BMO lauds World Bank’s $750m boost to electricity
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has commended the World Bank’s recent approval of 750 million dollars International Development Association’s (IDA) credit for Nigeria’s Power Sector […]
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World Bank Approves $346m to Uplift Lives in Lake Chad Region
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The World Bank approved has two operations totaling $346 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing to assist in strengthening resilience […]
Coping with Coronanomics, By Reuben Abati
The global economy is in a tailspin. IMF and the World Bank have both predicted a contraction of the global economy with developing economies likely […]
COVID-19: World Bank predicts Sub-Sahara Africa’s 1st recession in 25yrs
The World Bank Group says Coronavirus (COVID-19), is taking Sub-Saharan Africa towards its first recession in 25 Years. The bank stated this in a statement […]
Ekiti partners World Bank to tackle ecological challenges
The Ekiti Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Gbenga Agbeyo, says the state government is partnering with the World Bank to proffer solutions to […]
World Bank approves 6 projects for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities. In a statement by the bank on Wednesday said the projects would be […]
Economic Growth: What Future Relationship Between World Bank and Nigeria, By Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi
On why growth in any country should be at the heart of development policy, it is Dani Rodrik of Harvard University who, speaking on ‘One […]
Nigeria Should Create More Jobs to Employ Fast-Growing Labor Force – World Bank
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Nigeria’s economy is recovering gradually from the 2016 recession, with growth projected to pick up from 1.9 percent in 2018 to […]
Nigeria’s Rural Areas Still Lack Access to Internet – World Bank Report
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The World Bank Group on Thursday revealed that although Nigeria is the largest mobile market in Sub Saharan Africa, the lack […]
For Nigeria, The Many Sides of IMF-World Bank 2019 Meeting, By Yinusa Tanko Abdullahi
During the ministerial press briefing on the outcome of the 2019 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) […]