Nigeria: Brain Gain

Thursday, August 31st, 2006 @ 08:42 UTC

by Musa Aliyu

Countries:
Nigeria
Topics:
Development

Unlike many countries, Nigeria is richly endowed with human and natural resources. But it’s lagging behind, in terms of development. Many emerging rich countries, Nkem Ifejika argues, are taking advantage of the little they have to transform their economies. Some even rely solely on human resources, where expert experiences gained from other societies are brought and put into use at home. “Nigeria has the cumulative knowledge of the world at its disposal, it has to use it,” he submits.

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