As a Nigerian, I feel like the overpopulation will break the country. I can go on and on about all the problems in Nigeria and not even scratch the surface but at the heart of it the corruption has and will keep us from developing into the powerhouse we could be. I've always thought that the only way to fix this place was to break it down and start from scratch. With the amount of ppl currently suffering its only a matter of time before it boils over to something bloody bc so many are so angry at the state of things and the fact that things are not changing
@@jaybee4577 Just go to Rio or Delhi and see the endless crowded Favelas.....overpopulation exists, just because its not in your country doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Its literally one of the most toxic combos, poor infrastructure growing inequality and a rapidly increasing population. its not completely hopeless but its definitely not an easy fix.
@@jaybee4577 The population is huge, but social resources are limited, and everyone can get less. Try to increase the population of the Nordic countries by 50 times, and will their living standards be as good as they are now. This is a very simple math problem
So I’m actually from Nigeria so I have a first hand experience in the country. It bad. Corruption is on a unimaginable scale. People are struggling to make ends meet and the reliability of the electricity is a joke as it’s common for back-outs to occur so much that it’s considered normal to have a back up generator. It is a crappy nation when it comes to infrastructure as most of the roads are dirt and the housing is more functional than good looking. Another part of Nigeria, a big part, is Nestle. They essentially got a monopoly on a variety of things like the ever present formula or chocolate milk. The story’s of Police Brutality sadly enough actually seems plausible as the government doesn’t care about its citizens. It is absurd the difference in quality of the wealthy’s environment than the regular Nigerian’s. So yeah there is a reason that I’m not living in that place anymore.
What have you personally contributed to humanity? There will surely be problems in where you are living too and Nigerians can tell you that. The title of this vidoe refers to the future, and it seems you will personally not see that future as all you have is to dwell in the past and complain in the present.
@@1mol831 I think there will probably just be mass emigration as nigeria turns into more and more of an overpopulated hell hole that nobody voluntarily wants to live in.
Nigeria is simply going to keep growing in population. That’s what happens when you introduce modern food production quantities to such a primitive society outside the capital.
Excellent documentary. It touches on the major burden of Nigeria. 🇳🇬 The tri-enthnic and religious divides are significant then throw in a good dose of corruption then the reason for Nigeria's struggles for ever elusive greatness becomes self evident.
@@meccuno I totally agree but if only the northern leaders could look past their ethnic and religious prejudices, my goodness it would be a nation of limitless potential. The south of the country has very much adjusted to overlooking tribal shenanigans (forget what you hear in the media) but the north is a different kettle of fish.
@@drbgshealth The South is very much embroiled in ethnic and religious prejudices. ask your self the real reason why the SW collaborated with the North to oust Jonathan. The truth is that Tribal and ethnic sentiments would always exist its not a problem in itself but becomes a problem when it is used as a tool to subdue other ethnic Nationalities. now ask yourself this question, has the North ever shown willingness to be progressive devoid of religious bias? The answer since amalgamation has always been a resounding NO!! like I always say, for there to be progress, its either we create a confederation or we split. our differences are just to much for us to continue to deceive ourselves that a country would work out, The North is fighting for survival because they do not have access to the sea and don't have the capacity to exist progressively without the south. we can never make progress with a people whose beliefs starts and ends with religion and mediocrity. They have absolutely nothing to bring to the table other than misery and death.
@@eluemina2366 you are welcome, it's quite an beautiful island and we have truly incredible cuisine. I wish you all well dear Nigerians. You are an role model for use all 😊
As an American, I hope to see an African country like Nigeria become a rich and prosperous country if it gets rid of some of its corruption. It will be a much different world by then and perhaps Nigeria can be more influential to other countries in its region. Hopefully, more manufacturing jobs turn up there soon. I'm rooting for them.
Sometimes I wonder how long I will live to see the world change again and again. I was born in 97 and there’s been already one and a half industrial revolution I’ve seen China become a super power and am about to see space flights becoming common again. Without any boomer overtone, I’d like to say we’re living in amazing times and I can only hope to live long enough to see how things will unravel in the next 20-40-60 maybe even 80 years for me and the world as well Peace out
I think Nigeria's only chance is with a change in government.the current regime is full of contradiction.it's inactive and ineffectual get heavy handed and brutal. It is full or wealth and opportunity but poor and stagnant. It's a problem all across Africa, it's full of potential and even currently is growing, but it could all fall apart if the current governments continue their exploitation and collaboration with neoimperialist powers
A good overview of the situation in Nigeria, but there were a few flaws with your assessment of Nigeria. The issue of corruption in the government is a severe one, and despite the fact that the government makes 80% of their revenue through petroleum, the average citizen doesn't benefit from that money, in fact, petroleum is being drilled out of some people's backyards, and they aren't receiving a cent of the profits. Most don't think that total unification will get Nigeria anywhere, the divide between the North and South are too great, and major independence movements are going on in the primarily Christian, resource-rich South to separate from the majority Muslim North (Not much has changed since 1967). The only things that have ever really held Nigeria together are the colonial ties put in place by the British, centuries ago. I think it would be a better approach to actually ask some Nigerians who live in the US and Britain what their take on the situation is, in order to get a more accurate assessment of Nigeria's future. I can tell a lot of hard work was put into this video, but I think it would be best to go more in-depth regarding such controversial topics.
What is this inferiority complex? You do know that other developed countries also have these divides right?? The only problem is your pessimism and lack of patriarchy. You have already given up and are only grieving and hoping for a miracle. Get up and don’t give up.
A lot of times it really boils down to corruption and politicians tryna line up their pockets. Also, the government cares too much about ethnicity when it comes to who to give social mobility which amplifies the divide and makes people who are underserved want to leave the Union. If the government actually embraced sound economic planning, then yeah Nigeria has a fair shot. A friend of mine told me how Nigeria was planning on building an oil refinery in the North even tho all their oil comes from the south. Idk if that's true or not but if it is, you see my point on how the government is making questionable decisions. I do remember reading one article on how a steel mill was constructed far away from any iron deposit or mines. These stories really just highlight incompetency
If Nigeria is to be the next superpower, the country needs to improve in alot of ways, for example Safety (as nigeria has a homicide rate higher than brazil), Life expectancy (as nigeria has a life expectancy under 60 which makes it one of the lowest in the world) and Corruption (due to nigeria having a corruption index of 25 meaning it has the 30th highest level of corruption)
The problem with corruption is that one result is that record keeping is completely inaccurate and unreliable. So things like census data is a vague guess at best.
@@David-jy7vh lol, did you even search anything? 34.52 per 100k people dies from homicide in nigeria. 27.38 per 100k people dies from homicide in brazil,
Nigeria really needs to develop modern public transport for its cities. Lagos has a little bit of BRT and ferry network, Abuja has a light rail which is expensive to ride and goes through empty land. Kano, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, and other ones need to advance their public transport infrastructure.
What the video fails to mention is the vast oil wealth which Nigerian leaders at both national and state level removed in corruption. The progress of Rwanda shows the difference a good leader can make.
@@Lucas_07-PL Botswana's advantage is the sheer lack of people in a Germany-sized nation meaning they don't have to provide for that many people that other African countries do.
@@cjhenry41 - the idea of "excessive population" was destroyed by the success of Singapore and Hong Kong, and China and Bangladesh. All have far more dense populations than any African country, including Rwanda. The massacres certainly, didn't help, though they did lead to a smart strong noncorrupt leader taking over.
The population growth of Nigeria will only turn the entire African continent into Nigeria because many Nigerians want to be anywhere except Nigeria otherwise the rest of this video is just hyperbole.
