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Did you know Ghana has beaten Nigeria twice as much in professional football matches? Nigeria has played Ghana 56 times. Of those 56 encounters, Nigeria has won 12, while Ghana has won twice as much with 24 plus 1 (25) wins. Both countries have had a stalemate 19 times. Do you still consider this a rivalry?

On Monday, Twitter announced that it was opening its African headquarters in Ghana. Answering the question “why Ghana?” Twitter said Ghana is a champion for democracy, “a er of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate”.

Nigerians took to Twitter to explain why Twitter chose Ghana over Nigeria. In the process, they blamed the Nigerian government for not implementing policies that favour investments. One Nigerian even went on to suggest that Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO, could not get a SIM card in Nigeria due to the government policy on registration.

However, the problems are deeper than what this single case presents. TheCable has observed for some months how Ghana always seems to beat Nigeria to the prize as the jewel of western Africa. So, we present seven times Ghana has beaten Nigeria.

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Nigeria is the biggest economy on the continent; according to the World Bank, Nigeria’s GDP is more than seven times the GDP of Ghana. In the same vein, you would expect foreign direct investment (FDI) to flow into Nigeria at that same pace, but that is not the case.

In 2018, Ghana got more FDI than Nigeria, suggesting that investors were very comfortable with voting money into the country than they were about the continent’s Giant. Ghana got $3.3 billion in 2018, when Nigeria could only get $2.2 billion.

In 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics recorded that Nigeria got $414.79 million in FDI in nine months. But Ghana got $785.62 million in six months. Despite the size of the Nigerian economy, investors seem to favour Ghana.

AUTO COMPANIES MOVE TO GHANA

A wise man once said Nigeria is not a big market because it has over 200 million people; a market is not just the number of people, but the number of people who can afford a product. With nearly half of Nigeria living in extreme poverty, there are certain goods they cannot afford.

More than that, the other half of the country living above poverty, is also divided into many classes. Very few of them can afford a brand new car. On the long run, the market for new vehicles is really small in Nigeria. The case in Ghana may not be much different, but the companies seem to trust Ghana.

Volkswagen, Suzuki, Toyota, Nissan are auto companies that have chosen to set up a plant in Ghana. Those are jobs Nigeria could use but have now lost to the friendly neighbours.

GOOGLE OPENS FIRST AFRICAN AI LAB IN GHANA

In 2019, Google, the tech giant, opened its first artificial intelligence lab in Ghana. The announcement was made in 2018, driving the popular question: Why Ghana?

Victor Asemota, a Nigerian tech pioneer, answered the question simply: “Ghana is the future of Africa”. Google did not state why it chose Accra, but said it would “bring together top machine learning researchers and engineers in this new center dedicated to AI research and its applications”.

Read that as more money, more skills, and more talent for the country.

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

Did you know that Nigeria is the hardest country in sub-Saharan Africa to a property? Of all 48 countries monitored by the World Bank, Nigeria ranked 48 in the 2020 Ease of Doing Business Index for Africa.

While Nigeria ranks 131 on the global Doing Business ranking, Ghana sits miles away at 118. This means it is easier to pay taxes, get electricity, a property, and just do business in Accra than it is in Lagos.

Nigeria claims to have made so much progress in this field, and the World Bank agrees, but Ghana has remained ahead of Nigeria.

COVID-19 VACCINE GOES TO GHANA

A lot goes on in international politics and diplomacy, and the outcome of that means a lot for how the rest of the world perceives individual countries. On February 24, 2021, Ghana became the first country in Africa to receive COVAX COVID-19 vaccines.

It was a historic moment in the history of the biggest health crisis in the history of the modern world. Accra was chosen for that expression of hope for a reason — easy planning.

Henrietta Fore, UNICEF executive director, described the arrival of the vaccines as “the historic moment for which we have been planning and working so hard”. Nigeria did not get the same vaccines until more than a week later.

These little things count against Nigeria.

OBAMA SNUBS NIGERIA FOR GHANA

The vaccine first-mover advantage had been in the works years before now, but little attention was paid to it. When Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States, analysts placed a big bet that he would visit Nigeria, the country with the largest number of black people anywhere in the world.

That did not happen; instead, Obama chose Ghana for his first African visit as president in 2009.

Obama was in office for another seven years, but never step foot in Nigeria. While this may not seem like a big deal, “oh he didn’t have to visit Nigeria,” this was a loud message about Nigeria.

HISTORICAL WIN: OBASANJO VS KOFI ANAN

Did you know that former president Olusegun Obasanjo, one of the finest diplomats out of Africa, wanted to be UN Secretary-General in 1991?

Obasanjo had a failed bid and attempted to lead the UN as the first black African to do so. But was unsuccessful. All Obasanjo wanted so badly was achieved by Kofi Annan, when he became the first black man to lead the UN as secretary-general in 1997.

Annan was UN secretary-general up until 2006, effectively ruining Obasanjo’s chances of ever clinching that seat. This was another historical win for Gold Coast, the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to have produced a secretary-general at that level.

From football matches to UN politics and everything in between, Ghana has found a way to outdo Nigeria, and a lot more recently. Is it time for the giant of Africa to take a step back and make new policy choices to renew its place as a choice investment destination on the continent? Or just simply start by winning football matches against the black stars? Your guess is as good as ours.

https://www.thecable.ng/the-future-of-africa-seven-times-ghana-has-beaten-nigeria-to-the-prize

Answering the question “why Ghana?”

