Nigeria in 2050: Global Player or Poverty Capital

The event explores the potential futures for Nigeria and the decisions needed to ensure its successful development

Nigeria has significant potential to be a major player in the global economy due to its human and natural resource endowments. However, this promise remains unfulfilled as the country struggles to shed the moniker of the ‘poverty capital’ of the world. 

Today’s socio-economic and political challenges result from yesterday’s actions and inactions. Therefore, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), a pan-African think tank, used the International Futures (IF) platform to model Nigeria’s future scenarios. The report simulates ambitious but realistic policy interventions across different sectors that could propel Nigeria to prosperity. 

Tomorrow’s Nigeria depends on the choices Nigerians make today. With support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, Nextier, invites you to its Development Discourse session to explore what must happen, politically and otherwise, for Nigeria to achieve the desired end state. Insights from this session would contribute to efforts by the Federal Government and its institutions to drive the country’s development.  This session is in partnership with ISS and collaboration with the Office of the Strategic Preparedness and Resilience. 

Kindly click on this link to download the report.  

Chairperson:

Patrick O. Okigbo III, Founding Partner, Nextier  

Speakers: 

Dr Jakkie Cilliers, Head, ISS African Futures & Innovation and Chair, ISS Board of Trustees 

Dr Yeboua Kouassi, Researcher, African Futures & Innovation, ISS Pretoria

Chris Ngwodo, Director General, Office of the Strategic Preparedness and Resilience, The Presidency, Nigeria 

Enquiries:

Chidinma Obi, [email protected], +234 913 130 3903 

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