NIGER, 2 Others to Benefit From World Bank Education Global Practice Program
Niger State and two others are to benefit from the World Bank, Education Global Practice program. The others are Edo and Kebbi States.
Indication to this came to the fore in Abuja on Wednesday...
NNPC’s 3months Deduction For Subsidies Surpass 2017 Disbursement, W’Bank Reports
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) deductions from crude oil sales revenue for petrol subsidies in the first three months of 2018 alone exceeded the deductions for the whole of 2017, a report by the...
Senate, others warn FG on Debt Trap
The Senate and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), have warned the Federal Government against returning the country into the erstwhile debt trap.
Neverthelesss, the Senate eventually approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for $2.78 billion Eurobond, it reiterated the concerns...
World Bank Cut Nigeria, Others’ Economic Growth Forecast To 2.7%
The World Bank has cut its economic growth forecast for Nigeria and other sub-Saharan Africa countries for this year to 2.7 per cent from an earlier forecast of 3.1 per cent.
The bank said on Wednesday...
World Bank Okays $60m For Rural Projects In Ogun State
The World Bank Group, through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has approved $60m grant for the implementation of rural and marketing projects in Ogun State.
It was learnt that the approval was for the...
Global Extreme Poverty Declines, but Slowly- World Bank
Fewer people are living in extreme poverty around the world, but the decline in poverty rates has slowed, a new World Bank report has said.
The development has raised concerns about achieving the goal of ending poverty by...
