FG To End Petrol Subsidy June 2022, W/Bank Condemns N2.9trn Funding   The World Bank has decried the continued spending by the Nigerian government on petrol subsidy, which it said is on track to gobble up N2.9tn this year. Its Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, who...

'W/Bank Blacklists 18 Nigerian Firms, Individuals For Corruption'     The World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerian individuals and firms for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices in its 2021 fiscal year 2021, a new report has revealed. A list of debarred individuals and firms was...

W/Bank Sees Crude Prices Rising Till June 2022, Fuelling Inflation   Energy prices soared in the third quarter of 2021 and are expected to remain elevated in 2022, adding to global inflationary pressures and potentially shifting economic growth to energy-exporting countries from energy-importing ones, the World...

World Bank Reviews $157bn Support To Nigeria, Others   The World Bank Group (WBG) has assessed its $157 billion support given to Nigeria and other developing economies to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria got $3.4 billion support from the bank in May to strengthen the economy and...

Nigeria, Others Piled Up $860bn Debts In 2020 - W/Bank   Low income countries, including Nigeria, piled up a debt of $860 billion last year, following COVID-19 outbreak, the World Bank has said. In a report, the World bank said: “Governments around the world responded to the...

Shift From Fossil Fuels Threatening Nigeria, Others – W/Bank   The World Bank has said that the wealth value of Nigeria and some countries with abundant nonrenewable energy or recent oil and gas discoveries will be at risk due to a shift from oil, gas and...