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World Bank mulls $150bn development fund for Africa

    World Bank mulls $150bn development fund for Africa

The World Bank says it will invest $150 billion over a period of five years to boost development in Africa. David Malpass, group president of the World Bank, announced this

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World Bank: Foreign sponsors driving key projects in Nigeria

    World Bank: Foreign sponsors driving key projects in Nigeria

The World Bank says projects with foreign sponsors, especially from China, have played an important role in developing sizable infrastructure projects in Nigeria. This is contained in the bank’s ‘Private

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World Bank: Nigeria responsible for over 40% diaspora remittances in Sub Saharan Africa

    World Bank: Nigeria responsible for over 40% diaspora remittances in Sub Saharan Africa

The World Bank says Nigeria is responsible for over 40 percent of diaspora remittances in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). In a statement on Wednesday, the Washington-based financial institution said remittances

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‘It’s false’ — NBS refutes claim World Bank questioned Nigeria’s employment data

    ‘It’s false’ — NBS refutes claim World Bank questioned Nigeria’s employment data

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has denied a claim by Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, that the World Bank has questioned the methodology employed to generate Nigeria’s employment

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World Bank: Nigeria among top gas flaring countries globally

  World Bank: Nigeria among top gas flaring countries globally

The World Bank says Nigeria alongside Russia, Iraq, Iran, United States, Algeria and Venezuela are the top gas flaring countries

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‘It’s inaccurate’ — FG refutes World Bank report on poor power supply

  ‘It’s inaccurate’ — FG refutes World Bank report on poor power supply

The federal government has questioned the accuracy of a World Bank report which indicated that 78 percent of power consumers

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World Bank: Businesses in Nigeria lose $29bn annually to erratic power supply

  World Bank: Businesses in Nigeria lose $29bn annually to erratic power supply

The World Bank says businesses in the country suffer an annual loss of $29 billion as a result of “unreliable”

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Nigeria to benefit as G-20 mulls extension of debt service freeze till December

  Nigeria to benefit as G-20 mulls extension of debt service freeze till December

David Malpass, World Bank president, says G-20 countries may extend debt service suspension till December. He said a decision will

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World Bank: Nigeria exited recession earlier than expected

  World Bank: Nigeria exited recession earlier than expected

The World Bank says Nigeria made an early exit out of recession than projected in its October 2020 forecast for

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World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa growth to hit 3.4% in 2021

  World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa growth to hit 3.4% in 2021

The World Bank says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expected to rise between 2.3 percent and 3.4 percent

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