But at a time when the country is teetering on the brink of a civil war, it must not be used as another argument for ethnic division and hate.

It is a feeling shared by many Nigerians and analysts, who worry that the country is teetering on the brink of catastrophe.

Today's announcement is also explicit acknowledgement that the country is teetering on the edge of a double dip recession.

Many believed that the country was teetering on the precipice of political anarchy and economic collapse.

At times, the country has teetered on the brink of disintegration.

Meanwhile, hundreds of companies have gone broke, unemployment is soaring, and the country is teetering at the edge of famine.

When the historical maximum was reached in 1990 (less than 5,1 million) the whole country has already teetered on the brink of political and economic collapse.

At the height of the 1986 People Power Revolution, the country was teetering on the brink of bloody civil war.

His country may be teetering on the edge of political and economic collapse.

These four countries are not now teetering on the brink of financial disaster, say financial analysts and economists who rank countries worldwide.