Will Nigeria go to the BRINC?

Still, there are some other days I am proud a  Nigerian in the UK when people discover my nationality and will ask me about the Nollywood movies which are watched in almost all Black homes in the UK. Hardly will one come across a Black person in the UK who identifies you as a Nigerian without […]

Still, there are some other days I am proud a  Nigerian in the UK when people discover my nationality and will ask me about the Nollywood movies which are watched in almost all Black homes in the UK.
 Hardly will one come across a Black person in the UK who identifies you as a Nigerian without discussion centring on the Nollywood movies.
What really made me proud on this January day was the discussion about global economy on BBC Radio 4 channel.  The discussants focused on the global economy, the dominant economies now and those that would dominate in the next decade.
They were specific that the emerging economies in the next ten years would be Mexico, Nigeria and Turkey. I was excited. The discussants particularly mentioned Nigeria to have all the potentials to join the BRICS nations as they called it. BRICS nations are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
It is equally interesting that the disdain with which we were treated at Heathrow Airport has subsided to some degree. The Nigerian government should capitalise on this opportunity to accelerate the transformation programmes to join the BRICS nations.
 I was all over the place with joy that at last something good is being said about Nigeria on BBC stations. With purposeful leadership, Nigeria can actually be transformed. There appears to silver lining on the horizon.   In ten years time, it would be Nigeria rising.
 Iliya Yame Kwache, Birmingham, UK< [email protected]>;