Afribank also invests in companies in the financial and real sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Greek-controlled companies have invested US$5 billion in the Nigerian economy.

Oil revenue makes up 80 percent of the Nigerian economy -$10 billion annually -and, of that, more than half comes from Shell.

The large amount of oil in the region created conflict, as oil was a major component of the Nigerian economy.

Nollywood is now the third-largest film industry in the world, generating US$286 million per year for the Nigerian economy.

After independence, the Nigerian economy seemed very promising.

Another relevant feature of the Nigerian economy was a series of abrupt changes in the government's share of expenditures.

This is a measure of how low the Nigerian economy has sunk under corrupt regimes, civilian and military.

The oil industry has been a key sector of the Nigerian economy for over 50 years but many Nigerians have paid a high price.

The Nigerian economy is heavily dependent on the oil sector, which accounts for 95 percent of government revenues.