FG, World Bank to commence $750m rural electrification project November The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) says starting in November, the Federal Government will commence a new rural electricity project bankrolled by the World Bank to provide electricity for 17.5 million Nigerians. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunrise daily programme on Thursday. Recall that in December 2023, the World Bank announced the approval of Nigeria Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up project, being financed by $750m International Development Association credit...