@@putinisaterrorist2047 like which country? European countries are still allowing immigrants even though they're alot there. There are 14 million Mexicans in US according to their data. how do you help a country that their leaders are not willing to make the country move forward???.if there were enough jobs Nigerians will remain in nigeria
@@y.r5155 there were alot Nigerian deportation in Angola the recent years and in South Africa Nigerians have a bad reputation for many native South Africans... You can't compare European countries or USA with African countries where tribalism is still strong.
I just have a feeling that Nigeria will plunge into civil war, possibly disintegrate, though if the case may be, it is for the better of the different ethnic groups
it wouldn’t be good for the different ethnic groups 🤦🏾♂️. ethnic nationalism is an 18th century european concept, if nigeria ever breaks up, expect a whole bunch of small landlocked petty ethnic states that are going to turn the region into a worse off middle east with further expansionary war & a whole lot of genocide
@@tonyeffik6781 I agree. I can't even wrap my mind around what these northern states will turn into. And people will always find a way to discriminate. It's going to be similar to South Sudan. After the ethno-tribalist speech becomes invalid, Igbos, yorubas, ect will start fighting eachother within their states over resources. I even foresee Muslim and Christian yorubas discriminating against eachother in a Yoruba State.
People have to realise that ethnic nationalism doesn't play as much of a factor as countryball alternate-future mapping channels run by 12 y/o kids will lead you to belive. Simply, historical, regional and religous divides play a much bigger factor
I am sorry to say, as an outsider, I can see massive corruption, population explosion, still in the shadow of colonization, they don't have any hope for the young generation at the moment.
@@retf8977 😂 Westerners dont have any influence on your country anymore stop blaming them and fix your own problems, From years of observation countries with islamic majority rule are bound to cause chaos and bring whatever countries standard down to their barbaric mindset, Whether they try to justify their religion or not the history and the present are proof of it, thats why China and Poland are very cautious of the islamic religions being spread to their country cause they know the huge consequences it has allowing them to grow the rotten fruit will only result in history repeating itself, until your country can get rid of islamic judgement clouding their rule Nigeria will never reach their full potential.
Saying this as a Nigerian myself, it can be nice to look at what the country could be, but the amount of corruption, lack of security and social facilities will lead to its downfall. Millions of Nigerian youths (such as myself) find it almost impossible to secure a well playing job based entirely on merit and not on connections. That's why so many of us are migrating, and from the looks of it we seem to be doing well abroad. The human capital flight is a major issue here. So many brilliant people are underemployed or not even employed at all. We are still shackled by the by-products of colonization such as religion and it has maintained a stronghold on the country. At the moment, there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel... everybody is trying to fend for themselves when the government runs our resources and money to the ground. I like to believe in change, but it is hard to stay patriotic. I know other countries have their own flaws, there is no perfect utopian civilisation but the staggering amounts of seemingly endless problems is just too overwhelming.
I see some issues with the history part. 1. Most of the Southern states weren't really Empires, definately Aro wasn't an Empire and they weren't all slave trading, tho all mentioned here were slave trading.(another caveat is that some of these weren't slave trading throughout their whole existence, Benin famously stopped slave trading for a century during its most stable period). 2. Sokoto also had the world's most literate population. 3. Nigeria didn't get Christianity to any significant extent from the Portuguese, Christianity really came with the English colonization. 4. The South isn't more Western Educated because it was on the coast, it was more Western educated because it was colonized in a harsher manner that more subjugated the existing power structure. The North's colonization however still left alot of the entrenched powers in place, just submitting them to British power. The British colonial government for the most part wasn't what brought colonial era education but the autonomous Christian missions that did. So when these Christian schools tried to get started up in the North, Northern Muslim Leaders rejected them and petitioned the British government to barr them but when some Southern leaders tried to stop Christian schools being opened in their area, they were suppressed. Also, the South being less unified than the North which had just been unified under the Caliphate meant that there was no unified resistance against the Christian schools in the South and many actively embraced them for either the opportunity, prestige or religion or some combination of factors. 5. Also, preferably explain the North-East-West differences in a way that acknowledges the dominant Hausa-Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba groups but doesn't Ignore the minor groups like the Tiv rebellion in the North or 12 day revolution by Isaac Boro in the East. 6. The justification for the first coup was anti-corruption not anti-North, Yoruba leaders were killed too and Igbo leader fled. 7. Biafra isn't an Igbo republic, it is an Eastern republic. Most of the minorities of the Eastern region joined in as well. 8. As for China, Kinda. The Chinese Empires have always been Han but have progressively converted more ethnicities into Han as they expanded. 9. As you said, China adopted a more Capitalist system, but aren't like your poster boy for Capitalism, initially being a Socialist state. For Nigeria to adopt a similar system to China they would have to go the other way and adopt more socialist and planned economy stuff.
This video is so accurate that I can tell it was written by a Nigerian. A very good instructional video for introducing the Nigerian history. couldn't help noticing how you avoided talking about the amazing corruption tho, and you also overstated the importance of the Niger-Benue River system (modern wise). The ending is also wrong, population is not a major factor for world domination (ask Great Britain), technology and education is a much more indicative factor for that...
As a Nigerian-American, Nigeria is rising in terms of economy, and it can be a powerhouse, but they need to find out how to utilize their resuorces, and also like lots of nigerians like me say, overpopulation can break the country. Nigeria is excepted to surpass 700m people in 2100, and nigeria is a corrupt country.
@@May_324It's true. It's GDP went from 574 billion usd in the early 2010s to 390 billion in 2023 [Est.] IMF. Nigeria has less GDP than Malaysia, Philippines which is embarrassing.
Another major problem facing Nigeria is the current Islamic insurgency in the northern part of the country, allowing the flow of weapons, drugs, and general instability in the area making it harder for future improvements
Bro, the Christians in the south still have na zi Christian traditions, so that they are the ones that import alot of drugs and weapons from the west and become terrorists later on
Nigeria is a country with a lot of potential but I worry a corrupt government, internal clashing, and terrorism could hold it back. I'm surprised Boko Haram, the weak state, and transnational crime in the form of trafficking and online scamming/ hacking didn't come up. TOC and Terrorism in Nigeria might be really interesting to revisit. Great vid
Knowing problems of a country is one thing, but explaining it is often hard when not knowing just the true scale. Hearing from people who have experienced it first hand is an eye opening experience.
It's possible that even if Nigeria does split apart, the countries that come out of it could become first-world nations once the dust is settled. Yorubaland and Igboland would be wealthy, well-educated, and have ethnic and religious unity that modern Nigeria lacks.
I am in North America and I have a Nigerian colleague who is highly educated and is as smart as anybody around me. By extrapolation if Nigeria uses the petro-dollars to get everyone educated and manages the country properly to keep the educated workforce, there is no reason to doubt one day Nigeria will become a great global power. As a side note, both my colleague and his wife have law degrees. You might think high education leads to lower population growth but even they have five children, several times more than that of the average family here. I guess having a large family is a Nigerian thing. Of course over here, overpopulation is not a problem.
I really cannot thank you enough for this objective and well researched and humorous analysis of my country. Kudos for emphasizing the regional differences due to geography, ethnicity and religion (something that most westerners never even consider) It is absolutely true that my country pretty much owes it's existence to the British but we are striving to maintain and strengthen the bonds of national unity.
Its so interesting for me too, my father is from Nigeria, my mother from germany and i live in germany, sadly my father died when i was 7 and didnt visit Nigeria yet ( im 19 now). But i definitly will come to Nigeria and see where my father grew up! :D
@@feelsbadman1677 Really cool story, friend. Thanks for sharing. We would certainly love to have a fellow Nigerian by descent come over. Anyone can understand the yearning we all have to trace our roots.
