Dependency And Underdevelopment In Africa: The Nigerian Experience

AbstractDependency and underdevelopment in Africa is our main thrust which we try to relate the above to the Nigerian context. Dependency as we all know is a product of underdevelopment which is prevalent in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular. It is certain that Nigeria is an independent nation, but it does not reflect in all the facts in the society since the super structures that form the society and state are dependent on foreign policy and factors.As we can see in this research work, we observe how the African state started its journey to underdevelopment which came in disguised o…