The Conversation published on 13 April 2021 an analysis titled "Fifty Years, Five Problems - and How Nigeria Can Work with China in Future" by Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi, Lagos State University, and Ufo Okeke Uzodike, Durban University of Technology.
The authors conclude that 50 years of Nigeria-China relations has been a bitter-sweet mixture. China can continue to play an important role in Nigeria's development but Abuja must urgently address the negative side of the relationship.