In the 1960s and 70s, the same comments were said about Asia and China - that the countries had no future for their overpopulation. As wages in Asia rise, firms will start to move their lowest skilled industries to Africa. Nigeria will get some of this, and will end up an industrial powerhouse. Note that in the initial stage of development, employment expands, not wages.
@@AndalusianLuis - so industries like garment making will move to the easiest African country to do business in, which has a port. Kenya? Ghana? Nigeria does have the advantage of a large domestic market.
China has already learned lessons from the US and has been laying the groundwork for switching to a service economy for a decade, instead of letting it cause economic turmoil like it did in the US. At some point, we will see a revolt over the huge corruption in the area, the new regime will nationalize several industries (whether it keeps them or immediately locally privatizes them is a toss-up), it will start rapidly industrializing, and it will become the new scare-monger "sendin our jobs to _____" country. First it was Japan, and then Mexico, and then China, and soon it will be Nigeria. Turns out industry moves around completely every couple decades.
Skeptical. First, manufacturing jobs don't tend to be transferred to low-wage countries anymore; the jobs tend to be given to "robots" who don't need to be paid at all. Second, global elites are increasingly embracing a quasi-religious environmentalist ideology. They increasingly want _degrowth,_ not more growth. In this worldview, there are too many people on the planet, polluting the air, and using up too many resources. Their belief is that planetary virtue consists of having fewer children, using fewer resources (and not just fewer fossil fuels), consuming less meat, manufacturing fewer goods, and pushing others to embrace an ascetic, materially self-depriving lifestyle.
*when the west will stop to kill every anti imperialist leader and then proceed to replace them with west's corrupt puppets, Africa will grow and become powerful and wealthy
@@furlan1743 I agree but I think that is also a sign of rampant corruption. As all our African leaders rise up through nthe ranks thanks to corruption and tribalism. So when they are at the top they have accumulated massive amount of bad debt and bad backers. If the systems in place stopped corrupt and tribalistic leaders getting to the top then lot of issues would just disappear. As these issues are unique Africa. However I do realize that the system can't change as it's made BY these same very corrupt and tribalistic leaders...
As a Nigerian who is Yoruba. The Yoruba are actually 50/50 when it comes to religion. We have both Muslims and Christians and to me it’s an equal amount
BEFORE EUROPEANS CAME THERE WAS A KINGDOM IN WEST TO CENTRAL AFRICA KNOWN AS THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH. WEST, CENTRAL, SOUTH, EAST, AFRICANS ARE THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES. THE 12 TRIBES OF ISREAL. SOME WHERE SCATTERED TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD THROUGH SLAVERY IN THE USA, SOUTH AMERICA, ISLANDS, CARRBIANS AND MORE. THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS INHABITED BY BOTH DESCENDANTS OF SHEM THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES AND DESCEDANTS OF HAM THE BIBLICAL EGYPTIANS THEY WERE BOTH BLACK PEOPLE. AND THEY INTERMARRIED. JUDAH MARRIED A CANAANITES WOMAN AND OTHER 11 TRIBES.
@@h0ser BEFORE EUROPEANS CAME THERE WAS A KINGDOM IN WEST TO CENTRAL AFRICA KNOWN AS THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH. WEST, CENTRAL, SOUTH, EAST, AFRICANS ARE THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES. THE 12 TRIBES OF ISREAL. SOME WHERE SCATTERED TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD THROUGH SLAVERY IN THE USA, SOUTH AMERICA, ISLANDS, CARRBIANS AND MORE. THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS INHABITED BY BOTH DESCENDANTS OF SHEM THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES AND DESCEDANTS OF HAM THE BIBLICAL EGYPTIANS THEY WERE BOTH BLACK PEOPLE. AND THEY INTERMARRIED. JUDAH MARRIED A CANAANITES WOMAN AND OTHER 11 TRIBES.
As someone who still lives in this country, I can simply say that this place will disintegrate soon enough. Nigeria is just the biggest dissappointment of Africa
My mother is Tiv (a pseudo-fourth corner on the race divide map 2:13) and I gotta say, it'd be really cool to see Nigeria take off without splitting. Thing is though, the divide is only really tri-ethnic on paper. If it split into 3 states, the Tiv people would be assimilated into the Igbo nation, but they are definitely not Igbo. I'd imagine this applies to many of the other large races on that map. The violent future you described as being a possible path would likely be very, VERY long and dragged out. I'd even reckon that it'd be far worse than the American Civil War and more akin to what happened in Yugoslavia. I just really hope that Nigeria does not become the African equivalent, but the more I consider it, the more similarities appear. I could also see such a situation if the EAF becomes a thing.
Nigeria is only barely a country. It should probably be three countries. The geography and ethnic divisions make any real unity extremely difficult. But the population could be put to work in a way similar to Bangladesh. Yet, population is one of the most difficult problems to solve, in either direction, just ask China. I see more reasons for the country to SPLIT into three than to become more cohesive.
The population has plateaued in the South due to women education and urbanisation but the fertility rate in the North is shocking. The average literacy rate in the South is 85%, in the North it is 25%
Yes but Nigeria should be 2 because the east and the westerners have similar problems from the 1990s as northern Nigeria had the power of the country the country shifted and moved its borders of the country. both western and eastern Nigerians have similar problems and cultures than different .
@Godwin Ok you've got ot be joking ethipia? yes the one thats in the midsts of a war where people are fleeing and tigary people and others are being killed vey good joke
Kinda an error to show the Spanish Empireball at 3:48 since Spain was banned from Africa because Portugal got it all. Spain only got in Africa after ~1840 and ~1885 when the Scramble for Africa was being a thing and only got two tiny territories that produced so little (cacao and fish) and were so unprofitable that they didn't even care to colonize until ~1900.
Good video. There must be alternative routes to development rather than by quadrupling your population. Scandinavian countries and whole suite of European nations have developed without overpopulation. India and China have slowed down growth. Egypt and Indonesia (both majority Muslim nations) are working to senstise their people to the benefits of smaller families. I think the only thing you didn't touch upon is, the quadrupling a population of 200 million sustainable, considering that environmental protection is virtually non-existent there? When the environment collapses people won't be spared either.
I'm starting to realize that tribalism seems to be a huge problem in most african countries, even in successful nations across Africa. Not to mention corruption but partly that also has to do with 3 major western government powers; America, France and Britain. I've heard from my fellow african countrymen in the U.S. that coups are usually done by these western governments as well. The perception of Africa in America depends on the individual nowadays but sometimes it can be so abysmal, that I have discourse with my fellow Americans (Mainly white Americans lol) about what is and what is not from, imperialism to ancient history.
Not just The US bro. Everybody who does not live in an African country will not really understand the issues most African countries face primarily due to lack of exposure. From my experience, it is mainly Europeans who have the worst viewpoints of Africa as a whole
Although I do think rising population will cause this country, with such a corrupt government, to break apart, I think that one or more breakaway countries in the south could become hugely wealthy, despite their smaller size. Hopefully after things have settled, the new governments will be at least somewhat less corrupt. Other parts of the country, especially most or all regions in the northern half, will probably remain relatively poor.
It must modernize itself like itself, taking example from other nations never works, you must make your own path, you can get help from other but only if you yourself control the development of your of nation
@@latviankhan2989 agreed, even with economic models we are seeing Africa is not following routes of development that other countries followed. Our urbanization rate is faster. We must learn how to do things ourselves and create our own story.
You are very optimistic that Nigeria's insane population explosion will make the country rich and powerful. I don't share this optimism. Unless population growth is brought down to sustainable levels things in Nigeria will even get worse. Population grows faster than the economy means that the development of the country is going backwards.
