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Examining World Bank’s AgriConnect to transform global agriculture

At the recently concluded Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group in Washington D.C., the World Bank unveiled its flagship agricultural initiative,...

AgriConnect helping small farmers move from subsistence to surplus – World Bank

The World Bank says AgriConnect, its flagship initiative to boost agriculture, will assist smallholder farmers move from subsistence to surplus. President of the World Bank...

Tinubu tasks IMF, World Bank, others on climate action funding

President Bola Tinubu has called on the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and African Development Bank (AfDB) to scale up financing for climate...

World Bank, IMF climate snub ‘worrying’, says COP29 presidency

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing...

African Tribunal to challenge IMF, World Bank policies

More than 200 people will gather from June 18 to 19, 2025, for an African International People's Tribunal challenging International Monetary Fund and World...

Nigeria urges World Bank to support dam upgrade, irrigation expansion

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged the World Bank to increase its support for Nigeria’s plans to upgrade...

Account for missing N500bn, SERAP tells NNPCL

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited, “to...

World Bank supports Bangladesh in flood risk reduction, recovery

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Thursday, May 15, 2025, approved $270 million in financing to bolster Bangladesh’s flood recovery efforts and...

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Lagos begins rehabilitation of Iju, Adiyan water plants

The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has begun the rehabilitation of Iju and Adiyan Water Treatment Plants to improve potable...
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African Energy Bank headquarters handed over, to raise $15bn by 2030

Africa has advanced a major step toward energy sovereignty with the official handover of the African Energy Bank (AEB)...

Lagos Assembly orders suspension of Makoko demolitions

The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the state government to immediately suspend all demolition activities at the...

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Lagos begins rehabilitation of Iju, Adiyan water plants

The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has begun the rehabilitation...

African Energy Bank headquarters handed over, to raise $15bn by 2030

Africa has advanced a major step toward energy sovereignty...
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