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Nigeria one of the ‘hardest’ countries to do business

    Nigeria one of the ‘hardest’ countries to do business

The World Bank Group (WBG) has ranked Nigeria as one of the hardest countries to do business in 2015, falling 23 places down the rankings when compared with the 2014 report.

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Falana: Buhari does not need G7 to succeed

    Falana: Buhari does not need G7 to succeed

Legal practitioner and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has opposed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to solicit assistance from G7 in solving the Boko Haram challenge or any other.

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Ebola has cost Africa ‘less than expected’

    Ebola has cost Africa ‘less than expected’

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has cost Africa’s economy less than expected, a World Bank chief has said. Francisco Ferreira, World Bank’s chief economist for Africa, stated on Wednesday that the

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World Bank boosts SME funding in Nigeria with N80bn

    World Bank boosts SME funding in Nigeria with N80bn

The board of executive directors of the World Bank has approved a N80bn ($500m) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) credit to increase access to finance for medium and

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World Bank commits N32bn to Ebola fight

  World Bank commits N32bn to Ebola fight

The World Bank says it has earmarked the sum of N32bn ($200m) to support West Africa’s fight against the spread of

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Nigeria’s poverty level drops by 2.1 percentage points in 2 years

  Nigeria’s poverty level drops by 2.1 percentage points in 2 years

Poverty rate in Nigeria has dropped from 35.2% of population in 2010/2011 to 33.1% in 2012/2013, according to the World Bank. 

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‘900 schools burnt, 176 teachers killed in Borno’

  ‘900 schools burnt, 176 teachers killed in Borno’

Nine hundred schools and 176 teachers have been killed since the onslaught of Boko Haram in Borno State in 2011, Governor

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Jonathan: Private jets show Nigeria is not poor

  Jonathan: Private jets show Nigeria is not poor

  President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest countries in the

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Kale: We provide World Bank Nigeria’s poverty figures

The Statistician General of the Federation, Yemi Kale, on Wednesday said the World Bank used the 2010 National Bureau of

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World Bank earmarks $8bn for Nigeria

  World Bank earmarks $8bn for Nigeria

The World Bank has announced its decision to budget $8billion (about N1.3 trillion) to support job creation, social service delivery

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