What I find fascinating is that they don't find it a problem, even though they will literally double in 20-25yrs. I think the ethnic competition for power means all the major tribes are trying to outbirth one another and they encourage their people to have as many kids as possible. It happens here in Kenya when they announce census results so I know how African leaders think.
@@jameskamotho7513 Well not necessarily, Nigeria’s population have always been questionable since independence. There have been reports of corrupt local and state government inflating and fudging population census numbers in order to get more money from the federal government. Nigeria it self with the exception of Lagos, Kano and some other cities is sparsely populated. I do agree that more needs to be done especially in the northern part with educating the people.
Nigeria: I am an incredibly corrupt country Zaire and Ferdinand Marcos' Philippines: *Ah I see you're a country of culture as well* Maybe Nigeria would be the new China if they get that Nigerian Prince to share his wealth and take over 🤣 but all jokes aside it honestly is a very interesting place to learn about and I'm glad the country's finally getting some attention
A large population is fine if it isn’t outgrowing their economic growth. It doesn’t matter how much money you are making if you are spreading it among more and more people. Areas in the north under shariah law are less willing and able to control population growth so poverty will increase until they solve this issue.
I think as of now you're the first person who made me feel excited and be interested about Geography 😀👍...... What a interesting , educational and knowledgeable video !! Loved it 🤘👍❤️👍
Great Job, you did well with the analysis. People need to know the importance of the Igbos in the country because they are the most industrialized people in the country followed by the yorubas. Once these two come together, they can change the dynamics of things.
Lol south Africa is collapsing I don't think they could be rich and Nigeria rid of there corruption first I think Egypt is the only country in Africa that could be rich.
Wow, I just want to say this is a really interesting topic and a very well made video. Unlike other videos I watch I actually listened to it instead of having it for background noise. Also I love countryballs so the inclusion of them made it all the better! Keep up the good work!
I don't think China will allow African countries to grow as fast they did, it's took them 50 years to be the China we know now, because of that their people are making way more money than they expected and let to higher salaries, I think China will have more control of how much growth that will allow those African countries because they need cheaper labor.
As a Nigerian, I feel like the overpopulation will break the country. I can go on and on about all the problems in Nigeria and not even scratch the surface but at the heart of it the corruption has and will keep us from developing into the powerhouse we could be. I've always thought that the only way to fix this place was to break it down and start from scratch. With the amount of ppl currently suffering its only a matter of time before it boils over to something bloody bc so many are so angry at the state of things and the fact that things are not changing
Lol Are you believing this overpopulation?
@@jaybee4577 Just go to Rio or Delhi and see the endless crowded Favelas.....overpopulation exists, just because its not in your country doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Its literally one of the most toxic combos, poor infrastructure growing inequality and a rapidly increasing population. its not completely hopeless but its definitely not an easy fix.
@@jaybee4577 The population is huge, but social resources are limited, and everyone can get less. Try to increase the population of the Nordic countries by 50 times, and will their living standards be as good as they are now. This is a very simple math problem
do you support partition
So I’m actually from Nigeria so I have a first hand experience in the country. It bad. Corruption is on a unimaginable scale. People are struggling to make ends meet and the reliability of the electricity is a joke as it’s common for back-outs to occur so much that it’s considered normal to have a back up generator. It is a crappy nation when it comes to infrastructure as most of the roads are dirt and the housing is more functional than good looking. Another part of Nigeria, a big part, is Nestle. They essentially got a monopoly on a variety of things like the ever present formula or chocolate milk. The story’s of Police Brutality sadly enough actually seems plausible as the government doesn’t care about its citizens. It is absurd the difference in quality of the wealthy’s environment than the regular Nigerian’s. So yeah there is a reason that I’m not living in that place anymore.
Do you think it’ll get better
What have you personally contributed to humanity? There will surely be problems in where you are living too and Nigerians can tell you that. The title of this vidoe refers to the future, and it seems you will personally not see that future as all you have is to dwell in the past and complain in the present.
@@atozofafrica181 You had the time to type all that out. get a damn job.
Where do you live now?
@@thebadstation8416 Bro its not even that much text to read, your not even eligble for getting a job anyway, so go touch grass now
As a person with a geography interest, Nigeria really is fascinating, very ethnically diverse, cultures, religions, languages and etc.
Indeed, very fascinating just how of a corrupt shithole a nation like Nigeria can become, interesting how entire schools get kidnapped regularly.
@@2hotflavored666 it is not so bad I am from Nigeria,lagos and there is still alot of good people out there
@@Abraham-nz3cd we need more optimists like u
@@2hotflavored666 i was talking about the demographics, not politics
Which is why it will never be a great power.
- Nigeria will grow 300% in population size
- lists all the reasons Nigeria can't grow 300% in population size without imploding
I suspect if Nigeria manages to grow 300% in population size they might need to wage wars against their neighbors for more land to grow crops.
@@1mol831 I think there will probably just be mass emigration as nigeria turns into more and more of an overpopulated hell hole that nobody voluntarily wants to live in.
Nigeria is simply going to keep growing in population. That’s what happens when you introduce modern food production quantities to such a primitive society outside the capital.
@@g.williams2047 they would uh… starve?
@@1mol831 The thing is that the increase in population is due to the advanced farming techniques from the US and Europe.
Excellent documentary. It touches on the major burden of Nigeria. 🇳🇬
The tri-enthnic and religious divides are significant then throw in a good dose of corruption then the reason for Nigeria's struggles for ever elusive greatness becomes self evident.
Nigeria was never meant to exist.
@@meccuno I totally agree but if only the northern leaders could look past their ethnic and religious prejudices, my goodness it would be a nation of limitless potential. The south of the country has very much adjusted to overlooking tribal shenanigans (forget what you hear in the media) but the north is a different kettle of fish.
@@drbgshealth The South is very much embroiled in ethnic and religious prejudices. ask your self the real reason why the SW collaborated with the North to oust Jonathan. The truth is that Tribal and ethnic sentiments would always exist its not a problem in itself but becomes a problem when it is used as a tool to subdue other ethnic Nationalities. now ask yourself this question, has the North ever shown willingness to be progressive devoid of religious bias? The answer since amalgamation has always been a resounding NO!! like I always say, for there to be progress, its either we create a confederation or we split. our differences are just to much for us to continue to deceive ourselves that a country would work out, The North is fighting for survival because they do not have access to the sea and don't have the capacity to exist progressively without the south. we can never make progress with a people whose beliefs starts and ends with religion and mediocrity. They have absolutely nothing to bring to the table other than misery and death.
@@meccuno ruclips.net/video/_Vk4uGW4nbw/видео.html
@@meccuno they why’re they still ruling you :/
Great video. Going to share it with all my friends. Lagos is pronounced "Lay-gos"
Ask a Portuguese person. It was named after their town.
Lagos is derived from the Portuguese word for "Lagoons" which is LAGOS and it's pronounced "La--goes"
@@zetozetojerry2125 so it is la goes then!
@@Monaug5kid yes that's correct
@@Monaug5kid though Nigerians pronounce it Lay-goes
I wish you all well my dear Nigerian's! -Greetings from Mauritius
Thx man
Thanks im nigerian
Greetings to you and blessings on your heavenly island nation. I hope to visit one day and yes, I'm Nigerian! 😃❤
What does it feel like living in an african country yet being richer than some european countries?
@@eluemina2366 you are welcome, it's quite an beautiful island and we have truly incredible cuisine. I wish you all well dear Nigerians. You are an role model for use all 😊
As an American, I hope to see an African country like Nigeria become a rich and prosperous country if it gets rid of some of its corruption. It will be a much different world by then and perhaps Nigeria can be more influential to other countries in its region. Hopefully, more manufacturing jobs turn up there soon. I'm rooting for them.
