But the western one would have the ridiculously massive city of Lagos, which is a major port and industrial centre.
Yes and?
Ghana and Ivory Coast are two rather well functioning countries by local standards.
But the western one would have the ridiculously massive city of Lagos, which is a major port and industrial centre.
yes but they don't have a megapolis that absolutely dominates them economically.Yes and?
Ghana and Ivory Coast are two rather well functioning countries by local standards.
But the western one would have the ridiculously massive city of Lagos, which is a major port and industrial centre.
Really? Didn't know that. I guess it would depend on what caused its explosive growth IOTL, and whether or not the break up of Nigeria would strangle it in the crib.Back then Lagos had less than a million inhabitants: do you think it would grow as much as in OTL?
Really? Didn't know that. I guess it would depend on what caused its explosive growth IOTL, and whether or not the break up of Nigeria would strangle it in the crib.
IIRC they're mostly located in what would be Biafra, Port Harcourt in Nigeria's centre of refining and exporting oil.Actually I couldn't find exact figures for 1967, but wikipedia reports 655'246 for 1963 and 1'060'848 for 1975, so I interpolated.
One has to wonder if rural migration would have occurred all the same if the petroleum industry had developed elsewhere. Does Biafra have good ports?
Where are refineries located OTL?
Biafra is likely to develop Dutch disease. Basically at best West Africa's Venezuela.
Seems a bit deterministic, some of the Gulf states are reasonably diversified despite sitting on comparably massive deposits.Biafra is likely to develop Dutch disease. Basically at best West Africa's Venezuela.