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20 LGs responsible for 50 per cent of COVID-19 cases – NGF

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said only 20 Local Governments in the country…

COVID-19: World Bank approves $114.28m for Nigeria

The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $114.28 million financing to help…

NGO hails $500m World Bank loan to improve girl-child education in Nigeria

The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation, and Protection (CEE-HOPE) on Friday hailed $500…

World Bank approves $500m for girls’ education in Kano, Kaduna, five others

The World Bank has approved a $500m credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for…

42% jobs lost to COVID-19 – World Bank chief

Almost half of those employed have lost their jobs due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,…

COVID-19: Nigeria may go into severe recession — World Bank

World Bank says Nigeria may go into a severe recession amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.…

World Bank boosts health insurance in Egypt with $400m

The World Bank said on Tuesday it would provide $400 million to support universal…

World Bank approved $346m for projects in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger

The World Bank has approved $346m for two projects aimed at strengthening resilience and…

World Bank to give Nigerian state $1.5bn to cushion Covid-19 impact

The World Bank has got a proposal of $1.5bn to states as an economic…

World Bank grants South Sudan $40m for social protection amid COVID-19 pandemic

The World Bank on Thursday approved a grant of about 40 million dollars in…

Chad to repay Angola $100m debt with 75,000 cattle in 10 years

Chad is repaying Angola a debt of $100m (£82m) with cattle, Angola's state-run newspaper…

World Bank approves fresh loans for Nigeria

The World Bank on Tuesday approved fresh loans for Nigeria after a meeting to…

Albania quake causes close to 1bn euros in damage

Officials on Wednesday said the Nov. 26 earthquake in Albania caused 985 million euros…

MCRP: World Bank trains contractors on environmental, social concerns

The World Bank (WB) on Tuesday began a 3-day training exercise to expose contractors…

NIMC needs N150bn to capture all Nigerians in its database

The Kano State Coordinator, National Identity Management Commission , Muhammad Auwalu, on Sunday said…