By all measurable economic standards, no serious nation has ever industrialised without first solving one critical problem: how to move goods, people, energy and capital efficiently.
That was the secret behind America’s rise.
It was the foundation of China’s transformation.
It was central to Europe’s industrial revolution.
And today, quietly but aggressively, President Bola Tinubu appears to be placing that same bet on Nigeria’s future.
While much of Nigeria’s political conversation remains trapped in tribal arguments, partisan hostility and social media warfare, a far more consequential development is unfolding beneath the noise: the physical reconstruction and reconnection of Nigeria’s economic architecture.
History is brutally clear on this matter. Countries do not become prosperous because of speeches. They become prosperous because they build systems that allow commerce to move faster, cheaper and farther.
Infrastructure is not a cosmetic government activity. Infrastructure is economic power.
The United States understood this early. When
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