Nigeria’s prosperity, Africa’s blueprint for success, World Bank declares

The World Bank has placed a significant emphasis on Nigeria’s critical role in shaping the future of Africa, asserting that the continent’s development hinges on Nigeria’s ability to thrive. Dr. Ndiame Diop, the Country Director of the World Bank, articulated this view during a lecture series hosted by the Department of Agricultural Economics at the…

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Empowerment schemes are cover-up for governance failure in Nigeria — Ex-Minister

Former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has delivered a scathing critique of the widespread empowerment schemes promoted by politicians across Nigeria. Mr Essien, who is also a former leader of the South-south Parliamentary Caucus in the National Assembly, also described the schemes as a wasteful cover-up for consistent governance failures at…

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