Nigeria, April 14 -- In my PhD journey, we spent quite a bit of time ruminating on something called 'triangulation.' Essentially, the idea is that in proving your point, you don't want to consider only one source or method. In fact, even two sources are not enough. By the time you can underpin your point from at least three angles pointing in one direction, you'll have been deemed to be writing a truly academic paper. In this instance, I am on a quest to prove that we have cause to be hopeful about the Nigerian economy and society, and will try to do that coming from different angles.

Today, the idea is to consider those aspects that we as Nigerian have taken for granted about our country. If the rather moderate Gini-Coefficient (circa 0...