Tag: World Bank
World Bank to provide 2,000 jobs in Delta
Benson Ojoko, the Coordinator, World Bank’s State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) in Delta, said the project would employ…
Fayemi rates self high as World Bank inaugurates scheme
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Friday said his administration had repositioned the state and put it in the limelight…
Amosun expresses delight at World Bank report on Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun has expressed happiness over the World Bank Group report titled “Doing Business in…
World Bank approves $500m for SME in Nigeria
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank has approved 500-million-dollar credit for Medium and Small Scale Enterprises in…
World Bank adds $170 mn to fight Ebola
The World Bank boosted its aid to the campaign against the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa on Thursday, adding…
Chinese firm to establish cassava processing industry
The Coordinator of Fadama 111 Project in Cross River, Mr Bassey Elemi, has said that a Chinese firm will establish…
12 states to receive $350m to boost water supply – World Bank
At least 12 states in the country are to receive a $350 million (about N56 billion) World Bank support to…
The Fate Of Indigent OAU Students
Since last month, Nigeria’s premier tertiary institution, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife, was shut following a protest by students…
We did not steal World Bank N13.5bn loan – Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday explained that his government did not steal Education loan it got from…
World Bank sees ‘flat’ growth for developing countries
The World Bank lowered its 2014 growth forecasts for the global economy Tuesday, but said advanced economies’ rebound from a…
EU, World Bank donates N48bn for youth employment in 4 states
The European Union and World Bank contributed 300 million dollars (N48 billion) grant for the implementation of “State Employment and…
Escape To Europe: Human Security Angle
By Femi G. Oguntoyinbo Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, seems to be the centre of world attention when it comes to…
World Bank gives Bauchi $50m education grant
The Bauchi State Government said it accessed 50 million dollars (N8.5 billion) grant from the World bank for the improvement…
Nigerian Rebasing And The Making Of A Phantom Economy
By Peter Claver Oparah And so storm tossed and weather beaten Nigerians woke up on Saturday, 5 April to hear…
Delusion Of Grandeur
By Bayo Onanuga Nigeria recently announced itself on the world stage as Africa’s biggest economy, eclipsing South Africa, which has…