Nigeria 's economy was `` rebased , '' making it Africa 's largest and the world 's 26th . But the country , particularly its youth , are suffering and its people responded with a hiss . The government is now trying to get back on track by increasing taxes ( which will be unpopular ) but also raising wages for workers in order to attract more foreign investment. Nigerians are tired of waiting for their leaders to lead . The country 's dissatisfaction will not be so easy to rebase , Chude Jideonwo writes .
Nigeria 's economy was `` rebased , '' making it Africa 's largest and the world 's 26th . But the country , particularly its youth , are suffering and its people responded with a hiss . The government is now trying to get back on track by increasing taxes ( which will be unpopular ) but also raising wages for workers in order to attract more foreign investment. The country 's dissatisfaction will not be so easy to rebase , Chude Jideonwo writes .