World Bank Reaffirms Support for Nigeria’s Development Agenda<\/p>\n
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun received the World Bank’s Executive Director for the Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa (ANSA) Constituency, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, over the weekend for a strategic briefing on Nigeria’s priorities within the Bank’s constituency.<\/p>\n
According to s statement by Mohammed Manga, the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mrs Ahmed reaffirmed the Bank\u2019s commitment to supporting Nigeria\u2019s development agenda and praised the country\u2019s leadership role in continental forums, including the recent Africa Caucus.<\/p>\n
HM Edun emphasised that Nigeria is committed to channelling multilateral support into impactful projects that expand infrastructure, create jobs, and unlock private sector investment. He noted that reforms such as subsidy removal, improved tax collection, and digitisation are already attracting international capital, with new investments in manufacturing signalling renewed confidence in Nigeria\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
*We are targeting GDP growth of up to 7% in the medium term, more than double population growth and significantly raise living standards,* the Minister said. *Our focus is on structural reforms in agriculture, power, and digital infrastructure to build a stronger, more competitive economy.*<\/p>\n
HM Edun welcomed the World Bank\u2019s continued partnership, stressing that Nigeria\u2019s reform momentum, combined with strategic multilateral support, will lay the foundation for sustainable growth and private sector\u2013led development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
World Bank Reaffirms Support for Nigeria’s Development Agenda The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun received the World Bank’s Executive Director for the Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa (ANSA) Constituency, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, over the weekend for a strategic briefing on Nigeria’s priorities within the Bank’s constituency. According […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":148063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,323,20],"tags":[2110,2111,157,81],"class_list":{"0":"post-148062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-finance","8":"category-international","9":"category-the-nation","10":"tag-development-agenda","11":"tag-mrs-zainab-shamsuna-ahmed","12":"tag-nigeria","13":"tag-world-bank"},"yoast_head":"\n