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5 hours ago
Adamawa State Government will spend more than N97 billion on the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project.
7 hours ago
Stakeholders, yesterday, in Abuja raised concerns over Nigeria’s single-digit unemployment claim and the loopholes in unemployment data.
4 days ago
Wife of Kwara State Governor and Chair, Nigeria Governors Spouses Forum, Dr Olufolake Abdulrazak, has stressed the need for gender parity
14 Mar
As part of measures to alleviate hardship, the Federal Government has awarded a conditional grant of N1 billion to Imo State.
12 Mar
Kano State Government has sought extension of World Bank intervention projects to broaden the socio-economic and developmental impact in the state. Besides, the government wants the World Bank to consider Kano among its first priorities in tackling multi-dimensional poverty eradication intervention owing to population status. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf made the appeal on Wednesday when…
11 Mar
The World Bank has said that less than 20 per cent of households in Nigeria have a computer.
8 Mar
The World Bank says urgent action is needed to accelerate gender equality and equal opportunity for all.
6 Mar
No country provides equal opportunities for women - not even the wealthiest economies - a World Bank report has asserted. Tagged ‘Women, business as the law’, the document offered a comprehensive picture of obstacles...
28 Feb
Worried by the economic crunch, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday, cautioned the Federal Government against adoption of economic advisories from the international lending agencies including International Monetary Fund, (IMF) and World Bank. 
26 Feb
The Nigerian government on Monday said unemployed young people will be paid a monthly stipend to cushion the effect of economic hardship. Nigeria's minister for economy Wale Edun disclosed this on Monday after the weekly federal executive council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Edun said the approval by President Tinubu was to…
22 Feb
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the Nigerian government, World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the severe economic hardship in Nigeria.
14 Feb
The Federal Government and World Bank are targeting about $3 billion dollars to fund additional 120,000km fibre optic cables to boost broadband infrastructures and connectivity in the country. 

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