FG Secures $500m World Bank Support for Agriculture, Food Security The Federal Government has secured a $500m loan facility from the World Bank to accelerate growth across Nigeria’s agricultural value chains, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for food security and...

Nigeria has opened discussions with the World Bank for a new $1 billion facility aimed at driving private investment, job creation, and economic diversification.

World Bank Plans $14bn Investment in Agriculture to Boost Productivity   The World Bank plans to deploy as much as $14 bn to boost global agribusiness by 2030 through a new programme dubbed AgriConnect, part of a broader effort to create jobs and drive inclusive growth...

The Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting in Washington DC, which opens on Monday, October 13.

World Bank Urges Govt to Implement Reforms and Fiscal Discipline   The World Bank has urged the Federal Government to sustain the momentum of its economic reforms by tightening fiscal and monetary policies, enhancing transparency in public finance, and consolidating gains from recent measures such as...

Presidency Faults World Bank’s Poverty Report The Presidency has faulted the World Bank’s latest economic report estimating that 139 million Nigerians live in poverty, dismissing the figure as “unrealistic” and inconsistent with the nation’s current economic realities. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public...