World Bank: Nigeria Stuck in Lower Middle Income Economy Below Libya, Gabon Stresses country not ranked among heavily indebted poor countries
Dike Onwuamaeze For the umpteenth time, the World
Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country
income classification, below war-torn Libya as well as Gabon. While Nigeria retained its position
in the LMIEs, some African countries like Algeria, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, Mauritius
and South Africa are placed higher among the Upper Middle Income Economies (UMIEs).
The World Bank stated that for the Continued on page 5
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Tinubu to Military: We Mustn’t Mortgage Nigeria’s Future to Division, Indifference
Describes country’s security challenges as existential, gives military marching order to confront, defeat those undermining Nigeria Reiterates commitment to welfare of armed forces, operational capacity
Deji Elumoye in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has
appealed to the armed forces not to mortgage the future of Nigeria to division, indifference, or delay, saying they have no other country but Nigeria.
Describing the security challenges facing the nation as existential, Tinubu gave the military a marching order to confront and defeat those undermining
the country. Speaking during the grand finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration at Murtala Muhammed Square, Kaduna,
the president, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said the country owed it as a duty to keep equipping and empowering
those who defend it. He reaffirmed his government's Continued on page 5
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EQUIPPING THE YOUTH AGAINST POVERTY...
L-R: Trainees in Cyber Security – Pauline Ogar, Onoh Chinaza, Yusuf Aliyu Omotayo; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Dr. Abiola Arogundade; Trainees in Web Development – Etido Joshua Udoma, Omleje Agnes Oyine, John David Emmanuel, in a group photograph shortly after Dr. Arogundade distributed over 200 laptops to participants in the Web Development and Cybersecurity tracks of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) training programme in partnership with the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, in her office in Asokoro, Abuja… recently
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