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World Bank Approves $500m Credit Line For Girls’ Empowerment

World Bank
The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment towards improving secondary education opportunities for girls in seven states in Nigeria.Read More

World Bank, Discos Meet Today Over Forensic Audit

World Bank
Investors in the power distribution companies will today make a presentation in a meeting with the World Bank over the controversial forensic audit of Discos’ accounts ordered by the NationalRead More

Naira Trades At N381 To 1 US Dollar – Reuters

Nigeria Naira vs the US Dollar
The Nigerian Naira resumed trading on the official market at 381 to the dollar after no quotes for two straight sessions, as the central bank unified the country’s multiple exchangeRead More

World Bank Approves $48m To Help Uganda Curb Locust Plague

World Bank
The World Bank said its board of executive directors has approved $48 million to help Uganda fight a desert locust invasion threatening livelihoods. The funds, under the Emergency Locust ResponseRead More

Coronavirus: Cross River Begins Payment of N30,000 To Youths

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade
The Cross River State Government on Monday, April 20th, 2020 began the monthly payment of 30,000 stipends to beneficiaries of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO) as aRead More

Nigeria, Others Need $114bn To Fight COVID-19 – IMF

IMF boss, Kristalina Georgieva
Nigeria and other African countries need an estimated $114bn to fund the campaign against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease on the continent. This was disclosed in a statement postedRead More

Coronavirus Deaths Across Africa Hit 1,000

Coronavirus disease 2019, otherwise known as COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 has killed 1,000 people across Africa since the pandemic emerged late last year, according to an AFP tally using official figures. Algeria is the African countryRead More