Tag: World Bank
Nigeria’s poor growth will weaken West Africa’s economy –World Bank
The World Bank has said that the lower-than-average growth in Nigeria will hold back the sub-region’s economic performance. The Washington-based lender in ...FG eyes $1bn World Bank loans for IDPs, agriculture
The Federal Government is in talks with the World Bank to complete the processes of obtaining over $1bn loans to address the ...Internet access reduced poverty in Nigeria, Tanzania by 7% – World Bank
The World Bank estimates that improved access to Internet coverage over three years led to a seven per cent reduction in extreme ...Nigeria’s poverty reduced by seven per cent, says World Bank
The World Bank has estimated that improved access to internet coverage over three years led to a seven per cent reduction in ...Nigeria, others most affected by high food inflation — World Bank
The World Bank has said that Nigeria and other countries in Africa, North America, and Latin America have been most affected by ...World Bank an enemy of Nigeria, says NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress has labelled the World Bank an enemy of the country after the financial institution asked the Federal Government ...FG faults Wold Bank, insists fuel subsidy is gone
The Federal Government has said contrary to claims by the World Bank that the government is still paying subsidy on petrol, that ...Stop subsidy payment, increase petrol price to N750/litre, World Bank advises FG
The World Bank has said the federal government may still be paying for petrol subsidy as fuel prices in Nigeria are currently ...FG seeks fresh $400m loan to fund 15 million households
The Federal Government has approached the World Bank for a fresh loan of $400m for the conditional cash transfer to 15 million ...Naira among Africa’s worst currencies, falls by 40% –World Bank
The Nigerian naira is among the worst-performing currencies in Africa, the World Bank has said. It noted that the currency weakened by ...