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“Importantly, poverty in resource-rich, fragile countries (which include large countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria) is expected ...

“Excluding these countries, the rest of the subcontinent is expected to grow at 4.6 percent in 2025 and speed up ...

Ms Georgieva applauded the Nigerian government’s economic reform efforts and pledged to continue working with the government to support the ...

PREMIUM TIMES’ Business Editor, Oladeinde Olawoyin, is in the United States’ capital to report details of these developments and many ...

The governor who received the Regional Vice President of the World Bank, Mr Ousmane Diagana on Wednesday at Sir Kashim ...

Health care is a human right, but in Sudan today it is a lifeline at risk of being severed.

GenCos said the debt, which includes N2 trillion for 2024 and N1.9 trillion in legacy debts, is threatening the continued ...

CAPPA’s report said the World Bank’s privatisation-driven approach has systematically denied millions of Nigerians this right.

According to the organisation, the initiative would encourage more girls to attend school and address menstrual hygiene.

“This funding presents an unprecedented opportunity to address these root causes—if deployed with transparency, accountability, and community engagement at its ...

In his remarks, Mr Sanwo-Olu described malaria as a socio-economic burden that drains household incomes, affects productivity, and impacts education ...

Governor Lawal assured the World Bank staff of their safety during support, supervision, and monitoring visits, including secure accommodations, transportation, ...

The Oxfam report says only 16 per cent of Nigeria’s climate change projects included gender as a key objective and ...

Governor Bago disbursed the funds to 41 women cooperative groups under a World Bank-supported scheme

The new UBEC chief has over 15 years of hands-on experience at the World Bank.

Borrowing without a clear repayment plan and without clear avenues for generating revenue to service the debt is a recipe ...

A delegation of the World Bank task team made this known after an inspection tour of the Ekiti State Livestock ...

Inequality in Africa touched a record in 2022 when the continent became the most unequal region in the globe after ...

Panelists identified low financing as a major gap in healthcare services in Nigeria.

The targets will focus on the use of broadband, social protection, and access to capital.

"You don’t always have to take their advice. The IMF said to us that we shouldn’t do domestic issues of ...

Mr Edun said the move is part of efforts by the fiscal authorities to complement the efforts of the monetary ...

“Without jobs, poor Nigerians will not be able to escape poverty. More than half of the population lives in poverty,” ...