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Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been.

— Tinie Tempah

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.

— Hugo Weaving

Nigeria has had the misfortune - no, the fortune - of seeing the worst face of capitalism anywhere in Africa. The masses have seen it, they are disgusted, and they want an alternative.

— Wole Soyinka

Africa is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.

— Matthew McConaughey

While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence.

— Jidenna

I live half the year in Nigeria, the other half in the U.S. But home is Nigeria - it always will be. I consider myself a Nigerian who is comfortable in the world. I look at it through Nigerian eyes.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I don't think I'll ever escape the fact that I don't belong anywhere in particular. I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality.

— Hugo Weaving

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.

— Ed Royce

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources.

— Philip Emeagwali

Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down.

— Bill Gates

✗Opposing Perspectives

You go to conferences, and your fellow African intellectuals - and even heads of state - they all say: 'Nigeria is a big disappointment. It is the shame of the African continent.'

— Wole Soyinka