Commentary
Nigeria, in 2022, remained the state with the largest economy in Africa and the African state with the largest population (211 million in 2021). But it is a nation that even its staunchest supporters would admit was economically mismanaged—and in social and security upheaval.
Yet its economy grew, albeit slightly, in 2021 over 2020, and has become far less dependent on oil and gas exports for the daily welfare of most Nigerians. The country proceeds toward presidential elections in early 2023, in which the party of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari—who cannot run for a third term—has a chance to win, despite the widespread rise in violence and poverty, which he promised to eradicate….