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Nigeria is a geographical space on 9.0820° N, 8.6753° E. The people within the space define the country. The Jews defined Israel.
Nigeria is what it is today because of the people. The politicians, the civil servants, the military, the private sector.
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The paramilitary and the informal sector. The people of Nigeria failed to create a country that can be envied by others. If Nigeria is evacuated today, the Jews or Chinese will come in and turn it around. Nigeria is a reflection of the people, nothing else!
The politicians who steal, civil servants who steal and take bribe, contractors who abscond with money, private sector that delivers poor service, the informal sector plagued with cheats. The citizens who break laws.
If Nigeria is useless at 60, then we are all useless.
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6 Decades of Technology in Nigeria

In celebration of #NigeriaAt60 we scroll through pass the 6 decades of Nigeria's advancement in technology.

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Ogbunigwe (1960-69)

The Biafra war remains by far the worst moment in Nigeria since Independence. But the Biafran scientists showed great adeptness in technology during the war by creating and designing numerous devices...
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...Chief amongst them was the Ogbunigwe, a weapon system that incorporated long range surface and air missiles.

It's such a sad shame this level of technological advancement ended with the war.

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