World Bank Flags Nigeria Child Development Crisis, Urges Urgent Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Bank warns that Nigeria faces a deepening early childhood development crisis, citing alarming rates of child mortality, stunting, and…
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World Bank Grants $5m for Solar Power in Yobe Institutions
YOBE, Nigeria – Yobe State secures a $5 million World Bank grant to install solar power in key health and educational facilities. The project…
Oyo Education Reforms Return 65,000 Out-Of-School Children to Classrooms
IBADAN, Nigeria – Education reforms under the Oyo State Government bring more than 65,000 out-of-school children back into classrooms, Governor Seyi Makinde says, marking…
Ogun Lawmakers Pledge Support for World Bank Rural Healthcare Reforms
OGUN, Nigeria – The Ogun State House of Assembly pledges sustained legislative backing for reforms aimed at improving rural healthcare delivery, assuring a World…
World Bank Backs SPESSE Certification, Urges Transparency Standards
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Bank commends the launch of professional certification examinations under Nigeria’s SPESSE Project, stressing that credibility, transparency and strong verification…
World Bank Endorses Nigeria’s SPESSE, Approves Fresh Funding Boost
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s skills development agenda receives a major boost as the World Bank endorses the SPESSE project and approves additional financing, citing…
Streets Instead of Schoolyards: How Nigeria’s Poverty Trap Is Stealing Childhoods, Endangering Public Health
ABUJA, Nigeria – On the scorching asphalt of Nigeria’s capital, childhood begins not with school bells or playground laughter, but with the roar of…
World Bank: 139m Nigerians Still in Poverty Despite Reforms
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Bank says about 139 million Nigerians remain in poverty despite ongoing government reforms. At the launch of the Nigeria…