Dodo Fisayo Emmanuel.
https://t.co/3Zb3TsXzqZ. in Accounting (Hons.)
Second Class Upper.
A leader refined by years of intentional service:
π Class Representative (Year 1 β Year 4)
π President, The Tax Club AAUA (24/25)
π Recipient of Multiple Awards
The World Bank just published its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU).
Real GDP grew 4% in 2025. The naira has stabilized. Inflation is falling. Reserves are up.
And despite all that, 63% of Nigerians (i.e. 140 million people) are living in poverty β a new high for the country.
It's a reminder that macroeconomic reform is necessary, but not sufficient.
Without a workforce with strong foundational skills, gains from stabilization don't compound.
And as much as "Africa is not a country," the April 2026 NDU makes clear that Nigeria is not a country either.
Just 24% of children in Kebbi meet developmental milestones by the age of 5, compared to 88% in Lagos β two completely different human capital trajectories under the same national flag.
For investors and institutions thinking about Nigeria's long-term growth story, the question isn't just whether the macro holds.
It's also whether the human capital foundation is being built that translates macroeconomic gains into shared prosperity that underpins both living standards and investment opportunities.
Right now, the honest answer is: not fast enough, and not evenly enough.
Read the April 2026 NDU deck here: https://t.co/xsnPAE9bQ4
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