World Bank

December 16, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has approved a $700m credit from the International Development Association for the Nigeria Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project. A statement issued on Thursday by the Bank’s Senior External Affairs Officer for Nigeria,...

October 25, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerians firms and Individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices in its 2021 fiscal year 2021, a new report has revealed. A list of debarred individuals and...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 19, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has disclosed plans to invest $150 billion in Africa within the next five years towards promoting development on the continent. The President of World Bank Group, David Malpass, disclosed this on Tuesday...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 14, (THEWILL) - Lagos State Government says its World Bank-assisted Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement, Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project will construct 13.16km Farm Access Roads (FARs) in four cluster areas. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya,...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has announced that the 2021 Spring Meetings will take place virtually from Monday, April 5, through Sunday, April 11. To accommodate for the time differences between countries, the organizers says...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 18, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has selected former Senegal Finance Minister, Makhtar Diop, to lead the agency responsible for private sector finance at a critical time for the global recovery. He would be the first African to...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 06, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has approved the sum of $500m to Nigeria to boost access to electricity and improve the performance of electricity distribution in Nigeria. The bank in a statement issued on Friday, said...

BEVERLY HILL, January 15, (THEWILL) -  Africa’s war against desertification has received a boost with a donation of $25.5 billion coming from the World Bank, Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of France. The donors are supporting the 8,000-kilometre-long Great...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has provided the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) with protective equipment (PPE) against Covid-19 worth £172m, to assist the agency to carry out enrolments for National Identification Numbers (NIN) across the...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 16, (THEWILL) - The World Bank International Development Association (IDA) has approved the sum of $60million for the Republic of Benin to help the West African country fight youth joblessness in poor regions. A statement issued by...