Expectations High In Nigeria As New Zealand, Australia Welcome 2017

Some countries in the world have begun to welcome the New Year as Auckland in New Zealand ushers in 2017.
Fireworks erupted from the 328m tall Sky Tower in the city centre.
Australia, Polynesia and Pacific Islands including Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati have also entered 2017.
In Nigeria, the President has expressed hope that the new year would bring an end to the economic challenges in the country and all the economic seeds in gestation would begin to bloom to fruition.
The President, in his New Year message, stated that Nigeria was witnessing a new and impressive turnaround in its security and socio-economic situation.