Tag: World Bank
Buhari urges World Bank to aid speedy return of $320m Abacha loot
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja urged the World Bank to do all within its powers to facilitate the speedy…
World Bank endorses Kachikwu’s transparency initiative
The World Bank has commended the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National…
World Bank earmarks $800m for rebuilding North East
The World Bank has earmarked $800 million to support the rebuilding of the infrastructure destroyed in the North East by…
FG seeks cost-effective means of addressing malnutrition
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has stated that the Federal Government will seek new ways and…
Lagos And The Menace Of Open Defecation
Alao Diyaolu This rather shameful business has continued to stain the image of Lagos as a rising mega city. For…
Nigeria doesn’t need World Bank, ADB loans— Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) says Nigeria does not need any loan from the World Bank or African…
Nigeria, Angola turn to World Bank for help as oil revenue slides
Nigeria and Angola, Africa’s two biggest oil producers, are both in talks with the World Bank about support to help…
How FG, World Bank reduced road crashes – FRSC
Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has attributed the reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in 2015…
World Bank to establish agric. equipment centres for cassava farmers
Dr Adetunji Oredipe, Senior Agricultural Economist with the World Bank on Tuesday said the bank would establish equipment hiring enterprise…
Countries, World Bank announce funding for climate change
Governments of major world economies and the World Bank on Monday announced 700 million dollars contribution for funding climate change…
Sokoto, FGN, World bank to spend N4.9bn for farms irrigation – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State said the Federal Government, World bank and the state government would commit over N4.9…
Help save Nigeria’s health sector, Saraki urges World Bank
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called on the international financial institutions to intervene in saving the nation’s health sector so…
Edo yet to receive $75m World Bank loan, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday said the State was yet to receive the $75million World Bank loan recently…
Senate scores Lagos high on utilisation of $400m World Bank loan
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Senate has scored the Lagos State Government high over the utilisation of the $400 million loan given…
$200m Loan: Senate ponders over Ambode’s request
The Senate has considered the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for a 200-million-dollar World Bank loan for Lagos State led…
We will explain how Abacha’s loot was disbursed – World Bank
The World Bank has said it needs additional time to provide a more comprehensive response on how the fund looted…
World Bank defends $75m loan to Edo
The World Bank on Wednesday defended the $75 million loan it granted to Edo State Government, saying it grants significant…
Probe role of World Bank in Abacha loot, SERAP tells Buhari
Kazeem Ugbodaga A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has recommended to the government of President…
Senate approves $75 million World Bank loan for Edo
The Senate on Thursday approved a 75 million World Bank loan for Edo state’s Development Policy Operation (DPO) as requested…
Senate refers Edo’s $75m World Bank loan to committee
The Senate on Tuesday referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for approval of 75 million dollar World Bank loan…
CRPP condemns Edo PDP Chairman, senators for opposing N14.7bn World Bank loan
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The chairman of Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has been thoroughly…
Reps. to examine Edo State’s $75m credit request from World Bank
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, raised a seven-man ad hoc committee to examine the…
World Bank Endorsement Vindicates Aregbesola
By Bisi Yusuff Looking at the events unfolding in the State of Osun, “Ipinle Omoluwabi,” especially in the past few…
Ex-DG of SEC, Arunma Oteh, appointed World Bank VP, Treasurer
Eromosele Ebhomele The former Director-General of the Nigerian Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, Ms. Arunma Oteh, has been appointed Vice…
Buhari lauds World Bank’s decision to use $2.1bn to rebuild Northeast
The World Bank has unfolded a package which would see it spending up to $2.1 billion in rebuilding the badly…
Buhari meets with Obama, World Bank, Bill Gates Foundation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Washington DC on four-day official visit to United States where he would discuss bilateral…
World Bank, IMF to improve tax system in developing countries
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have said they would establish an initiative to help developing countries…
Oil prices fall as World Bank cuts economic growth outlook
Crude oil futures fell on Thursday as the World Bank cut its global economic growth forecast, ending a two-day rally…
World Bank to support Nigeria’s power sector with N294bn
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Monday said that the World Bank would support the Nigeria’s power sector with…
World Bank warns of calamity if Ebola lessons are ignored
Millions of lives could be lost in a global pandemic if the international community repeats its tardy response to West…