Sometimes I wonder how long I will live to see the world change again and again. I was born in 97 and there’s been already one and a half industrial revolution I’ve seen China become a super power and am about to see space flights becoming common again.
Without any boomer overtone, I’d like to say we’re living in amazing times and I can only hope to live long enough to see how things will unravel in the next 20-40-60 maybe even 80 years for me and the world as well
Peace out
Peace to you 🙌🇳🇬
@@purplecow_1 peace and health be with you
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As a 20 yo guy, i have the same thinking as yours
I think Nigeria's only chance is with a change in government.the current regime is full of contradiction.it's inactive and ineffectual get heavy handed and brutal. It is full or wealth and opportunity but poor and stagnant. It's a problem all across Africa, it's full of potential and even currently is growing, but it could all fall apart if the current governments continue their exploitation and collaboration with neoimperialist powers
Corruption bad. Blah blah blah. Until the government is overthrown nothing is changing.
@@bigevil1001 overthrown by military???
That is going back to square 1 again...
@@modupeolarinde6869 Overthrown by the people!
No this administration is the best we've had in the 4th republic.
@@herbertmacaulay8987 4th republic? Please explain. I'm not Nigerian but I like to hear good news.
A good overview of the situation in Nigeria, but there were a few flaws with your assessment of Nigeria.
The issue of corruption in the government is a severe one, and despite the fact that the government makes 80% of their revenue through petroleum, the average citizen doesn't benefit from that money, in fact, petroleum is being drilled out of some people's backyards, and they aren't receiving a cent of the profits. Most don't think that total unification will get Nigeria anywhere, the divide between the North and South are too great, and major independence movements are going on in the primarily Christian, resource-rich South to separate from the majority Muslim North (Not much has changed since 1967). The only things that have ever really held Nigeria together are the colonial ties put in place by the British, centuries ago.
I think it would be a better approach to actually ask some Nigerians who live in the US and Britain what their take on the situation is, in order to get a more accurate assessment of Nigeria's future. I can tell a lot of hard work was put into this video, but I think it would be best to go more in-depth regarding such controversial topics.
What is this inferiority complex? You do know that other developed countries also have these divides right??
The only problem is your pessimism and lack of patriarchy.
You have already given up and are only grieving and hoping for a miracle.
Get up and don’t give up.
and the country over relies on crude oil
A lot of times it really boils down to corruption and politicians tryna line up their pockets.
Also, the government cares too much about ethnicity when it comes to who to give social mobility which amplifies the divide and makes people who are underserved want to leave the Union.
If the government actually embraced sound economic planning, then yeah Nigeria has a fair shot.
A friend of mine told me how Nigeria was planning on building an oil refinery in the North even tho all their oil comes from the south. Idk if that's true or not but if it is, you see my point on how the government is making questionable decisions.
I do remember reading one article on how a steel mill was constructed far away from any iron deposit or mines. These stories really just highlight incompetency
@@ringgame I thought Everyone was fight patriarchy
@@ringgame patriarchy? how is that relavavnt here
Please Nigerians, Let’s all come together and build our nation 🙏🏽
Yessir 😎
Its not a nation.
Am on it. Working hard thus year so I can leave this land I was born in. I cannot stand it. Time to go home
You have a failed state
Yessir
What Nigeria need is a good leader and good government structure
Like Rwanda.
Like 95% of African countries since 1994 lmao
Leaders come and go, we need to change the government structure.
Oil is a blessing and a curse for Nigeria honestly.
That leader would be dead within 5 years.
@@thebrotherhood227along with most latin American countries.
If Nigeria is to be the next superpower, the country needs to improve in alot of ways, for example Safety (as nigeria has a homicide rate higher than brazil), Life expectancy (as nigeria has a life expectancy under 60 which makes it one of the lowest in the world) and Corruption (due to nigeria having a corruption index of 25 meaning it has the 30th highest level of corruption)
The problem with corruption is that one result is that record keeping is completely inaccurate and unreliable. So things like census data is a vague guess at best.
That homicide statistic is patently false.
Homicide than Brazil? That's false , South Africa even has more homicide than Nigeria
It won’t it’s way too far from it
@@David-jy7vh lol, did you even search anything? 34.52 per 100k people dies from homicide in nigeria. 27.38 per 100k people dies from homicide in brazil,
I pray Nigeria progress and realize it's potential to the world
It cannot because it was created for the selfish interest of the British.
@@meccuno Because of the Nigerians, without the British now Nigeria would have 1/4 of its population.
@@meccuno pessimism won’t take u far
@@ringgame I am being realistic. Stop being naive. Nigeria can never work.
@@meccuno and that is bc u are racist
As a Romanian I wish all the best for Nigeria and the Nigerian people. Become a developed nation soon!
Thank you very much and I wish the best for Romania too 🇷🇴 🇳🇬 🇪🇺
Nigeria really needs to develop modern public transport for its cities. Lagos has a little bit of BRT and ferry network, Abuja has a light rail which is expensive to ride and goes through empty land. Kano, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, and other ones need to advance their public transport infrastructure.
What the video fails to mention is the vast oil wealth which Nigerian leaders at both national and state level removed in corruption.
The progress of Rwanda shows the difference a good leader can make.
Very trur
Or Botswana.
@@Lucas_07-PL Botswana's advantage is the sheer lack of people in a Germany-sized nation meaning they don't have to provide for that many people that other African countries do.
@@cjhenry41 - the idea of "excessive population" was destroyed by the success of Singapore and Hong Kong, and China and Bangladesh. All have far more dense populations than any African country, including Rwanda. The massacres certainly, didn't help, though they did lead to a smart strong noncorrupt leader taking over.
@@miken4591 yes bangladesh is very successful, not like its one of the least developed countries in the world and gets 25-50% flooded every year.
Your video quality has certainly been improving!
The population growth of Nigeria will only turn the entire African continent into Nigeria because many Nigerians want to be anywhere except Nigeria otherwise the rest of this video is just hyperbole.
True but we go out for greener pastures and come back and improve the country,
But many African countries will begin avoiding taking Nigerians...Specially southern african countries.
@@putinisaterrorist2047 like which country? European countries are still allowing immigrants even though they're alot there. There are 14 million Mexicans in US according to their data. how do you help a country that their leaders are not willing to make the country move forward???.if there were enough jobs Nigerians will remain in nigeria
@@y.r5155 there were alot Nigerian deportation in Angola the recent years and in South Africa Nigerians have a bad reputation for many native South Africans... You can't compare European countries or USA with African countries where tribalism is still strong.
@@putinisaterrorist2047 tribalism is what trump showed Mexicans he said alot of bad things about them and deported alot
I just have a feeling that Nigeria will plunge into civil war, possibly disintegrate, though if the case may be, it is for the better of the different ethnic groups
I smell that too cos Nigeria is divided between ethnic and regional lines
There's divided with ethnic groups because ok European white men drew lines in the Africa continent when they weren't supposed to
it wouldn’t be good for the different ethnic groups 🤦🏾♂️. ethnic nationalism is an 18th century european concept, if nigeria ever breaks up, expect a whole bunch of small landlocked petty ethnic states that are going to turn the region into a worse off middle east with further expansionary war & a whole lot of genocide
@@tonyeffik6781 I agree. I can't even wrap my mind around what these northern states will turn into. And people will always find a way to discriminate. It's going to be similar to South Sudan. After the ethno-tribalist speech becomes invalid, Igbos, yorubas, ect will start fighting eachother within their states over resources. I even foresee Muslim and Christian yorubas discriminating against eachother in a Yoruba State.
People have to realise that ethnic nationalism doesn't play as much of a factor as countryball alternate-future mapping channels run by 12 y/o kids will lead you to belive. Simply, historical, regional and religous divides play a much bigger factor
I am Chinese and I really want Nigeria to rise quickly.
