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FG cancels $717.7m World Bank...

The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7 million...

From the Sahel to the...

From the Sahel to the World: Are...

FG cancels $717.7m World Bank Power Sector loan amid reform setbacks

The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7 million in undisbursed World Bank intervention funds meant to support reforms in Nigeria’s troubled electricity sector. The decision followed a formal request by the Federal Government and a joint agreement with the World Bank to discontinue financing under the Power Sector Recovery Performance-Based Operation after key reform targets failed to materialise amid changing realities in the sector. Documents obtained from the World Bank showed that the cancellation affects the remaining balance of a broader $1.52 billion power sector recovery programme. “The restructuring will result in the...
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Education

Only 3 Nigerian...

Only 3 Nigerian varsities in world ranking, appear outside top 1000 Only three Nigerian universities managed to secure spots in the Quacquarelli Symonds 2026 World...
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Sports

Osimhen is the...

Osimhen is the best striker in the world, but needs to be focused - Chelle Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has described Victor Osimhen...
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Hetty Green: Wonders...

Hetty Green: Wonders of world's most stingy person   Hetty Green is considered the most stingy woman in history, her wealth is estimated at more than...
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International

World’s first gonorrhoea...

World's first gonorrhoea vaccine launched for "high-risk individuals" England will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted...
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Feature

Getting Shot 6...

Getting Shot 6 Times, Years of Imprisonment: Life, trials of world's poorest president (May 1935 – May 2025) Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as...
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Columns

As Pope Francis...

As Pope Francis goes home, by Abiodun Komolafe The world has paid its respects to Pope Francis. The ‘exequies’, or papal funeral rites, were a fitting tribute...
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News

WhatsApp to cut...

WhatsApp to cut off millions of Nigerians using old phones Millions of old telephone users in Nigeria and across the world may soon find themselves...
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International

Stampede at world’s...

Stampede at world’s largest religious festival kills 15 people Story by Dajen Comfort Yakubu  A stampede at the Kumbh Mela festival in northern India has killed...
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Milestone

Yobe youth, Abdulrahman...

Yobe youth, Abdulrahman Saidu, breaks World Record for most headshots in one hour The Guinness World Records has confirmed Yobe-based photographer, Saidu Abdulrahman, as the...
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