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    Nigeria unable to use World Bank grant

    The Nigerian government has yet to gain access to a USD180 million World Bank aid to improve the country’s education sector. Mercy Agunbiade, an official at the bank, said no projects have satisfied the requirements outlined in the grant. If the situation persists, the agency will allocate the funding to other countries. (Source: World Bank?s USD180m grant to Nigeria not yet ac…

    By Newswire Newsletter // 20 March 2008

    The Nigerian government has yet to gain access to a USD180 million World Bank aid to improve the country’s education sector. Mercy Agunbiade, an official at the bank, said no projects have satisfied the requirements outlined in the grant. If the situation persists, the agency will allocate the funding to other countries. (Source: World Bank?s USD180m grant to Nigeria not yet accessed/The Banking Times)

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