The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released its 2016 human development index report which rated Gabon, Ghana and a host of other countries above Nigeria.

The report, which was released on Tuesday, surveyed a total of 188 countries.

While Nigeria ranked 152 – the position it occupied last year, Gabon was placed at 109. Equatorial Guinea was 135 on the list, and Ghana and Zambia maintained the 139th position.

Nigeria emerged the 17th most developed country in Africa, and 13th most developed country in sub-Saharan Africa.

In the report, Nigeria was placed under the “low human development” group out of its four levels of human development group.





The other groups are very high human development, high human development, medium human development and low medium development.

The 2016 human development report focused on “communities that have been left behind, despite development progress over the last 25 years”.

Ojijo Odhiambo, the economic adviser, Nigeria and ECOWAS, UNDP, said Nigeria needs to redouble its effort in making sure that it addressed the factors that were impeding its improvement on the index.

Some of these include issues of inequality, education, discrimination among women, promotion of social inclusion and accountability, as well as the upholding of human rights.



http://etimes.com.ng/2017/04/20/ghana-gabon-more-developed-than-nigeria/

Captain obvious. Of course they're better. They don't have illiterate as President

LoL

tribalistseun:
Captain obvious. Of course they're better. They don't have illiterate as President

Una think say naija dey developed before?

Scarcity of good news hits Nigeria.

Abeg oo whc country is called Nigeria again . . Cause d one av heard of is dead since 1960.

Am I suprised?no. How can a country being controlled by hausa/fulani be developed? Even in the next 100years, Nigeria can never develop.
Let them keep thinking on how to keep the Igbos down, while other countries keep developing.

Lol

Amarabae:
Am I suprised?no. How can a country being controlled by hausa/fulani be developed? Even in the next 100years, Nigeria can never develop.
Let them keep thinking on how to keep the Igbos down, while other countries keep developing.

You mean "hausa/fulani" in the last 2 years? Or you mean something else?

United Nations rating about Nigeria for some months back now has been on faulty.. don't believe them.

Nigeria will be great again. Quote me anywhere!

Am not surprised.every sector in nigeria is virtually comatose,faulty or corruption riddled and were frustrating buhari's efforts to change things for good.nigeria should even be further behind maybe 30 or 40.in africa,we can only boast of her population,large market etc.up buharrrrriii

....op what ghana and gabon you are talking about?
ghana of 1million cedi of a currency Note?
or gabon of biafran president?

countries that enjoys electricity for 10 hours daily is far better than Nigeria.