NIGERIA'S DWINDLING WEALTH:
Written by LUCAS ANUFORO, Dublin, Ireland Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com “If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.”... Abdul Kalam Nigeria is a country blessed with lots of natural resources but unfortunately becomes poor in the midst of vast wealth. In 1950s and 60s before the advent of oil prior to Nigerian independence various regions in the country were predominately engaged in comparative production ranging from food baskets, cash crops to timber and also solid minerals. In the then western region were known mainly for cocoa, kola nut, cashew nut production etc, while the north were been known for herds, skin, dairy products, cotton and groundnut which Kano was then popularly known for its groundnut pyramid. Also in the east were palm produce. At Ibadan a high rise building was b...