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By Emmanuel Addeh The World Bank has said that Nigerians’ faith in the power sector can only be boosted when they see visible results from ongoing reforms in the country. The Bank’s Practice Manager, West and Central Africa Energy, Ashish Khanna, who stated this during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, however stated that the challenge of credibility in the sector was not only a Nigerian problem. “People are really struggling on what to believe in the power sector...

NTT Research names Matthew Ireland as CISO NTT Research announced that it has named Matthew Ireland Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Most recently a consulting Practice Manager and Executive Security Strategist at NTT Ltd., Ireland is a technology leader with management experience in security services, consulting, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, law enforcement and emergency services and three decades of technical experience in information security, IT systems, network...

Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Published 4:21 am The World Bank on Wednesday said businesses in Nigeria lose about $29bn annually as a result of the country’s unreliable electricity. It also observed that Nigeria had the largest number of people without access to electricity in the world, as every one in 10 people without access to electricity now reside in Nigeria. The bank’s positions were contained in the Power Sector Recovery Programme fact sheet which was presented ...

Vanguard News World Bank: We aided Nigeria’s power sector with $1.25bn On By Chris Ochayi, ABUJA The World Bank said it has aided the country’s power sector with the sum of $1.25 billion within two years. This was disclosed during the presentation of the Power Sector Recovery Programme factsheet during the World Bank’s virtual meeting with journalists. The World Bank’s Practice Manager, West and Central Africa Energy, Ashish Khanna said the country’s power sector has not kept up with...

Laurent Msellati appointed as World Bank’s Country Manager for Haiti Mr Msellati will lead the implementation of the World Bank’s program in Haiti, which includes an active portfolio of 20 projects worth about US$915 million, financed by the International Development Association and trust funds. World Bank | Port Au Prince | Updated: 06-04-2021 11:52 IST | Created: 06-04-2021 11:52 IST Since joining the World Bank in 1991, Mr Msellati has held several positions in Africa, Middle East and ...

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Article by Social Share Port-Au-Prince – The World Bank  has appointed Laurent Msellati, a French national, as its new Country Manager for Haiti. The Washington-based financial institution said that Msellati’s appointment was effective April 1, 2021, and he will be based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. In this new role, Msellati’s top priorities will be to lead the bank’s engagement with the Government of Haiti, work closely with key development partners and stakeholders, ...

Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 5:27 am DID YOU KNOW that the Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the world’s fourth-largest inland water body, has almost disappeared due to overuse of its water, as well as the planet’s climate crisis? The destruction of this once-vast water body is endangering the livelihoods and food security of 40 million people who live in the region. Declining groundwater levels and saline soil in this area demand use of water-saving technologies, crop diversification, and high-...

Deepak Mishra, Practice Manager in the World Bank’s Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment Global Practice, has been appointed as the next director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He will take the charge from Rajat Kathuria who has been the director and chief executive of ICRIER since 1st September 2012. Mishra has held various positions at the World Bank, including co-director of the World Development Report 2016 (Digital...

Although COVID-19 has altered the way many students and adults work, it has not stopped Twin Valley High School’s internship program from helping students discover their passions. “[My favorite part was] just seeing the culture there and realizing that this is my career that I want to do. I love animals,” said Twin Valley senior Grace Kane, an intern at Aardvark Animal Hospital. Throughout the internship, Kane was responsible for recording stats for the veterinarians and veter...