Nigeria restates commitment to global fight against terrorism, backs ‘no money for terror’
The Federal Government of Nigeria has affirmed its commitment to the global fight against the financing of terrorism. Kemi Adeosun,
World Bank names new chief economist
The World Bank has named Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg as its new chief economist, closing the book on a difficult 15-month period in
African leaders need to prioritise young entrepreneurs to attract foreign investors, Elumelu says
Tony O. Elumelu, African philanthropist, and entrepreneur has insisted that prioritising Africa’s youths and young entrepreneurs, by
World Bank to disburse N8.6bn to 5,916 Nigerian youths to boost agricultural production
The World Bank, through the FADAMA III Additional Financing (AFII) Programme, will soon disburse N8.6 billion to 5,916 Nigerian youths
Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s economy to grow 3.1% in 2018 -World Bank
The World Bank said Wednesday that Sub-Saharan Africa is on course for economic growth of 3.1 percent this year, marginally slower
US, China trade dispute to dominate World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings
Fears that the world’s two biggest economies, the US and China, are heading toward a trade war are set to dominate discussions at this
Kenya economy growth to recover 5.5% in 2018 from 4.8% in 2017-World Bank
World Bank has projected Kenya’s GDP growth to recover 5.5% in 2018 up from an estimated 4.8 percent in 2017. Over the medium
Nigeria ranked 2nd largest electricity access deficit in world as 80m homes live without power
The World Bank has ranked Nigeria as the second largest country in the world after India and the first in Sub-Saharan Africa with more
Nigeria secures World Bank $486m loan for electricity transmission lines expansion
Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria’s minister of power, works, and housing, said Monday that the country has secured the World Bank
Share of the world’s poor living in resource-rich countries may peak 75% in 2030
James Cust, World Bank economist, in an IMFBlog podcast says the problem of eradicating extreme poverty is going to be about how