FOLLOWING the development of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy, NEEDS, which is Nigeria’s comprehensive plan for poverty reduction, employment generation, wealth creation and value reorientation, it became clear that with a more robust financial sector, and as Goldman Sachs predicted (based on Nigeria being one of the “Next 11” countries with the potential to become like Brazil, Russia, India and China), Nigeria could become one of the top 20 biggest economies of the world by 2025.