By Kadiri Abdulrahman The World Bank is developing the International Finance Corporation (IFC2030) strategy to strengthen private capital mobilisation, its President Ajay Banga, said in Washington DC. Banga, who was speaking during the plenary of the annual meeting of the bank, said that such reforms were the foundation towards achievingContinue Reading

By Nana Musa The Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, has reiterated the country’s commitment to structural reforms, job creation and resilient infrastructure as central pillars of its economic transformation agenda. Uzoka-Anite told journalists on the sidelines of the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group (WBG) AnnualContinue Reading

By Nana Musa The Minister of State for Finance, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, say the country has gained global investors’ confidence. Uzoka-Anite disclosed this to journalists on the sidelines of the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Group (WBG) Meetings, in Washington. She that the investors’ interest in the country’s economyContinue Reading

By Felicia Imohimi ActionAid Nigeria, in collaboration with other stakeholders, has launched the Movement for the Transformation of Nigeria (MOTiON), aimed at promoting collective action to address social and institutional poverty in the country. MOTiON brings together Nigerians from mass democratic and workers’ organisations, pro-democracy movements, social justice advocates, womenContinue Reading

By Nana Musa The Director-General (D-G) of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, says the country is strategically positioning itself to lead Africa’s digital transformation. Abdullahi said this in Washington, on the sidelines of the 2025 IMF/World Bank Group Annual Meetings. He said that Nigeria was taking theContinue Reading

By Lilian U. Okoro The Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has decried the many lives lost on Lagos roads due to delays caused by onlookers taking videos instead of assisting first responders. Represented by the Director of Medical Services, Lagos Health Service Commission, Dr Olawale Adegbite, AbayomiContinue Reading

By Abiodun Lawal Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says adults and societal leaders owe it to the youths to provide truthful, transparent, transformational, and selfless leadership. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta on Saturday at the grand reunion and maiden lecture series of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), United Kingdom AlumniContinue Reading