Nigeria set to host Regional Digital Economy Conference
Policy makers and stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem in the West African sub-region will converge in Abuja from January 31 to 1srt February for the Digital Economy Regional Conference…
A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report
Jan. 13, 2023 …Another 1.9 m babies tragically stillborn An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years…
2023 global growth to slow to 1.7% from 3% expected six months ago – World Bank
Jan. 11, 2023 …Says Sharp, Long-lasting Slowdown to Hit Developing Countries Hard The World bank says Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates,…
Pantami in US, Meets With Space X, World Bank, Google to Strengthen Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Nigeria, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, had meetings at Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (Space X) headquarters in Hawthorne, California, as well as a…
IDA Countries’ Debt-Service Payments Projected to Top $62bn in 2022
Dec. 6, 2022 …As Debt-Service Payments Put Biggest Squeeze on Poor Countries Since 2000 The poorest countries eligible to borrow from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) now spend…
LASG URGES WORLD BANK TO EXTEND APPEALS PROJECT AS 8,000 FARMERS BENEFIT IN 5 YEARS
Nov. 22, 2022 Following the positive impact of the Agro-processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project on farmers’ productivity in the State, Lagos State Government has appealed to…
Global debt levels rose ‘substantially’ in 2021- World Bank
Nov. 14, 2022 Debt levels among low- and middle-income countries rose sharply in 2021, with China accounting for 66% of lending by official bilateral creditors, World Bank President David Malpass…
World Bank Group Presents New Fund for Lowering Emissions
November 8, 2022 The World Bank on Tuesday announced a new multi-partner fund that will pool funding from the global community — including donor countries, the private sector and foundations…
Poor nations face peril over elusive G-20 debt relief push
OCTOBER 23, 2022 A failure to secure meaningful progress on a debt relief for the world’s poorest nations at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting in Washington…
THE WEST MUST RETURN AFRICA’S STOLEN ASSETS, AS WELL AS ITS ARTEFACTS – BY BUHARIÂ
October 6, 2022 Nigerians were delighted by the news this summer that 72 artefacts, known as the Benin Bronzes, held by the Horniman Museum in London were returning home, 125…