As others have noted in recent years, the African nation of Nigeria is a failing state.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has the continent’s largest economy. But its elites are corrupt. It is a kleptocratic state, and corruption prevents Nigeria from achieving its potential. Corruption infects all the country’s economic sectors: oil, trade, industry, agriculture, infrastructure, the power sector and banking.

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