- Nigeria has over a million applicants for University places every year, only 30% get admissions and there are only 122 universities to serve them.
- Nigeria has the highest number of twins in any country.
- Nigeria is home to the single largest monument in Africa (Sungbo's Eredo), which is also the largest city of the medieval world. It took over a million more man hours to build than the great pyramid of Giza.
- Nigeria is the fastest growing market for private jets after China.
- Nigeria is the fifth fastest growing internet population in the world. Hey dude, I know what you're thinking, don't freak out.
- Nigerians have the highest number of PhD's of any sub group in the United States.
- The 2nd Longest bridge in Africa: The third Mainland Bridge in Lagos was the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the 6th October Bridge located in Cairo was completed.
- We are not poor: A lot of Nigerians have the strong belief that Nigeria is a poor country owing to low standard of living experienced by the bulk of her people, however, according to the world bank Nigeria is a middle low income economy. The wealth of Nigeria is not evenly distributed, that is the only problem.
- 5 of the 10 richest pastors in the world live in Nigeria: According to Forbes rating, David Oyedepo, Chris Oyakhilome, E. A. Adeboye, Matthew Ashimolowo, and TB Joshua are one of the world’s richest preachers with a net worth value of between 10 and 150 million dollars. This to me is an abysmal honour at best.
- One of the most corrupt countries in the world. Every Nigeria knows this and with the recent findings we very well deserve our position in the world as 144th out of 176 countries of the world’s least corrupt countries in the year 2018 according to Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index released on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
God bless Nigeria!
Source: Nigeria Corruption Rank
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