Goodluck Jonathan seeks $1bn to fight Boko Haram

  Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan wants the government to borrow $1bn (£580m) to strengthen the military’s capability to fight militant Islamists. Mr Jonathan wrote to parliament, asking for the expenditure to be approved. Nigeria has a military budget of about $6bn a year but large sums are lost to corruption, critics say. Mr Jonathan has ... Read Full Story