EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Nigeria acceded to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in 2003 and was subsequently peer-reviewed in 2008 resulting in the National Programme of Action (NPoA) which Nigeria has continued to implement. The First Progress Report of the NPoA was presented in January 2011. This Second Report highlights progress made so far in the implementation of NPoA, despite the enormous challenges posed especially by the profound global economic crisis of the period. The Nigerian Government has undertaken a number of needed reforms in the four thematic areas of the APRM as follow: DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE Democracy and Political Governance should, among other things, seek to contribute to the strengthening of the political and administrative structure of a country. Achievements have been made particularly in the areas of advancement of gender equality, increased stakeholders and civil society participation, access to information, protection of fundamental human rights, and the fight against corruption, reform of the Judicial and Electoral Systems and public services, strengthening of democratic institutions, and resolution of conflicts, especially in the Niger Delta region. ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Reforms in the Economic Governance and Management thematic areas are geared towards re-positioning the Nigerian economy on a path of sustainable growth and development. These include the following: 3