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25 Apr
Individuals across the globe, especially in developed countries, are aging at an unprecedented pace, making many countries increasingly reliant on migration to realise their long-term growth potential, says a new report from the World Bank.
17 Apr
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and African Caucus say strengthening social protection is key to Africa’s development.
18 Nov 2022
The purpose of the proposed finance bill 2023 fiscal year should not be about mobilis0ing more resources for the government but promoting the health of Nigerians and boosting the manufacturing sector.
2 Sep 2022
The World Bank Group (WBG) has expressed its readiness to help in increasing assistance to Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable.
6 May 2022
Warnings by some multilateral organisations over worsening food scarcity, no doubt, captured the grim picture of the food security situation in Nigeria that needs to be addressed
19 Nov 2021
Limited transparency will delay critical debt reconciliation and restructuring of the poorest countries, the World Bank Group President, David Malpass, has warned.
15 Oct 2021
President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, is seeking cooperation of the global community on a set of action points to prevent the looming debt crisis.
26 May 2021
In line with its Climate Change Action Plan, the World Bank Group has charged Nigeria and other African countries to embrace lower-carbon sources of energy in a bid to increase electricity...
20 May 2021
The World Bank has revealed a spending plan of $150 billion to support Africa in the next five years.
29 Oct 2019
Nigerian Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, (SAN), senior Vice-President and General Counsel of the World Bank Group, Dr Sandie Okoro and others would be honoured in this year’s legal award for their outstanding contributions to the law.
17 Oct 2019
he nation’s debt profile rose from N24.95 trillion to N25.7 trillion in the last three months. One year ago, it was N22.38 trillion. The development showed that between April and June, the country’s obligations rose by N750 billion
9 Mar 2019
To mark the International Women’s Day, UNWTO, in collaboration with UN Women, the German Cooperation Agency (GIZ), World Bank Group and Amadeus, has released preliminary findings of the second edition of Global Report on Women in Tourism. ITB Berlin, the world’s leading trade fair, provided the backdrop to announcing The Global Report. The initial results…
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