Christian Lanier

 Religion  Urban/Rural  Ethnicity  All influence voting trends

 Pop-174 million, 7 th highest  The South doubts the census  42.2% 0-14 years old  Only 3.1% are 65 or older  Average life expectancy about 50

 ~50/50 urban/rural  ~5.3 annual urbanization rate  Severe unemployment in cities  Brain Drain to 1 st world nations  Urban pollution and disease rampant

 45% below poverty line  Some ethnic groups operate on caste system Lowest ostracized, lack representation  Urban wealthy buy Western homes, better English  Rural wealthy may buy a local title  Western chains for growing middle class

 Parties and organizations used to coincide more with ethnicity and religion  Turnout parabolic since % most recent  55 registered parties  Socially conservative, neoliberal PDP appeals to Christian South.  Opposition parties popular with Muslims, CPC was largest

 50% Muslim (Mostly Sunni)  40% Christian (Catholic and Protestant)  10% Native beliefs  Chrislam created for peace

 Over 250 ethnic groups Hausa & Fulani 29% Yoruba 21% Igbo 18% Ijaw 10%  Ethnicity and religion not on census  National culture growing

 English is official language  Most ethnic groups have their own  >500 indigenous

 $ billion GDP (2 nd highest in Africa)  Strong example of The Curse of Oil  Corruption cuts revenue to population  Agriculture behind population, import reliant

 AIDS Nigeria: 3.6% US: 0.6% UK: 0.2%  Obesity Nigeria: 7.1% US: 31.8% UK: 24.9%

 Nigeria 153/186 in Gender Inequality Index (GII)  Second-rate perception deeply ingrained  Behind in education, majority of rural labor  Up to 94% illiteracy rate  7% of House of Reps

 Focused on politics  Most newspapers Lagos based  TV & radio mostly state owned, wider reach  Terrorist threatened  126/179 for World Press Freedom Index Journalist arrest common

 NGOs foster Democracy Organize protests after upheaval Voter education, public interest litigation, etc.  Help create progressive legislation Child Rights Act Budget Law Freedom of Information Act  Drawbacks Southern concentration Donor dependent Corruption

 Pretty pluralist  Education still limited  Occupy Nigeria momentum?