Twitter said Ghana is a champion for democracy, “a er of free speech, online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also an advocate”.

Meanwhile in Nigeria, "....When it comes to rule of law, sensitive Nigerians will agree that the Buhari's government has no iota of respect for the law.No respect for court injunctions.

There is brazen disobedience for due process, stifling of press freedom,arrest of oppositions on trump up charges and abuse of human rights through the use of coercive apparatus of the state.Millions of Nigerians are living in fear because of state intimidation. We have return to the days of military junta....."
http://saharareporters.com/2020/09/05/femi-adesina-mammoth-failure-istration-should-knock-you-all-coma-600-years-kalu

Why won't investors prefer Ghana to Nigeria which the former is developing why the latter has remain stagnant since 1960.

BMC crew will not agree that apc is destroying Nigeria slowly

Nigeria is the architect of it's stagnation and retrogression.
Ghana may have also taken some strides at development, but in no way would it have compared to Nigeria given its human and material resources.
Alas, we are who we are.

As long as nigeria is being controlled by northerners, it will continue, what di you expect from a country which said they will prefer a person with nepa bill as qualification to a phd holder, sadly this statement was made by educated zombies

Dont expect any meaningful fdi with the insecurity bedevilling the fulani estate.

Day169:
Nigeria is the architect of it's stagnation and retrogression.
Ghana may have also taken some strides at development, but in no way would it have compared to Nigeria's given its human and material resources.
Alas, we are who we are.

Is Ghana better than South Africa or Botswana or Namibia because Twitter did not choose any of them to host the Twitter headquarters? Ipobs have village mindset. No wonder gully erosion have finished what is left of their land of baby factories and crime.

What prize?

It is a testament to the fact that on average, Ghanaians have relatively higher IQs than Nigeria. IQ is not magomogo to cheat oneself and others like Nigerians think. To a great extent, they understand the concepts of a functional society.

Ghana this, Ghana that. This hype is too much. Una no gree us hear word again. As bad as Nigeria bad reach, dem no be our mate. Enough of the exaggerated hype. Who no like Naija fit port go Ghana make we hear word abeg.

Nigerians have been opposing their New World Order scheme, since we became aware. From opposing Obama's gay policies, to the outcry against bill gates 5g, to ing trump's istration. Nigerians have been subtly telling the goddam conspiratorialist that we are a conserved society that fear God. Twitter can have Ghana, a confused lot with no morals. I don't care. I don't use twitter either.

Day169:
Nigeria is the architect of it's stagnation and retrogression.
Ghana may have also taken some strides at development, but in no way would it have compared to Nigeria given its human and material resources.
Alas, we are who we are.

Exactly!

Ghana has been recording wins over Nigeria not because they're better, but because Nigeria is on self-destruction mode! It (Nigeria) has continuously shot itself in the foot, and hence is hobbling along while Ghana is tearing round the track like greased lightening!

35824L:
Is Ghana better than South Africa or Botswana or Namibia because Twitter did not choose any of them to host the Twitter headquarters? Ipobs have village mindset. No wonder gully erosion have finished what is left of their land of baby factories and crime.

do you think south Africa, Botswana or even north Africa see themselves as black Africa? N.a. just the continent name bind us together. we are sub-Saharan Africa and Ghana is leading the race here...

do you know the Botswana you talk is the richest in Africa?

To the Sorosoke youths our country go better during our time. God no go shame us

Many more investments and opportunity to by Nigeria as most of her people are so dumb to tolerate the foolishness of the fulani north. No sensible person, organization or business seeking to make progress will want to invest in Nigeria. They're smart enough to know that Nigeria is controlled by terrorists and eventually she will sink. I've never seen a coward set of people like humans from Nigeria. Mali resisted them, Ghana resisted them, Central African Republic resisted them even Guinea Bissau resisted them but never Nigeria. Most of you think serious minded companies don't know the trash Nigeria has become currently? Shame to those who claim to love Nigeria but cannot stand up to the terrorist government.
Where are the politicians, leaders and elites from the South and Middlebelt? What's holding you all from coming together and taking away the reigns of power from them to set things back on track? Cowards. Posterity will judge all of you for your silence in the face of the massive destruction wrought by the janjaw.eed government.

Lol

Short girls will be struggling blanket with tall people in this weather instead of using handkerchief to cover themselves �

Even Wizkid don run leave this zoo Sometimes I wonder how the family and friends of each and every member of the BMC family view them

Nigerian's

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A. very

P. athetic

C.ontraption

Hmm

You'd reap what you sow...

You'd lie on your bed the way you made it.

What is always this petty rivalry between nigeria and Ghana sef

Nigeria is a rural zoo.

Ghana, the true giant of Africa.

Ghana for the money

So we should eat chicken abi

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Michelin Tyres closes Nigeria production unit and moves to Ghana


Cadbury Nigeria moves core components of its production units to Ghana


Major Northwood stars ten years ago relocated to Ghana


A core part of Nestlé's milk production even for Nigeria was outsourced To Ghana for production



Core parts of Unilever production in the past decade moved to Ghana



Good parts of Nigerian electricity moved to provide Ghana and neighbouring West African countries with electricity and gas supply even when Nigeria suffer scarcity. This has been this way for more than 20 years and also no record shows the financial inflows to Nigerian coffers



Ghana now absorbs so much students from Nigeria who infact pay In dollars to get educated.. And choose this even above private universities in Nigeria.



Obama chose to visit Ghana instead of Nigeria