Could form a Nigerian and Chinese partnership
Thanks
thank you
Hong Rui. Come to Nigeria. You will love it
Tianamen square 1989 massacre
I am sorry to say, as an outsider, I can see massive corruption, population explosion, still in the shadow of colonization, they don't have any hope for the young generation at the moment.
Of course they do. They have made it this far in very little time.
The corrupt islamic goverment let their religion hinder the development of Nigeria
I can say as an Igbo living outside Nigeria that this is indeed true.
@@colemerchant8926 islamophobic westerners who can't mind their own buisness are the ones hindering Nigeria and the rest of the world.
@@retf8977 😂 Westerners dont have any influence on your country anymore stop blaming them and fix your own problems, From years of observation countries with islamic majority rule are bound to cause chaos and bring whatever countries standard down to their barbaric mindset, Whether they try to justify their religion or not the history and the present are proof of it, thats why China and Poland are very cautious of the islamic religions being spread to their country cause they know the huge consequences it has allowing them to grow the rotten fruit will only result in history repeating itself, until your country can get rid of islamic judgement clouding their rule Nigeria will never reach their full potential.
Saying this as a Nigerian myself, it can be nice to look at what the country could be, but the amount of corruption, lack of security and social facilities will lead to its downfall. Millions of Nigerian youths (such as myself) find it almost impossible to secure a well playing job based entirely on merit and not on connections. That's why so many of us are migrating, and from the looks of it we seem to be doing well abroad. The human capital flight is a major issue here. So many brilliant people are underemployed or not even employed at all. We are still shackled by the by-products of colonization such as religion and it has maintained a stronghold on the country.
At the moment, there doesn't seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel... everybody is trying to fend for themselves when the government runs our resources and money to the ground. I like to believe in change, but it is hard to stay patriotic. I know other countries have their own flaws, there is no perfect utopian civilisation but the staggering amounts of seemingly endless problems is just too overwhelming.
lol When you go abroad you will find that you are so humble that you are not considered a competitor at all
I love videos on Nigeria it has so much potential
I see some issues with the history part.
1. Most of the Southern states weren't really Empires, definately Aro wasn't an Empire and they weren't all slave trading, tho all mentioned here were slave trading.(another caveat is that some of these weren't slave trading throughout their whole existence, Benin famously stopped slave trading for a century during its most stable period).
2. Sokoto also had the world's most literate population.
3. Nigeria didn't get Christianity to any significant extent from the Portuguese, Christianity really came with the English colonization.
4. The South isn't more Western Educated because it was on the coast, it was more Western educated because it was colonized in a harsher manner that more subjugated the existing power structure. The North's colonization however still left alot of the entrenched powers in place, just submitting them to British power. The British colonial government for the most part wasn't what brought colonial era education but the autonomous Christian missions that did. So when these Christian schools tried to get started up in the North, Northern Muslim Leaders rejected them and petitioned the British government to barr them but when some Southern leaders tried to stop Christian schools being opened in their area, they were suppressed. Also, the South being less unified than the North which had just been unified under the Caliphate meant that there was no unified resistance against the Christian schools in the South and many actively embraced them for either the opportunity, prestige or religion or some combination of factors.
5. Also, preferably explain the North-East-West differences in a way that acknowledges the dominant Hausa-Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba groups but doesn't Ignore the minor groups like the Tiv rebellion in the North or 12 day revolution by Isaac Boro in the East.
6. The justification for the first coup was anti-corruption not anti-North, Yoruba leaders were killed too and Igbo leader fled.
7. Biafra isn't an Igbo republic, it is an Eastern republic. Most of the minorities of the Eastern region joined in as well.
8. As for China, Kinda. The Chinese Empires have always been Han but have progressively converted more ethnicities into Han as they expanded.
9. As you said, China adopted a more Capitalist system, but aren't like your poster boy for Capitalism, initially being a Socialist state. For Nigeria to adopt a similar system to China they would have to go the other way and adopt more socialist and planned economy stuff.
Preach
Thank you for this comment, it's very informative.
Chinese empires have always been han? Wtf are you talking about
@@Tu51ndBl4d3
Ethnically Han/Sinitic Ethnicity
@@ikengaspirit3063 Can't say I agree, the Qing Empire was Manchu for example.
This video is so accurate that I can tell it was written by a Nigerian. A very good instructional video for introducing the Nigerian history. couldn't help noticing how you avoided talking about the amazing corruption tho, and you also overstated the importance of the Niger-Benue River system (modern wise).
The ending is also wrong, population is not a major factor for world domination (ask Great Britain), technology and education is a much more indicative factor for that...
Also Geography. Nigeria could easily be invaded from west north and east.
As a Nigerian-American, Nigeria is rising in terms of economy, and it can be a powerhouse, but they need to find out how to utilize their resuorces, and also like lots of nigerians like me say, overpopulation can break the country. Nigeria is excepted to surpass 700m people in 2100, and nigeria is a corrupt country.
Nigeria is a falling economy
@@May_324It's true. It's GDP went from 574 billion usd in the early 2010s to 390 billion in 2023 [Est.] IMF. Nigeria has less GDP than Malaysia, Philippines which is embarrassing.
This gives me hope for my country because Hoser who says how doomed countries are didn't say Nigeria would collapse like our own people do
I am Nigerian so I want my country to fix problems and grow it has much potential
As a Nigerian myself, I've got to say how funny the pronunciations were, especial Lagos and Yoruba
Another major problem facing Nigeria is the current Islamic insurgency in the northern part of the country, allowing the flow of weapons, drugs, and general instability in the area making it harder for future improvements
NO IT DOESNT IT BASICALL HAVE ORTHOXI AND CATHLOIC AND PORTETENT AND SOME HINDISM
the traditonal too
Bro, the Christians in the south still have na zi Christian traditions, so that they are the ones that import alot of drugs and weapons from the west and become terrorists later on
Nigeria is a country with a lot of potential but I worry a corrupt government, internal clashing, and terrorism could hold it back. I'm surprised Boko Haram, the weak state, and transnational crime in the form of trafficking and online scamming/ hacking didn't come up. TOC and Terrorism in Nigeria might be really interesting to revisit. Great vid
Knowing problems of a country is one thing, but explaining it is often hard when not knowing just the true scale. Hearing from people who have experienced it first hand is an eye opening experience.
It's possible that even if Nigeria does split apart, the countries that come out of it could become first-world nations once the dust is settled. Yorubaland and Igboland would be wealthy, well-educated, and have ethnic and religious unity that modern Nigeria lacks.
the loss of lives would be unprecedented tho. That split will come hand in hand with tons of death
@@LilmeMusic That's why it's better to see Nigeria become a successful nation in one piece
Awọn ọmọ Afirika Amẹrika yẹ ki o nawo ni Nigeria & Ghana ati ni idakeji
@casuallavaring I think it can do it
Right now it's just going through an awkward "teenager" like stage.
Nothing comes good without risk though I don't see the north removing the blind fold off their eyes to come together to stage a revolution
A large population only helps if it is productive and well educated and you have the resources to keep it well fed, clothed and powered..
I am in North America and I have a Nigerian colleague who is highly educated and is as smart as anybody around me. By extrapolation if Nigeria uses the petro-dollars to get everyone educated and manages the country properly to keep the educated workforce, there is no reason to doubt one day Nigeria will become a great global power. As a side note, both my colleague and his wife have law degrees. You might think high education leads to lower population growth but even they have five children, several times more than that of the average family here. I guess having a large family is a Nigerian thing. Of course over here, overpopulation is not a problem.
