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FG, World Bank Partner on $500m Human Capital Reforms

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:32:29 +0000

The Federal Government of Nigeria has partnered with the World Bank to implement a $500 million programme aimed at human capital reforms, targeting improvements in education, health, and workforce development across the country. The initiative underscores the government’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s human capital base, boosting productivity, and enhancing socio-economic outcomes. Under the partnership, the [...]

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Nigeria Is Poor Because Of Our Serious Deficiency In Human Capital – Magnus Kpakol

David Folami — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 15:22:34 +0000

Former Chief Economic Adviser to Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Magnus Kpakol has had his say on the poverty level in Nigeria. In a recent interview, Magnus said we can only kill poverty in Nigeria if the government can concentrate on human capital development. He added that without proper data, government policy decisions will always [...]

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Nigeria Has No Business Being Low In Human Capital Development – Oby Ezekwesili

David Folami — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:49:18 +0000

Oby Ezekwesili has criticized the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari over Nigeria’s poor rating in the World Bank’s Human Development Index (HDI). In the HDI report, Nigeria is placed in the 152nd position among 157 nations reviewed. “Nigeria unfortunately ranks 152nd out of 157 countries in Human Development index,” Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the President [...]

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