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Which natural resource made the new country of Nigeria wealthy until surpluses crippled the economy?

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Which natural resource made the new country of Nigeria wealthy until surpluses crippled the economy?

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Agriculture used to be the principal foreign exchange earner of Nigeria. At one time, Nigeria was the world’s largest exporter of groundnuts, cocoa, and palm oil and a significant producer of coconuts, citrus fruits, maize, pearl millet, cassava, yams and sugar cane.