World Bank

The World Bank, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Agriculture, has organised a one-day sensitisation programme aimed at boosting agricultural production especially at the grassroots. The meeting, tagged; Agro-processing,…

American President Donald Trump considered nominating his daughter, Ivanka, to head the World Bank, and she also would have been “great” as US ambassador to the United Nations, said in an interview published, on Friday. “She’s a natural…

The World Bank says it plans to step up facilities that will create jobs and promote economic development among the private sector in Anambra State. The Programme Development Specialist, World Bank, Mrs. Anita Okemmili said this could be…

The World Bank on Monday approved 125 million dollars loan for Sri Lanka to help small farmers improve productivity and tackle climate change, local media reported. The World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Idah…

The Federal Government on Thursday said the economic impact of violence against children in Nigeria was estimated at 6.1 billion dollars (N967 billion ) annually. This amount is equivalent to about 1.07 per cent of the country’s Gross…

Nigerians living in the United Kingdom sent £3.27 billion back home in 2017, according to a report by the World Bank. A study researched by the bank has found that Nigeria was the top receiver of cash from the United Kingdom in 2017.…

The World Bank is to spend $3 million on three government technical colleges in Ekiti under the bank’s Innovation and Development Effectiveness for Acquisition of Skills ( IDEAS) programme. The bank’s Senior Education Specialist,  Dr…

Cities in emerging markets could attract $29 trillion in climate-related investments like green buildings and electric vehicles over the next decade, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) said, on Thursday. Researchers…