Nigeria’s external debt up 6.6% to $145bn in 2025 – World Bank

Nigeria’s external debt rose from $83.21 billion in 2015 to $145.015 billion in 2025, representing a 74.3 per cent increase over the ten-year period, according to Premium Times.

Separately, the World Bank has approved $300 million in financing for the Learning Enhancement and Acceleration in Primary Education Programme to improve pre-primary and primary education systems in Bangladesh. The World Bank stated that while Bangladesh has achieved near-universal access to primary schooling, approximately 50% of 10-year-olds struggle to read and understand simple, age-appropriate texts. This figure compares to 42% in Malaysia and 47% in Brazil.

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