I really cannot thank you enough for this objective and well researched and humorous analysis of my country. Kudos for emphasizing the regional differences due to geography, ethnicity and religion (something that most westerners never even consider) It is absolutely true that my country pretty much owes it's existence to the British but we are striving to maintain and strengthen the bonds of national unity.
Its so interesting for me too, my father is from Nigeria, my mother from germany and i live in germany, sadly my father died when i was 7 and didnt visit Nigeria yet ( im 19 now). But i definitly will come to Nigeria and see where my father grew up! :D
@@feelsbadman1677 Really cool story, friend. Thanks for sharing. We would certainly love to have a fellow Nigerian by descent come over. Anyone can understand the yearning we all have to trace our roots.
Random guy from somewhere else: Nigeria has a lot of potential
Actual Nigerians: G E T M E O U T O F H E R E
FINALLY! He's talking about my country😆😆
In the 1960s and 70s, the same comments were said about Asia and China - that the countries had no future for their overpopulation. As wages in Asia rise, firms will start to move their lowest skilled industries to Africa. Nigeria will get some of this, and will end up an industrial powerhouse.
Note that in the initial stage of development, employment expands, not wages.
Nice point, manufacturing will end up in Nigeria, no doubts
China has an effective government though, unlike Nigeria. It also doesn’t have the deep social and religious divisions that Nigeria has.
@@AndalusianLuis - so industries like garment making will move to the easiest African country to do business in, which has a port. Kenya? Ghana? Nigeria does have the advantage of a large domestic market.
China has already learned lessons from the US and has been laying the groundwork for switching to a service economy for a decade, instead of letting it cause economic turmoil like it did in the US.
At some point, we will see a revolt over the huge corruption in the area, the new regime will nationalize several industries (whether it keeps them or immediately locally privatizes them is a toss-up), it will start rapidly industrializing, and it will become the new scare-monger "sendin our jobs to _____" country. First it was Japan, and then Mexico, and then China, and soon it will be Nigeria. Turns out industry moves around completely every couple decades.
Skeptical. First, manufacturing jobs don't tend to be transferred to low-wage countries anymore; the jobs tend to be given to "robots" who don't need to be paid at all.
Second, global elites are increasingly embracing a quasi-religious environmentalist ideology. They increasingly want _degrowth,_ not more growth. In this worldview, there are too many people on the planet, polluting the air, and using up too many resources. Their belief is that planetary virtue consists of having fewer children, using fewer resources (and not just fewer fossil fuels), consuming less meat, manufacturing fewer goods, and pushing others to embrace an ascetic, materially self-depriving lifestyle.
Nice beginning someday your channel will grow to massive 👍 Keep sharing information
Corruption is the cancer of Africa.
When corruption and tribalism will be overcome then Africa will grow and become powerful and wealthy.
*when the west will stop to kill every anti imperialist leader and then proceed to replace them with west's corrupt puppets, Africa will grow and become powerful and wealthy
@@furlan1743 I agree but I think that is also a sign of rampant corruption. As all our African leaders rise up through nthe ranks thanks to corruption and tribalism. So when they are at the top they have accumulated massive amount of bad debt and bad backers.
If the systems in place stopped corrupt and tribalistic leaders getting to the top then lot of issues would just disappear. As these issues are unique Africa. However I do realize that the system can't change as it's made BY these same very corrupt and tribalistic leaders...
@@furlan1743 probably both
So much wasted potential
Just wait the boomers will soon die
As a Nigerian who is Yoruba. The Yoruba are actually 50/50 when it comes to religion. We have both Muslims and Christians and to me it’s an equal amount
you will make a cool video about Tanzania🇹🇿
Eventually most likely
@@h0ser Uganda kunkles happy noises
BEFORE EUROPEANS CAME THERE WAS A KINGDOM IN WEST TO CENTRAL AFRICA KNOWN AS THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH. WEST, CENTRAL, SOUTH, EAST, AFRICANS ARE THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES. THE 12 TRIBES OF ISREAL. SOME WHERE SCATTERED TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD THROUGH SLAVERY IN THE USA, SOUTH AMERICA, ISLANDS, CARRBIANS AND MORE. THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS INHABITED BY BOTH DESCENDANTS OF SHEM THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES AND DESCEDANTS OF HAM THE BIBLICAL EGYPTIANS THEY WERE BOTH BLACK PEOPLE. AND THEY INTERMARRIED. JUDAH MARRIED A CANAANITES WOMAN AND OTHER 11 TRIBES.
@@h0ser BEFORE EUROPEANS CAME THERE WAS A KINGDOM IN WEST TO CENTRAL AFRICA KNOWN AS THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH. WEST, CENTRAL, SOUTH, EAST, AFRICANS ARE THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES. THE 12 TRIBES OF ISREAL. SOME WHERE SCATTERED TO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD THROUGH SLAVERY IN THE USA, SOUTH AMERICA, ISLANDS, CARRBIANS AND MORE. THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IS INHABITED BY BOTH DESCENDANTS OF SHEM THE BIBLICAL ISREALITES AND DESCEDANTS OF HAM THE BIBLICAL EGYPTIANS THEY WERE BOTH BLACK PEOPLE. AND THEY INTERMARRIED. JUDAH MARRIED A CANAANITES WOMAN AND OTHER 11 TRIBES.
I thought you had 100k subs, this videos are great.
Nigeria to China
*Proceeds to laugh in pidgin English*
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂
Love Nigeria From INDIA ❤️
This is the best, Detailed video about Nigeria. Bro nice work .. I’m Nigerian and I can say 100% you are on point. You need more subscribers 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤯🤯😎😎
Nigeria has potential for greatness. Giant of Africa!
As someone who still lives in this country, I can simply say that this place will disintegrate soon enough. Nigeria is just the biggest dissappointment of Africa
Clown
@@ringgame So do you actually have anything useful to say?
why dont you just divide north and south?
@@christidiscipulus1576 What do you mean?
@@greatmanmichael612 i heard theres a lot of ethnic and religious tension between north and south
H0ser my beloved
3:40 That's actually not true. The Portuguese did not find anyone. West Africans have been doing trade with the rest of Africa and Asia for centuries.
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Very nice video
I hope that my country follow the best road
And I'm Edo
My mother is Tiv (a pseudo-fourth corner on the race divide map 2:13) and I gotta say, it'd be really cool to see Nigeria take off without splitting. Thing is though, the divide is only really tri-ethnic on paper.
If it split into 3 states, the Tiv people would be assimilated into the Igbo nation, but they are definitely not Igbo. I'd imagine this applies to many of the other large races on that map. The violent future you described as being a possible path would likely be very, VERY long and dragged out.
I'd even reckon that it'd be far worse than the American Civil War and more akin to what happened in Yugoslavia. I just really hope that Nigeria does not become the African equivalent, but the more I consider it, the more similarities appear. I could also see such a situation if the EAF becomes a thing.
Countryballs explained, but without a synthetic voice and it explains way more than countryballs explained
Nigeria is only barely a country. It should probably be three countries. The geography and ethnic divisions make any real unity extremely difficult. But the population could be put to work in a way similar to Bangladesh. Yet, population is one of the most difficult problems to solve, in either direction, just ask China. I see more reasons for the country to SPLIT into three than to become more cohesive.
Exactly...That is the main issues we are currently facing...
