Tag: Jim Yong Kim

President of the North? World bank site reveals North exclusively enjoyed 7 of 14 projects in Nigeria since 2015

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Documents on the World Bank Group’s website have shown that Northern Nigeria enjoys majority of the contracts sponsored by the bank in the country. The findings come after President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had instructed them to concentrate on the North. The Punch reports that the World Bank […]

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World Bank Chief accuses Buhari of asking his organisation to focus on the north

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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group has accused president Muhammadu Buhari of asking his organisation to prioritise its developmental programmes across the northern parts of Nigeria. Jim Yong Kim made his assertion at a press briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing World Bank-IMF annual meetings in Washington, D.C., stating that they […]

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