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PRESIDENT OF WORLD BANK TO VISIT NIGERIA ON A THREE-DAY GLOBAL TOUR.

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The President of the World Bank Ajay Banga will begin a three-day visit to Nigeria tomorrow during which he will meet with President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

The visit is referred to as the next step of a global tour that is at the center of a mission to write a new playbook for the 78-year-old institution, with Banga set to focus his time in Nigeria on identifying opportunities to create jobs for young people and women, addressing energy needs and renewable energy, and further exploring the potential for digitization.

As part of the efforts, Banga who is arriving after a two-day visit to Ethiopia and will be joined by his wife Ritu Banga is scheduled to visit a World Bank-financed mini-grid power plant that provides solar energy to an entire community, and a woman-owned business that has generated more than 1,500 service-sector jobs for young Nigerians.

The World Bank will also convene discussions with representatives from the private sector and civil society.

Written by: Ella Adike

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