World World Bank Targets COVID-related Projects in 100 Countries April 18, 2020 Adedapo Adesanya By Adedapo Adesanya The World Bank Group has disclosed that it will have COVID-19-related projects in 100 countries by the end of April. President Read More
General World Bank Earmarks $18.5m for Edo SEEFOR December 11, 2018 Dipo Olowookere By Dipo Olowookere The sum of $18.5 million will be spent on State for Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) projects in Edo State Read More
Jobs/Appointments World Bank Appoints Hafez Ghanem as Vice President for Africa July 9, 2018 Modupe Gbadeyanka By Modupe Gbadeyanka A development expert, Mr Hafez Ghanem, has been appointed as the new Vice President of the World Bank for Africa. Mr Read More
Economy World Bank Officials to Meet Nigerian Government Authorities, Private Sector May 9, 2018 Dipo Olowookere By Dipo Olowookere Senior officials of the World Bank Group are expected to have a meeting with the Federal Government today, Wednesday, May 09, Read More
Technology 9 Nigerian Firms for World Bank’s 20 Top African Start-Ups Digital Course November 7, 2017 Dipo Olowookere By Dipo Olowookere No fewer than nine firms linked with Nigeria have been shortlisted among the 20 most promising African digital start-ups to partake Read More
Economy Foreign Loans: World Bank Denies Disagreeing with Adeosun October 19, 2017 Modupe Gbadeyanka By Modupe Gbadeyanka The World Bank Group has refuted reports in Nigeria claiming it frowned at the decision of the Federal Government to continue Read More
Economy Nigeria Must Invest in its People to Grow—World Bank October 13, 2017 Dipo Olowookere By Dipo Olowookere President of the World Bank Group, Mr Jim Yong Kim, has advised the Nigerian government to invest in its people in Read More
Economy World Bank Seeks SA Firms’ Participation in $45b Projects September 30, 2017 Dipo Olowookere By Dipo Olowookere South African companies have been invited to stake a claim to the $45 billion that the World Bank Group has set Read More
World South Africa, World Bank Hold Seminar on Doing Business September 27, 2017 Modupe Gbadeyanka By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) through its Trade Invest Africa (TIA) division, has partnered with the World Bank Read More
Economy World Bank Reaffirms Support for Nigeria’s Mining Sector September 24, 2017 Modupe Gbadeyanka By Modupe Gbadeyanka Senior Mining Specialist, Energy and Extractive Industries (GEEDR) at the World Bank, Francisco Igualada, has reaffirmed the global bank’s support for Read More