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  Rebranding Nigeria    
Nigeria celebrates fifty years of independence in October, 2010. But Africa’s most populous nation does not have the reputation it wants to have. From education to electricity, basic needs of many Nigerians are not being met, and international investors have taken note. We examine Nigeria’s attempts to “rebrand” itself.
  
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Many Nigerians are exasperated by poor infrastructure, lack of jobs, extremes in wealth and poverty, and government corruption. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Henry Bonsu examines whether changing Nigeria’s image is an impossible mission.
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Henry Bonsu reports from Lagos, where some positive changes are being felt throughout the city. But is it enough, and will Nigeria’s rebranding effort work?

 
     
   
     




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