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NAN reports that the bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, said this on Tuesday while leading a group delegation to the president at the State House, Abuja.

The World Bank has commended President Bola Tinubu’s reform drive, describing Nigeria as a frequent global reference point for reform implementation and results.

The bank’s Managing Director of Operations, Anna Bjerde, said this on Tuesday while leading a group delegation to the president at the State House, Abuja.

Ms Bjerde said Nigeria’s reform outcomes over the last two years were commendable and widely discussed among global leaders, policymakers and investors.

She said, “Nigeria is a frequent example in my discussions around the world because the results achieved in two years are really commendable.”

Ms Bjerde praised Mr Tinubu’s consistency in communicating the necessity of reforms, noting that his steady leadership had built confidence despite implementation challenges.

She added, “Even when reform implementation is difficult, there is no turning back. You are staying the course.”

Ms Bjerde said feedback from Nigeria’s private sector confirmed strong reform outcomes and improving investor sentiment.

On the bank’s forthcoming Country Partnership Framework, she said it would be anchored on Nigeria’s development vision of a $1 trillion economy and seven per cent growth.

She said job creation would be central to the partnership, citing Africa’s growing population and the urgency of employment for young people.

Ms Bjerde identified infrastructure investment, agriculture modernisation and improved access to finance for small and medium enterprises as priority areas.

She said Nigeria’s low infrastructure spending relative to GDP required innovative public-private partnerships.

The World Bank official disclosed that the bank’s public sector portfolio in Nigeria stood at about $17 billion, while the IFC invests about $5 billion annually.

She added that a new reform-linked budget support operation was being prepared, alongside expanded risk guarantees to attract private capital.

“Your reforms and our budget support go hand in hand,” she said.

Earlier, Mr Tinubu said his administration’s reform agenda was irreversible, stressing that Nigeria had “its hands on the plough” and would not retreat.

He said, “Since we went into this turn of reform, we are never going to look back.”

The president said that although the reforms were painful initially, they were necessary to secure long-term stability and growth.

Mr Tinubu identified agriculture as a key pillar, citing mechanisation centres and openness to World Bank support on seeds and productivity.

He reaffirmed his commitment to transparency and accountability, describing the removal of the fuel subsidy and the unification of the exchange rate as difficult but necessary decisions.

Mr Tinubu added, “The first reaction was high inflation, but it has come down dramatically. Now that it is stable, we can help investors.”

The president urged the bank to accelerate innovative financing, reduce bureaucracy and deepen skills development. He assured the bank of Nigeria’s openness to deeper engagement and sustained partnership.

AMINDA:
Worldbank official? The desperation and quest to always seek validation from Worldbank and IMF would have been funny if it wasn't so pathetic. "Confessions of an Economic Hitman."

muykem:
Those are the bodies in charge of world economy. They have both skills and knowledge to focast and measure. I know that you believe Peter Obi a third class in philosophy than IMF and world bank.

AMINDA:
Why not mention just one country that has attained development by blanketly following the policies of the Worldbank and IMF as Tinubu is currently doing. Just one please. I recommend you go read the book, "Confessions of an Economic Hitman." Also, go study what the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) did to Nigeria under IBB.

Karlovich:
I see Escobar running mad before the end of the year,

This I have seen!

temmyyem:
Reform in the midst of killing and kidnapping[b][/b]?

We have no interest in kidnapping, killing, GMO, cashless, digital currency, digital identity, police harassment etc.

You can't be talking of reform in the midst of these evil agenda against our people, especially those living in the rural areas.

muykem:
Those are the bodies in charge of world economy. They have both skills and knowledge to focast and measure. I know that you believe Peter Obi a third class in philosophy than IMF and world bank.

seunowa:
All the countries that failed due to the world bank and IMF policies are mostly countries whose politicians are riddled with corruption and insincerity in their own policy frameworks such as the structural adjustment programme in Nigeria under IBB. Structural adjustment programme of IBB failed due to political instability, corruption among the political office holders and insincerity from IBB himself. When they fail to follow through with world bank and IMF recommendations, the same politicians will tell the un-informed citizens that aworld bank is the reason for their failure.

AMINDA:
Why not mention just one country that has attained development by blanketly following the policies of the Worldbank and IMF as Tinubu is currently doing. Just one please. I recommend you go read the book, "Confessions of an Economic Hitman." Also, go study what the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) did to Nigeria under IBB.

ayoncox:
Structural Adjustment was an internal C I A policy for devaluation of currencies of emerging economies via Global Financial Institution you can read Super Imperialism The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance Second by Michael Hudson

AMINDA:
Is it a coincidence that Tinubu has resuscitated the Structural Adjustment Programme while renaming it as Renewed Hope Reforms?

muykem:
Those are the bodies in charge of world economy. They have both skills and knowledge to focast and measure. I know that you believe Peter Obi a third class in philosophy than IMF and world bank.

Klington:
Very cheap propaganda as usual.

Does this man look like someone that can ever make relatively good policies

ayoncox:
Look at this screenshot