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Nigeria needs adequate digital and financial infrastructure to support a swift transition to a cashless economy, the World Bank has said. The World Bank stated that this was one of the reasons the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Naira redesign…

The World Bank-supported by Kaduna State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project has trained not less than 30,000 academic and non-academic staff of secondary schools on what it tagged, ‘School-Related…

The Nigeria Customs Service and the World Bank, under the 'Accelerating Revenue Mobilisation Reforms Programme,' has introduced modalities for migration from the Fast Track Regime to Fast Track 2.0. This is in a bid to improve trade…

The World Bank-supported Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Kaduna State has trained 300 school officials to curb gender-based violence in secondary schools. READ ALSO:Kaduna State Nurses declare…

The Delta State Government says it has approved about 123 water project schemes within the past 10 months. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Water Development, Chief Samuel Mariere while briefing journalists on the ministry’s…

Global commodity prices are expected to decline this year at the fastest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new World Bank report has shown. It is expected to cloud the growth prospects of almost two-thirds of…

The World Bank has approved a $100 million loan for El Salvador to help the Central American country improve the reliability and quality of its water supplies as well as prepare for natural disasters. According to a statement by the…

The World Bank has advised the Nigerian Government to unify the nation’s multiple exchange rate windows and carry out a number of other reforms to strengthen the economy and restore macroeconomic stability. In its latest Macro Poverty…

The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed with a delegation of financial experts have arrived in Washington DC, US, for the 2023 IMF WorldBank Spring Meetings. Mrs Shamsuna attended a…

The World Bank has stated its readiness to partner with the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on youth empowerment, job creation and skills development for corps members. The Lead Economist of the World Bank Youth Employment and Skills…