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1. Sokoto tops FG’s N123.348bn grants to states…… The federal government Wednesday disbursed N123.348 billion (USD324.6million) to states under its States Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) Programme for Results. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Hajiya…
2. COVID-19: Grant businesses, individuals tax relief,… World Bank By Henry Umoru As part of efforts to mitigate the debilitating effects of COVID-19, states are being encouraged by the World Bank and Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, to…
3. Kwara wins $16.9m in SFTAS achievements for 2019/2020 Kwara State government has won $16.9 million worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme for results — the highest ever achieved…
4. Aba residents decry increase in pump price of fuel… Residents of Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State have decried the recent increase in pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) by the Federal Government. They argued that the…
5. World Bank’s grant to Osun: Fadahunsi lied The claim by Senator Francis Fadahunsi that the Osun State received a certain N9 billion World Bank fund with nothing to show for it, is not only outlandish, but bogus.…
6. SERAP write World Bank, says $114M COVID-19 grant… The Civic Group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project have written an open letter to the World Bank, expressing concern that the recently granted $114M COVID-19 relief fund could be looted,…
7. Grant varsities autonomy, says Nwoko, former varsity… A former university lecturer and World Bank consultant, Chinedum Nwoko, has urged federal and state governments to immediately put in place necessary platform to commence the process of granting the…
8. Sokoto gets World Bank $22m grant for financial propriety The World Bank has granted Sokoto state government $22 million for its commitment to the implementation of the state’s Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme. A statement by the…
9. Obaseki’s tech reforms excite Ikhine, as two… Impressed by the impact of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s reforms in building a vibrant technology and innovation community at the Edo Innovation Hub, a former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic…
10. Nigerian businesses to get N500m of Facebook’s $100m grant Facebook said it plans to support 781 small businesses in Nigeria with a grant of N500 million ($1.3 million) as part of the $100 million Global Grants Programme it announced…
11. 20m Nigerians to get N1m to N5m grant-SEM The Social Exchange Market (SEM), has said it would be disbursing cash grant to over 20 million Nigerians this December, 2020. It said that each beneficiary would get between N1…
12. World Bank to Nigeria: Strengthen naira reforms to… The World Bank has asked Nigeria to strengthen reforms of the naira before it can approve a $1.5 billion loan, Reuters reported the lender’s country director as saying yesterday. World…
13. World Bank approves $500m for girls’ secondary… The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) towards improving secondary education opportunities among girls in seven states in…