Tag: World Bank
Nigeria Receives $45.5 Million from World Bank for Identity Project
The World Bank has disbursed $45.5 million to Nigeria as part of the Identity for Development project managed by the National Identity Management Commission...
Minister Accuses Buhari Administration of Misusing $100M World Bank Women Empowerment...
Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has accused the previous administration under President Muhammadu Buhari of misusing the initial $100 million of a $500...
FG Seeks $2.5 Billion World Bank Loan for Major Infrastructure Projects
The Nigerian government is pursuing a $2.5 billion loan from the World Bank to finance key infrastructure projects under its 'Renewed Hope Transformational Projects'...
World Bank Identifies 59 Nigerian Entities and Individuals on Blacklist
The World Bank has taken action against 59 Nigerian companies and individuals for their involvement in corrupt practices and procurement violations.
This was revealed...
World Bank: Changes in Farm Practices Can Reduce Greenhouse Emissions by...
According to a recent report by the World Bank, changes in agricultural and food production methods have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Nigerian Government Plans to Reintroduce Telecommunications Taxes to Secure $750 Million...
Nigerian Government Plans to Reintroduce Telecommunications Taxes to Secure $750 Million World Bank Loan
The Nigerian government has devised a strategy to reintroduce previously suspended...
Finance Minister Edun Reveals: Why Nigerian Government Issued N8 Trillion Treasury...
Finance Minister Edun Reveals: Why Nigerian Government Issued N8 Trillion Treasury Bills
During the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank spring meetings in Washington D.C., Minister...
World Bank projects African economies to rebound in 2024
The World Bank has forecasted that economies in Africa will recover from 2.6 per cent in 2023 to 3.4 per cent in 2024 and...
Economic diversification: World Bank grants $300m to Angola
The World Bank has allocated $300 million to Angola to support its efforts in diversifying the economy.
Ivan dos Santos, the Angolan secretary of state...
World Bank approves $300m to strengthen Ghana’s economy
The World Bank Group announced that it had given Ghana's economy $300 million in support.
The decision was made after Ghana accepted an agreement to...