My people, e don happen! The Managing Director of Operations for World Bank, Anna Bjerde, don waka come Nigeria sharpy-sharp for three days as she wan discuss how to push Nigeria economic growth and job matter. This visit wey start from February 1, 2026, go focus on wetin World Bank fit do to support our plenty reforms.
According to the bank, dem dey look for better ways to fit help Nigeria grow, especially when e come to jobs, energy matter, and how to boost private sector wahala. Dem go dey gather feedback wey go enter the Country Partnership Framework wey dem dey prepare for Naija. This one no be small matter o!
Anna Bjerde go meet plenty big fishes for government, civilian people, and those wey dey run private business as part of the gist dem dey carry come. E say dem go jam Vice President Kashim Shettima, Wale Edun wey be Minister of Finance, Olayemi Cardoso wey dey run Central Bank, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos Governor. Na real high profile jolly jolly be dis!
The World Bank don set sharp targets wey include jobs matter, make people fit get access to light, and ensure say private sector go gree carry their load. One special program dem dey follow na Mission 300 – dis one dey try connect 300 million Africans to light by 2030. For Nigeria, dem wan use mini-grids and solar palava make 17.5 million homes fit get light. Na wah!
But na just dat one dem dey discuss o! Dem go also need gist about how to improve the whole system, boost human resources, and make sure say our economy fit stand strong for any beta future. E dey very important wey we fit build our resilience and put better policies wey go fit attract more private business to invest.
Apart from all these gist, dem go still yarn about digital connectivity, power sector wahala, social protection, and how far we don go with AgriConnect initiative wey dey turn smallholder farms to better business with tidy profit and food dey secure.
The World Bank dey show serious interest for Naija, because their money wey dem dey put for our development don pass $16 billion wey dey cover education, health matters, and infrastructure. Na their kind support be wetin dey help make Nigeria dey move forward.
As sapa no fit finish, Nigeria’s external debt don reach $46.98 billion as of June 2025, and World Bank dey hold $19.39 billion of dat money. Dis one mean say dem na our biggest creditor, and wetin dem dey do fit help us carry our development go further.
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