Nigeria @ 66: Stakeholders Demand Better Living Conditions, More Jobs

…Decry growth without transformation across key economic sectors
BY CHIKA IZUORA, YUSUF BABALOLA, OLUSHOLA BELLO, OLAMIDE OJUOKAIYE, KINGSLEY OKOH, Lagos ,ORJIME MOSES, EJIKE EJIKE, ADEGWU JOHN, Abuja
As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence Anniversary, stakeholders across key sectors have called for the country’s vast natural and economic resources to be translated into better living conditions, lower costs, more jobs and broad-based prosperity for Nigerians.
Nigeria has built more airports, roads, ports, factories, financial institutions and energy infrastructure, but stakeholders say the country is yet to fully translate its enormous resources and expanding economic assets into ...