World Bank
11 Mar 2024
The World Bank has said that less than 20 per cent of households in Nigeria have a computer.
8 Mar 2024
The World Bank says urgent action is needed to accelerate gender equality and equal opportunity for all.
6 Mar 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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.
9 Feb 2024
The United Nations international Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Bank and other critical partners have canvassed the support of Nigerians aimed at ensuring the succesful implementation of the school feeding programme. The international bodies made the commitment in Abuja yesterday, at a stakeholders meeting on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) innovative financing to enhance financial investment in school…
7 Feb 2024
World Bank has said some areas in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, Niger and Cameroon would face food security due to persistent insecurity, armed conflict and deteriorating livelihoods.
1 Feb 2024
It is estimated that about 70.92 million Nigerians are in extreme poverty, according to the World Poverty Clock.The figure translates to 11 per cent of the world's extreme poor. This means that, at least, one out of every 10 extremely poor people live in Nigeria.
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The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has alleged that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) secretly employed over 400 staff members to replace 1,000 reportedly forced into resignation.
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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the possibility of Nigeria sliding into a one-party state with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gradually taking more states ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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