World Bank, FG appoint national coordinator for $700m agro-climatic project
The World Bank has appointed Mr. AbdulHamid Umar as the National Project Coordinator for its US$700 million Agro-Climatic Resilience in ...
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How sustainable is Nigeria’s public debt?
Recently, many Nigerians were alarmed when news circulated that Nigeria’s public debt burden might hit N77trillion if a request to ...
Humanitarian Affairs Ministry commiserates with flood victims, partners World Bank to assess post-disaster damage
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has once again condoled with victims of ...
Kaduna State attracted $4.48bn investments in 7 years – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Government has attracted a total investment portfolio of $4.48 billion comprising actualized and announced investments in the last ...
IMF urges policymakers to `act now’ to address global crisis
Ms Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged policymakers to urgently “act now and act together’’ ...
The West must return Africa’s stolen assets and artefacts
Nigerians were delighted by the news this summer that 72 artefacts, known as the Benin Bronzes, held by the Horniman ...
World Bank project will boost agricultural productivity — Kano farmers
Some beneficiaries of the input supports under the World Bank’s Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme, said the ...
Kano CARES project distributes solar-powered water pumps to farmers
The Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme, a Word Bank assisted-project, has bought solar-powered water pumps, worth N33 ...
Sierra Leone president says protests aimed to overthrow the government
Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, said on Friday that this week's anti-government protests, which led to the deaths of ...
FG appoints Salisu Dahiru pioneer DG National Council on Climate Change
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Salisu Mohammed Dahiru as the pioneer Director-General and Chief Executive Officer ...