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   What happened to Nigeria's Vision 2020 plans, designed with much effort and ceremony around 2009 and mostly forgotten now, 10 years later?   
Any regrets, lessons, ... any hope?   

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Inflation rate in Nigeria

...averaged 12.15 percent from 1996 until 2016
Here is a more detailed story from the last five years:

and over a longer range:

Source: tradingeconomics.com

Public sentiment is more negative than the 20-year chart might suggest.  Tired of high prices, the tumbling exchange rate, unpaid salaries, and layoffs, the people are repenting from their fervent support of the 'change' candidate. #BuhaRegret

That said, considering the 5-year chart, one might say that the people have grown accustomed to single-digit inflation and have a right to expect a smoother ride than this, financially/economically.  Why can't we build on our success? 

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The big picture

In A Template for Understanding and Why Countries Succeed and Fail Economically, Ray Dalio has done some of what I hope to do someday: improve our understanding of money and in some way control it too.  He has street cred too, being up there with Dangote on the Forbes' billionaires list.
Take some time to read his thoughts here.

Analyse the global economic crisis

The third monthly WikiLeaks Central Essay Competition 2011 solicits an answer to the question: What are the root causes of the global economic crisis?

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Winner will be published and paid a few bucks. Interested? Visit the Wikileaks Blog.