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World Bank: Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth Critical for Nigeria’s Economic Future
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s economy can be made more climate-resilient and less carbon-intensive without foregoing growth, argue two new World Bank reports: “Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria” and “Low-Carbon Development Opportunities for Nigeria,” released this week. These studies are the fruit of a two-year long collaboration between the World Bank and the Government of Nigeria to address the challenges … Continue reading World Bank: Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Growth Critical for Nigeria’s Economic Future
Paper Notes Return, Polymer Out, CBN Says
April 19, 2022
“By the middle of the year, we will start to produce the second generation of lower denomination notes, now in paper not in polymer,” says the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Tunde Lemo, at the ongoing World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) forum in Washington United States. He continued, “My plea is … Continue reading Paper Notes Return, Polymer Out, CBN Says
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Expected in Nigeria for Airtel’s Night of Influence
April 19, 2022
The presenter of Global Public Square on CNN and Editor-at-large of TIME Magazine, Fareed Zakaria, is expected in Nigeria by mid-November for an event, Night of Influence, put together by Airtel. Night of Influence will have Zakaria speak on Africa’s Political Economy: The Challenge of Leadership. Business leaders, top bureaucrats and career folks are expected … Continue reading CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Expected in Nigeria for Airtel’s Night of Influence
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Okonjo – Iweala Makes List For Forbes Most Powerful Women In The World!
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, enters the list of Forbes Most Powerful Women in the World at number 81. She is in a list that includes heads of states, CEOs, media personalities and entertainers.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Adds Another Feather to Her Cap With a UN Appointment
April 19, 2022
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is on the cusp of history on becoming a candidate for the presidency of the World Bank, as an African and as a woman. Riding on the wave of this notable achievement is a new appointment from the United nations to tackle child malnutrition. Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, … Continue reading Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Adds Another Feather to Her Cap With a UN Appointment