The country is very divided, & the situation is very volatile especially among the youths
The population has plateaued in the South due to women education and urbanisation but the fertility rate in the North is shocking. The average literacy rate in the South is 85%, in the North it is 25%
Yes but Nigeria should be 2 because the east and the westerners have similar problems from the 1990s as northern Nigeria had the power of the country the country shifted and moved its borders of the country. both western and eastern Nigerians have similar problems and cultures than different .
splitting it in 3 will make it much worse despite conflict all partd of nig45ia depends on each other
@Godwin Ok you've got ot be joking ethipia? yes the one thats in the midsts of a war where people are fleeing and tigary people and others are being killed vey good joke
Kinda an error to show the Spanish Empireball at 3:48 since Spain was banned from Africa because Portugal got it all. Spain only got in Africa after ~1840 and ~1885 when the Scramble for Africa was being a thing and only got two tiny territories that produced so little (cacao and fish) and were so unprofitable that they didn't even care to colonize until ~1900.
The biggest challenge in Nigeria and the rest of Africa these 3 things:
Corruption, Nepotism, Lack of research.
And the foreign powers who kill everyone who tries to solve these problems.
There is actually decent amount of research
@@chineduchinakwe7854 It could be better tbh
Lack of research????? In science or technology?? Corruption is everywhere there are countries worse than NIGERIA.
Lack of research????? In science or technology?? Corruption is everywhere there are countries worse than NIGERIA.
The idea that a specific region’s ability to grow its own food still means that region of Nigeria struggles for its food is depressing
Good video.
There must be alternative routes to development rather than by quadrupling your population.
Scandinavian countries and whole suite of European nations have developed without overpopulation.
India and China have slowed down growth.
Egypt and Indonesia (both majority Muslim nations) are working to senstise their people to the benefits of smaller families.
I think the only thing you didn't touch upon is, the quadrupling a population of 200 million sustainable, considering that environmental protection is virtually non-existent there? When the environment collapses people won't be spared either.
These videos are excellent and super fun to watch. Subbed!
2:14 oh my God you said it right good job. Have heard professionals and scientists (people who should know better) say Ig-bo when it's I-bo.
Lmao, in other words, Nigeria will be the Nigeria of the future🤣
I hope it's not that bad of a disaster...
Much love to our nigerian brothers 🇲🇷♥️🇳🇬
Saw a post on reddit, and got to this! Very amazing, worth it to subscribe!
Well designed video! Even got to me through the algorithim. Nice!
Nice picture
Nigeria: My country might be split in half
Germany, Vietnam, and Korea: ...that's rough, buddy
I'm so lucky to call President Xi a close friend
GOOD video. very informative!!!!
Good video,remind me a lot of countryballs explained
This is the channel I was looking for.
I'm starting to realize that tribalism seems to be a huge problem in most african countries, even in successful nations across Africa. Not to mention corruption but partly that also has to do with 3 major western government powers; America, France and Britain. I've heard from my fellow african countrymen in the U.S. that coups are usually done by these western governments as well. The perception of Africa in America depends on the individual nowadays but sometimes it can be so abysmal, that I have discourse with my fellow Americans (Mainly white Americans lol) about what is and what is not from, imperialism to ancient history.
Not just The US bro. Everybody who does not live in an African country will not really understand the issues most African countries face primarily due to lack of exposure. From my experience, it is mainly Europeans who have the worst viewpoints of Africa as a whole
That kind of population growth is insane and it will keep Nigeria poor for longer
I have no idea what i just watched, but nice video
Nigeria changes his flag!
**changes -> of flag orange**
Ireland:OI YE SCAMMIN PRINCES
Although I do think rising population will cause this country, with such a corrupt government, to break apart, I think that one or more breakaway countries in the south could become hugely wealthy, despite their smaller size. Hopefully after things have settled, the new governments will be at least somewhat less corrupt. Other parts of the country, especially most or all regions in the northern half, will probably remain relatively poor.
Does Nigeria have a future?
Depends, if it plays it's cards right.
Nigeria: please don’t turn me into a marketable plu- *(turns into China instead)*
Nice countryhuman sample of what could happen in 10 years, deserves my subscription
Nigeria can be the only a new African, not china. Somehow, It must modernize Africa like US, France, and China, not only china always.
It must modernize itself like itself, taking example from other nations never works, you must make your own path, you can get help from other but only if you yourself control the development of your of nation
@@latviankhan2989 agreed, even with economic models we are seeing Africa is not following routes of development that other countries followed. Our urbanization rate is faster. We must learn how to do things ourselves and create our own story.
Nice to see more about Africa
You are very optimistic that Nigeria's insane population explosion will make the country rich and powerful. I don't share this optimism. Unless population growth is brought down to sustainable levels things in Nigeria will even get worse.
Population grows faster than the economy means that the development of the country is going backwards.
What I find fascinating is that they don't find it a problem, even though they will literally double in 20-25yrs. I think the ethnic competition for power means all the major tribes are trying to outbirth one another and they encourage their people to have as many kids as possible. It happens here in Kenya when they announce census results so I know how African leaders think.
@@jameskamotho7513 Well not necessarily, Nigeria’s population have always been questionable since independence. There have been reports of corrupt local and state government inflating and fudging population census numbers in order to get more money from the federal government. Nigeria it self with the exception of Lagos, Kano and some other cities is sparsely populated. I do agree that more needs to be done especially in the northern part with educating the people.
Under population is more of a problem than over population
this is a very nice video to hear because I’m from Nigeria, imma show my dad
Great video. We will be waiting for a video on Ghana
Nigeria needs to be divided... I'm from Nigeria...
Just found your channel very good animation and well researched!
Nigeria: I am an incredibly corrupt country
Zaire and Ferdinand Marcos' Philippines: *Ah I see you're a country of culture as well*
Maybe Nigeria would be the new China if they get that Nigerian Prince to share his wealth and take over 🤣 but all jokes aside it honestly is a very interesting place to learn about and I'm glad the country's finally getting some attention
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People with these Nigerian prince joke😐
Hahaahah the funny thing is the corrupt Philippines is once again electing the corrupt politicians.
@@justrandomthings709 that's the sad thing in my nation Philippines
we don’t need school, we got H0ser
Love your content
A large population is fine if it isn’t outgrowing their economic growth. It doesn’t matter how much money you are making if you are spreading it among more and more people. Areas in the north under shariah law are less willing and able to control population growth so poverty will increase until they solve this issue.
I think as of now you're the first person who made me feel excited and be interested about Geography 😀👍...... What a interesting , educational and knowledgeable video !! Loved it 🤘👍❤️👍
Its the country balls lol
Great Job, you did well with the analysis. People need to know the importance of the Igbos in the country because they are the most industrialized people in the country followed by the yorubas. Once these two come together, they can change the dynamics of things.
1:20 well of course you the crop farmers would be in the savannah, and trees would be a low population density there because of this.
great video!
Even though Nigeria is oil rich only the south is rich with poor infrastructure. May one day this might to change.
Feels good seeing African countries rise
Like south Africa Nigeria and Egypt
Lol south Africa is collapsing I don't think they could be rich and Nigeria rid of there corruption first I think Egypt is the only country in Africa that could be rich.
@@rampage4695 true but when ethiopia fill the Dam they will probably get a boost Libya too Libya is like Venezuela swimming over a sea of oil
Egypt is screwed if Ethiopia fills the dam
@@blade5896 Egypt solved that problem from a very long time they invested 2.8B USD in water distillation
@pruttkudde give them a chance maybe a miracle could happen
Too many languages too diverse , more like future India. China has unified language and script that helps different provinces communicate
Wow, I just want to say this is a really interesting topic and a very well made video. Unlike other videos I watch I actually listened to it instead of having it for background noise. Also I love countryballs so the inclusion of them made it all the better! Keep up the good work!
3:53 "I have come to FREE the bond." - Jesus
I don't think China will allow African countries to grow as fast they did, it's took them 50 years to be the China we know now, because of that their people are making way more money than they expected and let to higher salaries, I think China will have more control of how much growth that will allow those African countries because they need cheaper labor.
Higher salaries would destroy china, they rely on something close to slavery