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Nigerian Women Take Key Cabinet Posts

Of 40 ministers and one cleared ministerial nominee for President Goodluck Jonathan's Cabinet, 13 are women, a major milestone in women's campaign for more involvement in governance.
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The new Nigerian finance minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

  • Nigeria:   Jonathan Appoints 13 Women to Cabinet

    This Day, 17 July 2011

    Gender activists, with First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan leading the pack, have won a significant battle in their quest for more women representation in government with the final… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   The Women in Jonathan's Cabinet - Who They Are

    This Day, 17 July 2011

    Until her appointment as Minister of Finance by the then President Olusegun Obasanjo on July 15, 2003, only a few Nigerians, outside the economic and financial sectors, knew of Dr.… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Agenda for New Ministers

    Daily Champion, 15 July 2011

    With the much awaited cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan now in place, it is expected that the administration will immediately enter the fast lane of governance. Indeed, so… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   The Nation in Never-Never Land?

    Daily Trust, 15 July 2011

    Putting recent developments together, there is an unreality about Nigeria three months after the April elections. Read more »

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