World Bank approves new financing to Cambodia for education improvement
The World Bank on Wednesday approved new financing to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic education. According to its press release, the World Bank […]
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NSSEC seeks World Bank intervention in teachers’ skills enhancement
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya Executive Secretary National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, Dr. Benjamin Abakpa is seeking collaboration with World bank in the area of skills […]
Japan to contribute $3.4bn to World Bank arms for low-income countries
Japan will contribute 376.7 billion yen (3.4 billion U.S. dollars) to the International Development Association (IDA), a part of the World Bank fund aiming to […]
World Bank power project, a relief for UNICAL- VC
Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has stated that if the envisaged World Bank intervention geared towards providing sustainable power through the […]
World Bank to reconstruct Ladi Kwali pottery centre in Niger – Commissioner
The Niger State Government on Thursday said that the Ladi Kwali Pottery Centre, located in Suleja, would be reconstructed by the World Bank to attract […]
World Bank charges Nigeria to tax alcohol, cigarettes to improve primary healthcare
The World Bank Group has called on the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to improve primary healthcare. “If […]
The World Bank’s bad news about our economy, By Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 The bad news is that our national economy remains stubbornly defiant. Past and present efforts to solve its inherent historical problems and […]
AfDB, World Bank collaborate to enable remote monitoring, evaluation of projects –official
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has collaborated with ICT initiative, Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME), to enable remote monitoring and evaluation of development […]
Osinbajo, World Bank MD discuss climate change, energy access
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Dr Mari Pangestu, World Bank Managing Director of Development, Policy and Partnerships. Osinbajo’s […]
KDSG appoints UK-based Prof. as Policy Adviser
The Kaduna State Government has appointed Prof. Rajneesh Narula as Consultant and Policy Adviser to its Planning and Budget Commission. Narula will help in making the […]
Attah to represent CSOs on Technical Committee for Presidential Executive Order 5
A civil society expert and procurement professional, Mr. Mohammed Bougei Attah (MBA), has been appointed into the Technical Consultative Committee of the Strategy Implementation Task […]
SEC vows to intensify monitoring, surveillance of operators
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pledged to intensify monitoring and surveillance of the capital market in order to curb unethical conducts. The Director-General, […]
Simbi Wabote delivers Realnews 9th Anniversary Lecture November 18
Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, executive secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMD, will deliver the Ninth Anniversary Lecture of Realnews Magazine on Thursday, November 18, at the Sheraton […]
Nigeria loses $2.9b yearly from tax incentives to multinationals, CISLAC
Nigeria loses about US$2.9 billion yearly to tax waivers granted to multinational companies, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) indicated on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
MDAs sabotaging Buhari’s efforts to provide critical infrastructure – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has raised the alarm that some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government are out to sabotage the efforts of […]
World Bank projects Nigeria’s economy to rebound by 2.4% in 2021
The World Bank says Nigeria’s economy is expected to grow by 2.4 per cent in 2021 owing to support by the service sector. The Bretton […]
COVID-19: World Bank okays Nigeria’s $750m economic programme
The World Bank has declared as “effective“ Nigeria’s 750-million-dollars COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. Mr Aso Vakporaye, the Chairman, Federal CARES Technical […]
Nigeria peaceful in spite of pockets of insecurity-Bagudu
The Kebbi state governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, says Nigeria remains largely peaceful, in spite of the pockets of insecurity in the country. Bagudu stated this […]
World Bank project to support fuel wood plantations in Kaduna communities
The World Bank-supported Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), says it will support the development of fuel wood plantations in rural communities of Kaduna […]
External Borrowing Plan: Presidency lists projects, beneficiaries
The Presidency says a total of 15 projects, spread across the six geo-political zones of the country, are to be financed with more than $4 […]
Agricultural Value Chain: A note to Dr Abubakar
By Agbaji Chinedu A ‘value chain’ in agriculture identifies the set of actors and activities that bring a basic agricultural product from production in the […]
Zenith Bank maintains growth momentum in H1 2021 despite monumental headwinds
In a clear demonstration of its resilience, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2021, recording positive growth […]
Delta @ 30: Okonjo-Iweala, Clark, others to receive anniversary awards
World Trade Organization (WTO) President, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clerk, are among Delta indigenes to be honoured at the 30th anniversary […]
Experts urge FG to broaden tax net to reduce borrowings
Finanical analysts have urged the Federal Government to broaden the tax net to boost revenue and reduce the country’s rising debt profile. They gave the […]
World Bank, AFDB provide $550m support for off-grid solutions –REA
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has announced the provision of $550m in funding by the World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to […]