Taiwo Hassan
The Organized Private Sector (OPS), has stated that there is need for Nigerians to get more clarity about how the government arrived at the 50 million vulnerable Nigerians who qualified for the disbursement of the…
Success Nwogu
Former President of the Nigerian-German Business Group, (NGBG), Mr Joe Femi-Dagunro, has said that people are suspicious about the time the federal government has taken the $800m World Bank facility for palliatives for the removal…
The World Bank says it is ready to partner the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on youth empowerment, job creation and skill development for youth corps members. Information about the partnership is in a statement…
Russia is consulting with its allies about challenging the U.S. nominee to head the World Bank, Moscow’s top representative at the bank said late on Tuesday, a move, Reuters said could complicate what was expected…
Tony Chukwunyem
The World Bank has said that growth in countries in sub- Saharan African (SSA) such as Nigeria, which export oil and industrial metals, will be severely affected by a sharper than anticipated slowdown of the…
The World Bank has said it plans to increase its lending capacity to combat climate change and other global issues as part of its evolution roadmap. The bank, which stated this in a new report,…
Abdulwahab Isa
The World Bank has estimated that Nigeria could earn up to N600 billion by imposing excise duty on beer alone, if the country utilises the potential on excise regime. The global bank said that enhancing…
Bayo Akomolafe
The World Bank has promised to work with Nigeria and other African coastal countries to leverage opportunities and manage the risks inherent in growing their budding $300billion blue economies. Of the amount, Nigeria could create…
Tony Chukwunyem
Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries now account for 60 per cent of people in extreme poverty, the World Bank has said. The World Bank stated this in its “Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report,” which…
Tony Chukwunyem
The World Bank’s board will discuss plans next month for replacing the bank’s flagship “Doing Business” rankings that were canceled in September 2021 after an external report found data irregularities, World Bank President David Malpass,…