THE NATURE OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY
CONTENT
- Meaning of Economy
- General Overview of the Nigeria Economy
Meaning of Economy
What does the word ‘Economy’ mean?
The word ‘economy’ refers to the mechanism through which labour, land, structures, vehicles, equipment and natural resources are organized to satisfy the desire of those who live in a society.
General Overview of the Nigerian Economy
Nigerian is a richly endowed nation in terms of her physical and human resources.
1. Nigeria’s Physical Endowments
(i) Land
Nigeria covers about 923,768 square kilometers. About 85% of the land area is suitable for agricultural production. 12.2% is covered by forest resources while 1.4% containswater bodieswhich are richly endowed for fishery. Only about 42.3% have been put into cultivation as at 2010.
(ii) Natural Resources
Nigeria is also richly endowed with crude oil deposits. The crude oil reserve as at 2008 was 36.2 billion barrels, while crude oil production was 2.4 million barrel per day.
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