W/Bank Okays $3bn For Vaccines In Africa, Others       The World Bank has announced that it has approved $3bn in funding to cover vaccination in 32 countries, 15 of which are in Africa. In a statement issued in advance of the G7 Leaders’ Summit, World Bank Group...

W/Bank Upgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth Forecast To 1.8%       The World Bank yesterday upgraded its economic growth forecast for Nigeria in 2021 to 1.8 per cent, citing higher oil prices, structural oil sector reforms, and market-based flexible exchange rate management. This represents a 0.7 percentage point increase...

Nigeria Among Top Three Countries With Electricity Deficits – W/Bank         The World Bank has listed Nigeria among the three countries with the largest electricity deficits in the world. It said during the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than...

Remittance To Low, Middle-income Countries Now $540bn       Remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $540 billion last year, just 1.6 per cent below the 2019 total of $548 billion, according to the latest Migration and Development Brief by World Bank has shown. The bank said...

W/Bank To Boost Water Supply In Nigeria With $700m     The World Bank has approved the Nigeria Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme , which will provide $700m credit from the International Development Association to ensure that six million people can...

W/Bank Rejects Debt Cancellation For Africa       The World Bank Group yesterday rejected request by African heads of state for cancellation of their countries’ debts, saying the world has moved past that line of action. World Bank Group President, David Malpass said, who disclosed this yesterday during...