allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Govt Free of Most Foreign Debt, Pledges Social Investments

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Govt Free of Most Foreign Debt, Pledges Social Investments: "Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the finance minister of Nigeria, says that a significant portion of the nation's revenues can be re-targeted to improve the lives of Nigerians, now that most international debt has been retired. She says health care and education are areas where the government aims to make significant investments towards meeting the United National Millennium Development Goals of reducing extreme poverty around the world."