Tag: World Bank
Nigeria strengthens economic ties with global institutions; engages World Bank on...
By Goodluck Ikiebe
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to forge strategic partnerships with global institutions in a bid to boost economic resilience and reduce reliance on...
World Bank commits $1.2bn to girls’ education in Nigeria
The World Bank has announced that it has earmarked 1.2 billion dollars for investment in girls’ education across 18 states.
The states include Borno, Ekiti,...
World Bank says 45% of Nigerian girls have children before 18
The World Bank has disclosed that 45 per cent of girls in Nigeria give birth before the age of 18.
This disclosure was made by...
Kenyan govt seeks fresh $750m from World Bank
Kenya head of debt management on Wednesday said Kenya has secured a 200 million dollars loan from the African Development Bank and is in...
World Bank uncovers $32m missing funds in Nigeria’s water project
The World Bank has uncovered $32 million in unaccounted funds in Nigeria’s water project.
This was disclosed in the banks’ recently released FY2024 Sanctions System...
Zulum seeks enhanced collaboration with World Bank to aid Borno’s post-conflict...
Borno state Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has called for expanded collaboration with the World Bank to accelerate the state’s post-conflict recovery efforts.
Zulum made this...
US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, others heavily subsidise fuel prices -Report
The World Bank recently urged Nigeria to maintain its policy on removal of fuel subsidies and not reverse its current reforms.
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It argued that...
We face the threat of being lynched, Bauchi Gov. Tells Tinubu,...
Worried by the reality of falling reforms in Nigeria, Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has said public office holders face the existential threat...
Naira among worst performing currencies – World Bank
The naira has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024.
This was according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a...
Worsening poverty: World Bank warns about looming unrest in Nigeria, Kenya,...
● Says 464m Sub-Saharan Africans now live in poverty
The World Bank has revised its economic growth forecast for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) downward to...
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