World Bank

Nigeria receives 15 World Bank-funded power transformers

The federal government through the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, on Sunday announced that it had taken delivery of 15…

4 years ago

Nigeria launches World Bank’s $750 Million COVID-19 support facility

Nigeria has launched the Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus, NG-CARES, a multi-sectoral programme designed to support vulnerable and poor…

4 years ago

NG-CARE will help Nigerian states earn $20m in 2 years, says World Bank

The World Bank has said that the Nigerian COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme will enable each state…

4 years ago

World Bank urges Nigeria to impose special tax on alcohol, cigarettes

The World Bank Group has urged the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to…

4 years ago

World Bank forecasts high oil prices until 2023

The World Bank has noted that the surge in oil prices may persist until 2023 and this could have an…

5 years ago

World Bank, AFDB provide $550m support for off-grid solutions

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has announced the receipt of $550 million funding from the World Bank (WB) and the…

5 years ago

TCN, World Bank train 708 electrical engineers

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and World Bank have commenced an intensive training programme for 708 electrical engineers in…

5 years ago

Nigeria to rake in N462bn through electronic money transfer levy

Nigeria is set to make a total of N462bn as a source of stable revenue from the electronic money transfer…

5 years ago

COVID-19: World Bank, AU partner to support vaccination for 400m Africans

The World Bank Group and the African Union (AU) have entered into a partnership to support the Africa Vaccine Acquisition…

5 years ago

World Bank, AU to deploy vaccines for 400m Africans

The World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU) COVID-19 Vaccine Procurement Task Force (AVATT) have announced their decision to…

5 years ago

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