The Nigerian political class celebrated the nation’s sixty-fourth Independence Day on Tuesday, 1 October. But the vast majority of Nigerians merely commemorated the day. This is because while the majority of Nigerians tilled and watered the tree of independence, only a tiny minority has been enjoying its fruits.
Lagos, Africa’s fourth largest economy and Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, deservedly benefitted immensely from the independence struggles.
It was the first city to…
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