How new World Bank President will emerge (DETAILS of criteria selection process) by Patrick Akpu January 10, 2019 0 The World Bank Group has released details of how its new president would emerge following following the announcement of the ...
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim resigns abruptly, announces new plans by Patrick Akpu January 7, 2019 0 World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim on Monday announced that he will be stepping down from his position after ...
Russian bank mistakenly gives $12bn loan to Central African Republic by newspeak November 28, 2018 0 Central African Republic landed a windfall on Tuesday, at least on paper, when Russian state bank VTB reported it had ...
World Bank, Denmark, cancel aids to Tanzania over rights abuses by Patrick Akpu November 16, 2018 0 Tanzania’s second-biggest donor Denmark said it would withhold 10 million dollars worth of aid funds, citing concerns over human rights ...
Nigeria ranks 146 out of 190 countries on Ease of Doing Business index by Patrick Akpu October 31, 2018 0 Nigeria has dropped by one step on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business index. The country now ranks 146 ...
Arunma Oteh leaves World Bank, joins Oxford University by Patrick Akpu October 29, 2018 - Updated on October 30, 2018 0 Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) DG and World Bank Vice President, Ms Arunma Oteh, will leave her position at ...
World Bank to Nigeria: Your educational outcomes poor, invest in your people by Patrick Akpu October 11, 2018 0 The World Bank has expressed worry at Nigeria's low investment in health and education, describing the outcomes as poor. This ...
World Bank approves $2.1bn loan for 7 projects in Nigeria by Patrick Akpu June 28, 2018 0 The World Bank on Thursday announced the approval of $2.1bn loan for seven projects to be executed in Nigeria. World ...
Kaduna senators in National Assembly are useless, ignorant – el-Rufai by Patrick Akpu May 5, 2018 0 Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has described the three senators representing the state in the National Assembly as useless and ...
World Bank rep commends Oyo govt on School Census report by Patrick Akpu December 28, 2017 0 The World Bank representative in Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Adekola, has commended the Oyo State Government on the 2016/2017 Annual School ...
World Bank disagrees with Adeosun on government borrowing by Patrick Akpu October 17, 2017 0 The World Bank has disagreed with the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on the need for the Federal Government ...
What I actually told World Bank chief about the north, Buhari explains by Patrick Akpu October 13, 2017 0 President Muhammadu Buhari has put up an explanation for the comment recently attributed to the President of the World Bank Group, ...
Buhari asked us to focus on northern Nigeria – World Bank by Patrick Akpu October 13, 2017 1 The President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim, said on Thursday that the bank had concentrated on the ...
Nigeria must increase revenue to sustain interest payment on debt – World Bank by Patrick Akpu April 20, 2017 0 Although Nigeria’s total current debt is relatively low compared to its Gross Domestic Product, interest rate payment is not sustainable ...
FG yet to decide how much to loan from World Bank – Udoma by Patrick Akpu February 15, 2017 0 The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udoma, says the Federal Government is yet to decide the amount of ...