which makes it a very interesting market.<\/p>
But, again, it's hard to go to Nigeria and to come back full of optimism.<\/p>
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