Tag: World Bank
Abigail Anaba profiles Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Why NOI deserves our praise (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)
by Abigail Anaba Even NOI’s ‘enemies’ will acknowledge that she is an uncommonly brilliant and intelligent woman whose economic weight ...
Opinion: Guarantees are a broad brush with toll roads and the public account
by Ifeanyi Uddin First, governments could opt to build the roads cheaply, deploying tax revenues for this purpose. In this ...
CSR-in-Action promotes transparency and effective policy implementation within the Nigerian Extractive Industries
by Akintomiwa Agbaje In a bid to sustainably promote unity through collaborative action, accountability and transparency within the extractive ...
Opinion: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – A prophet without honour in her country
by Omolara Williams And the surprising thing is that, even while our legislators and other not-so-informed people at home are ...
Kayode Komolafe: But where are the jobs?
by Kayode Komolafe Jobs are not only meant to give the young men and women means of livelihood, being employed ...
Opinion: Jonathan, Boko Haram and the game of musical chairs
by Obademi Ayodeji Until recent times, it seemed to the public eye that the Nigerian government, in all its colossal ...
“Please go and sleep at home” – The Oby Ezekwesili interview you have to read
by Akan Ido Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s former Minister of Solid Minerals, and former World Bank Vice President spoke with ...
“Change agent”: Okonjo-Iweala makes list of world’s 100 most powerful women
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been ranked number 83 in Forbes’ 100 world most powerful women. According ...
Why are the World Bank and IMF praising us? – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze
by Cheta Nwanze “An attack on the King’s soldier is an attack on the King himself.” The above statement was ...
Charles Soludo: Forget self-promoting advert campaigns, this is how gov’t performance is measured
by Charles Soludo How do we know if the states are ‘performing’ or not? We are constantly inundated with self-advertisements ...
Opinion: Nigeria’s GDP – Punching below its weight
by Tunji Andrews Nigeria no longer stands on the that top ten list of “fastest growing countries”. Our 6.5% GDP ...
Opinion: ‘The Green Revolution’ and the realities of today’s youth
by Wale Bakare Oil became the new Agriculture of my generation. Owning an oil block was more worthy than tilling ...
Tragic choices: How Yar’Adua, Jonathan squandered N10.6trn – Oby Ezekwesili
by Isi Esene Oby Ezekwesili, former Vice President (Africa) of the World Bank and federal minister during the President Olusegun ...
Senate approves $7.1bn foreign loans for FG and states
by Akan Ido The Senate yesterday approved the sum of $7.109billion for federal and state governments under the 2012-2014 Medium ...
Akintunde Oyebode: Sing while you’re winning (YNaija FrontPage)
I don’t envy the men paid to defend the image of the Nigerian government, and wish them the very best ...
Mover and Shaker: Okonjo-Iweala makes The Economist’s cover (SNAPSHOT)
by Akan Ido Along with other notable personalities like the German chancellor, Angela Merkel and Chinese Communist Party leader, Xi ...
“I am one of those praying for Nigeria’s oil to dry up” – Oby Ezekwesili
by Isi Esene Oby Ezekwesili, the former World Bank vice-president for Africa, over the weekend said she prays for Nigeria’s ...
Not another run: Okonjo-Iweala denies interest in World Trade Organisation job
by Stanley Azuakola In a year’s time, the head of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy will step down. Already ...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: The best president the World Bank never had
by Henry Eguridu While she grumbles that the system for choosing the World Bank president is unfair, she and her ...
I felt “a tinge of disappointment”- Okonjo-Iweala on losing World Bank presidency and more
by Lekan Olanrewaju Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recently grant an interview to the ...
#Day1 New Media & Governance Conference – Summary & Pictures
by Oluwatobi Soyombo First of its kind in Africa, the New Media and Governance Conference ...
The Economist: Tough times ahead for Okonjo-Iweala
It has been an exciting couple of months for Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-iweala. She has ...
Abimbola Adelakun: Okonjo-Iweala and the whine of a sore loser
by Abimbola Adelakun I caught the ‘Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank Presidency’ bug late because, initially, I thought it was ...
#InCaseYouMissedIt: Senate condemns US World Bank monopoly
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday spoke out about the World Bank presidency, condemning the stronghold the United ...
Japheth Omojuwa: Rest in Jail James Ibori & Nigeria’s World Bank Masturbation without Orgasm (YNaija Frontpage)
How can a beggarly nation like ours decide it wants to help America and Europe manage their huge investments ...
“We can still go to tribunal” Check out the top ten tweets on Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank presidency loss
by Lekan Olanrewaju Well, the day finally came and went, and despite all the hype, our very own Iron Lady ...
S**t happens: World Bank report says 32 million Nigerians defecate openly
by Lekan Olanrewaju Well here’s a bit of… unpleasant news. While Nigerians trade theories over Coordinating Minister of the Economy and ...
Hard battle fought, Fair Lady – A timeline of Okonjo-Iweala’s World Bank bid
by Lekan Olanrewaju In what will come as no shock to most, and will probably be heartbreaking news to the ...
#GirlPower? WIMBIZ backs Okonjo-Iweala for World Bank presidency
by Lekan Olanrewaju Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was just recently named as part ...
“I know what it means to go to the stream to fetch water”- Okonjo-Iweala shares tales in Washington
by Lekan Olanrewaju Treading a similar “campaign path” to that of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, in her World Bank presidency bid, ...
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