Nigeria, World Bank Partner to Boost Broadband Infrastructure with $3 Billion Initiative by Joan Aimuengheuwa February 13, 2024 0 Broadband …This joint effort is a way forward in achieving the Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020-2025, which aims for 70% broadband ... Read more
Transforming W/Africa’s Education System is Key to Region’s Success – Titilayo Adewumi by Joan Aimuengheuwa January 23, 2024 0 News West Africa is staring at an incredible opportunity to provide the skilled workers needed to power the global economy over ... Read more
World Bank projects Nigeria’s Economy to Grow at 3.3% in 2024 by Techeconomy January 10, 2024 0 Finance The World Bank has estimated Nigeria’s economy to grow at 3.3 per cent this year. Going by the World Bank’s ... Read more
50% of Pupils in Enugu State Cannot Read, SSG Hints by Techeconomy January 6, 2024 0 News Professor Chidiebere Onyia, the Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), has revealed that 50 per cent of pupils in ... Read more
Finance Ministry to Buy Stationery, Solar Inverter, others with $5.6m World Bank Loan by Techeconomy December 26, 2023 0 Finance The World Bank has approved the sum of $5.6m for the Home Finance Department of the Ministry of Finance, Budget ... Read more
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Lands World Bank Job Amid Controversy by Justice Godfrey Okamgba July 4, 2023 0 Finance According to reports, Zainab Ahmed, the former Minister of Finance, has secured a job as an Alternate Executive Director at ... Read more
World Bank Warns of Potential Increase in Poverty amid Removal of Fuel Subsidy by Justice Godfrey Okamgba July 3, 2023 0 Finance According to the World Bank, if the Nigerian government doesn't compensate or provide support, approximately 7.1 million impoverished Nigerians could ... Read more
Subsidy Removal: $800m Loan was Granted in 2021, says World Bank by Justice Godfrey Okamgba June 27, 2023 0 Finance In a recent event assessing Nigeria's economy over the past six months, the World Bank clarified that the approved $800 ... Read more
Buhari Faces Lawsuit over $800m Loan Request by Justice Godfrey Okamgba May 18, 2023 0 Finance Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, has declared his intention to take legal action against the $800 ... Read more
Has CBN’s Idea of Curbing Inflation become Counter Productive? by Justice Godfrey Okamgba May 18, 2023 0 Finance The playbook adopted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to curb inflation seems ineffective amid persistent inflationary pressures. Inflation ... Read more
World Bank says Nigerians Abroad Remitted $168bn in Eight Years by Justice Godfrey Okamgba April 25, 2023 0 Finance Acording to a World Bank estimate, the Nigerian diaspora sent $168.33 billion to Nigeria over the course of the previous ... Read more
Finance Minister Explains how Nigeria Intends to Disburse $800m Palliative by Justice Godfrey Okamgba April 17, 2023 0 Finance In a move aimed at ameliorate the pains that will come with removal of fuel subsidy after June, the Nigerian ... Read more
[REPORT] Naira Lost 10.2% Value in 2022 by Justice Godfrey Okamgba April 7, 2023 0 Finance Rising food and fuel prices created significant inflation in the country in 2022, causing the Naira, Nigeria's currency, to lose ... Read more
Subsidy: FG Secures $800M World Bank Facility for Palliatives by Justice Godfrey Okamgba April 6, 2023 0 Finance The World Bank has given the Nigerian government $800 million to set up a comprehensive palliative scheme for its citizens ... Read more
World Bank Bemoans Poor Infrastructure, says ‘Nigeria is on Debt Servicing by Justice Godfrey Okamgba April 5, 2023 1 Finance According to the World Bank, Nigeria's major challenge is that it spends all of its revenues on debt servicing rather ... Read more