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Le Nigeria signe un accord de 500 millions de dollars avec la Banque mondiale pour l'énergie

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Le Nigeria signe un accord de 500 millions de dollars avec la Banque mondiale pour l'énergie

Le Nigeria et la Banque mondiale ont signé un accord de 500 millions de dollars pour soutenir la réforme du secteur énergétique. Le financement, annoncé à Abuja, doit aider à stabiliser le réseau électrique et à améliorer l'accès à l'électricité pour des millions de Nigérians, selon le ministère des Finances.

Le Nigeria a signé un accord de 500 millions de dollars avec la Banque mondiale pour financer son secteur de l’énergie, selon la Maison Blanche.

L’opération porte sur un montant de 500 millions de dollars destiné à l’énergie, un secteur stratégique pour l’économie nigériane.

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