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Labour unions reject World Bank, AfDB’s ‘Mission 300’ electricity initiative over debt concerns
Labour unions in Africa, including Nigeria, have jointly rejected the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank-assisted ‘Mission 300’ electricity access programme, as they argued that the initiative further places ‘unsustainable debt burdens on already struggling governments.’ The labour unions while…
Hormuz: IMF, World Bank, IEA warn of acute fuel scarcity
Amid escalating prices of petroleum products, as well as, the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across parts of Nigeria, and the rest of the world, leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA) have warned of…
Nigeria, World Bank restructure $500m education funding programme, as more states now to benefit
Nigeria and the World Bank have agreed to restructure the $500m HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All programme earlier approved for the country, last year, with more states now to benefit. The new structuring formula sees a cut in the…
World Bank withdraws $717m power sector loan facility to Nigeria over unsatisfactory performance
World Bank and Federal Government have both claimed responsibility for the reported cancellation of the $717m undisbursed power sector loan facility from the financial institution. Federal Government had, Tuesday, announced the cancellation of the $717.7 million in undisbursed funding under the…
Nigeria retains third spot among World Bank’s biggest borrowers
Nigeria has retained its position as the third largest borrower from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) despite recording a slight reduction in its debt profile during the first quarter of 2026. Data obtained from the bank showed that the…
Nigeria’s total public debt to hit N160.98tn, as fresh $1.25bn World Bank loan nears approval
As a fresh World Bank loan by the federal government nears approval, the country’s total public debt profile is now projected to reach N160.98 trillion. This figure is sharp rise from the N87.38 it stood, as at the assumption of…
Covert volunteers uncover decoy terror funding schemes
Using facial recognition software, the team tracked down footage on social media showing the recruiter calling on Gazan youth to become “Soldiers of the next October 7.” This past July, a cleric from Gaza with 1 million followers on TikTok…
Trade envoy pldges stronger UK-Nigeria economic ties
Sopuruchi Onwuka The UK Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Florence Eshalomi MP, has declared the commitment of the British government to supporting Nigerian businesses as they scale globally and to ensuring our partnership delivers real, inclusive impact. Ms Eshalomi who concluded…
Africa Energy Bank: Will Nigeria miss another great opportunity?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The delay in the full funding and activation of the highly anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB) clearly falls into pattern with the inability of African countries to muster critical collaborative thrust in pushing collective agenda; it reinvents the…
New partnerships with financial sector to unlock growth in UK and overseas
Efforts to address the climate crisis and boost growth in the Global South and at home will be enhanced under a partnership approach between the government and the UK financial sector, the UK’s Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds has announced….
