The World Bank has provided insight into the state of Nigerians amid various economic reforms embarked upon by the ...

"Importantly, poverty in resource-rich, fragile countries (which include large countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria) is expected to increase by 3.6 percentage points over ...

Using the $3.65 per day poverty line for lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC), poverty fell from 61.8 per cent to 28.1 ...

The World Bank Group says more Nigerians will sink into poverty by 2027 -- despite being a resource-rich nation.

The World Bank has predicted that Nigeria may likely see a rise in the levels of poverty over the next two years despite a ...

The World Bank has forecasted a bleak outlook for Nigeria, indicating that a greater number of Nigerians will fall into ...

The sharp decline in extreme poverty (living on less than $2.15 per day) from 16.2% in 2011–12 to just 2.3% in 2022–23 marks ...

On one hand, there is an atmosphere of tension between India and Pakistan after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, on ...

Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday, unchanged from ...

The bank’s messaging on climate represents a delicate balancing act between the institution and the U.S., its largest ...

World Bank noted that sub-Saharan Africa has the highest extreme poverty rate globally, with a large share of the poor concentrated in a few countries.

The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, rising ...