World Bank

April 06, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s labour market continues to tilt sharply against women in formal employment, with only 10.5 percent of employed women engaged in wage and salaried jobs as of 2025, according to the World Bank’s latest...

March 26, (THEWILL) — The World Bank Group says it is stepping up engagement with emerging market economies as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East begins to disrupt commodity markets and global logistics. In a statement, the institution noted...

March 04, (THEWILL) — The World Bank has cautioned that Nigeria and many other developing economies may be heading toward a significant employment crisis as demographic pressures intensify over the next decade. Demographic trends show that about 1.2 billion...

February 19, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s growing dependence on concessional financing has come into sharper focus as its debt to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) rose to $18.7 billion. For Africa’s largest economy, the figure tells a broader...

February 04, (THEWILL) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told a high-level World Bank delegation that Nigeria’s economic reforms are irreversible and necessary for long-term growth and stability, underscoring the government’s resolve to stay the course despite initial difficulties...

February 04, (THEWILL) — The World Bank has declared Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu as a global reference point for steady and credible leadership, citing the government’s resolve to stay the course despite initial challenges. The commendation...

January 23, (THEWILL) — The World Bank has approved $50 million in fresh financing to expand solar-powered agricultural infrastructure across Nigeria and five other African countries, strengthening the link between clean energy access and food production in rural communities. The...

January 21, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has secured a 12 million dollar performance-based funding window from the World Bank to support states hosting internally displaced persons. This initiative is tied to verified reforms in data collection, governance, and community...

January 14, (THEWILL) — The World Bank has lifted Nigeria’s economic growth outlook, projecting the economy will expand by 4.4 percent in 2026 and again in 2027, marking the fastest pace of growth in more than a decade,...

January 13, (THEWILL) — The global economy is proving more resilient than expected despite persistent trade tensions and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in its latest Global Economic Prospects report released on Monday. Global growth is projected to remain...