Tag: World Bank
World Bank grants Tanzania $300m to support education sector
The World Bank on Friday said that it had granted 300 million dollar to Tanzania to support its education sector,…
Education: Nigeria commends World Bank for $611m grant
The Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, has commended Word Bank for boosting the education sector with a grant of…
World Bank approves $240m for Bangladesh marine fisheries project
The Bangladeshi government on Thursday signed a 240 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to help improve management…
Sierra Leone launches $20m World Bank Group Project
The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, has on Wednesday launched the second phase of a…
World Bank commits additional $120m for diseases surveillance
The Word Bank Board of Directors says it has approved the third Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project and…
Biased investment: World Bank takes responsibility for advising Nigeria, others
The World Bank says it “has to take some responsibility’’ for advising Nigeria and other African countries to invest more…
World Bank pledges education support to Tanzania
The World Bank on Tuesday said that it had planned to spend about 59.4 million dollars (1.357 trillion Tanzanian shillings)…
Gombe Govt receives $10m to prevent malnutrition
The World Bank has allocated $10 million grant to the Gombe State Government prevent problem of acute malnutrition in the…
World Bank forecasts 2.7% growth for sub-Saharan Africa in 2018
The World Bank has cut its forecast for growth of sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 to 2.7 per cent, down from…
Gully Erosion: World Bank promises speedy intervention
The World Bank has visited the Alex Ekwueme gully erosion site which is threatening Federal High Courts, Awka and other…
Global waste could grow 70% as cities boom – World Bank
Global waste could grow by 70 per cent by 2050 as urbanisation and populations rise, said the World Bank.
Education: Ajimobi solicits World Bank support
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday solicited the intervention of the World Bank in funding education-based projects in…
Zimbabwe to clear World Bank, AfDB debts
Zimbabwe’s new Finance Minister said on Monday he would accelerate the country’s plan to pay arrears to the World Bank…
Boko Haram: World Bank swells Berlin Conference with $600m
The World Bank has announced an additional $600 million (about N216 billion) for projects in the Lake Chad Basin region…
Ethiopia to get $1b World Bank’s support after 13 years isolation
Thirteen years after donors suspended budgetary assistance to Ethiopia, the country is to enjoy a World Bank’s $1 billion support.