Nigeria: World Bank Approves $65 Million Pro-Poor Aid for Three Northern States

30 April 2007

Board of Directors of the World Bank Thursday approved a US$65 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to three Northern Nigerian states for the State Education Sector Project.The states are Kaduna, Kano and Kwara.

A World Bank statement made available to Business Trust in Abuja Friday said the objective of the project is to improve the quality of basic education, particularly focusing on girls and the poor in the three states.

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