The World Bank is anticipated to pump $2.2 billion as a new loan into Nigeria’s economy in 2025.
The $2.2 billion will be distributed among six projects, under the financial institution’s project list located in Washington.
The “Community Action (for) Resilience and Economic Stimulus Programme,” which the World Bank has allocated $500 million for, must be approved by March 17.
World Bank approval of $552 million for “HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All” and $800 million for “Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria 2.0” is scheduled for March 31.
Additionally, the World Bank said that it will authorise $300 million for the “Health Security Program” on August 19 and another $300 million for the “Solutions for the Internally Displaced and Host Communities Project” on July 15.
The Intercept also observed another project, ‘Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth (BRIDGE)’ will receive $500 million after approval on September 15.
World Bank said the BRIDGE initiative and the Health Security Programme are in the concept review stage, implying that they are still in the early stages of assessment and planning.
Also, the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria 2.0 and the HOPE for Quality Basic Education projects have progressed to the negotiation stage.
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The multilateral lender gave Nigeria $1.5 billion in 2024 for several significant development initiatives meant to strengthen the country’s ability to mobilise resources and maintain economic stability.
On November 19, 2024, TheCable reported that Nigeria’s loan exposure from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) rose to $17.1 billion as of September 30, 2024.
According to the IDA’s financial statement for September 2024, Nigeria maintained the third spot in the latest top 10 borrowers’ list.
As of December 31, 2024, Nigeria’s exposure dropped to $16.8 billion, but it still retained its position as the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s IDA.
