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Spotlight on the Labor Market

Providing good jobs for all Nigerians, especially the youth, hinges on three policy areas, says a new World Bank report.
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Congratulations Ifeoluwa!

For Ifeoluwa Bunmi Ogunbufunmi, 2021 Blog4Dev winner from Nigeria, youth has an important role to play in a post-COVID Nigeria
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West Africa Electricity

A trusted regional electricity trade is key to support economic transformation in West Africa.

Nigeria At-A-Glance

A key regional player in West Africa, Nigeria accounts for about half of West Africa’s population with approximately 202 million people and one of the largest populations of youth in the world. Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse federation which consists of 36 autonomous states and the Federal Capital Territory. With an abundance of natural resources, it is Africa’s biggest oil exporter,...

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Nigeria Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project

This project supports rehabilitation and improvement of service delivery infrastructure and livelihood opportunities, strengthening of social cohesion and providing response to crises.

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Beyond Oil

Stronger oil prices in early 2017 mean signs of economic recovery but this will remain fragile until new policies are in place.
Oct 06, 2021

Africa’s Pulse

Sub-Saharan Africa is set to emerge from the 2020 recession sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2021, one percent higher than the April 2021 forecast.
CPIA Africa

Africa’s poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018.
IDA in Africa

With IDA’s help, hundreds of millions of people have escaped poverty—through the creation of jobs, access to clean water, schools, roads, nutrition, electricity, and more.
World Bank Africa Multimedia

Watch, listen and click through the latest videos, podcasts and slideshows highlighting the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa.