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By Mabinty M. Kamara The Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has in a press statement called on the government of Sierra Leone to manage its debt burden and borrow responsibly. The call came after a research conducted by the local Think Tank in partnership with the British charity Oxfam on the state of inequality in Sierra Leone titled: The Commitment to Reduce Inequality;
Humanitarian organisation, Oxfam in Nigeria has said three of the richest Nigerian citizens are wealthier than 83million others put together. This is contained in a report titled “Davos 2023 Inequality Report” unveiled at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja. Ahead of the global conference of world leaders scheduled for next week in Davos Switzerland, Country Director, Oxfam in Nigeria, Dr. Vincent Ahonsi, presented the report, Daily Trust reports.
Oxfam in Nigeria has said three of the richest Nigerian citizens are wealthier than 83 million others put together.
International and national Non-Governmental Organizations, (NGOs), under the auspices of the Tax Justice and Governance Platform, (TJ&GP), have said that the federal government is giving away much-needed financial resources needed for national development in the forms of tax waivers, rebates and pioneer status considerations to organizations that do not need it.
This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces four papers published from November 16 to November 30 on various topics, including wage incentives, loan flexibilization, and women empowerment.