Nigeria: Why Getting The Economy Right Matters

 By Dan Agbese

Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo was in Washington last week to talk shop with US and World Bank officials on issues that matter to our country and the rest of the world. His takeaway from that trip will most likely be the brief lecture given him by the World Bank Group president, David Malpass, on the management of our stubborn national economy. Osinbajo was shopping for support from the World Bank on the vexed challenge that has defeated every president since our return to civil rule in 1999: fuel subsidy. Yes, that again.

Malpass thought the vice-president was looking for a solution in the wrong place because, as we say in this country, the solution is in his sokoto, not in Sokoto. The Daily Times online publication captured the essence of his advice to the vice-president with this headline: “World Bank to Osinbajo: Go home, address your staggered exchange rates, over-bloated fuel subsidy.”

World Bank Group Recruitment Drive For African Nationals

The World Bank Group is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The World Bank Group leadership is committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, in which nationals of Sub-Saharan African countries have an even greater part to play in achieving the Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. We are currently recruiting talented professionals for employment opportunities across multiple technical areas and professional streams. Positions may be based in Washington D.C. or in a country office.

We are accepting applications for Specialists in the following areas: Agriculture; Climate Change; Development Economics; Education; Energy and Extractives; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance and Markets; Governance; Health, Nutrition, and Population; Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management; Poverty; Social Protection and Labor; Trade and Competitiveness; Transport and Information Technology; Urban, Rural, and Social Development; and Water. There are also opportunities for Investment Officers, Risk Managers, Financial Officers, Legal Counsel and Information & Technology Solutions (ITS) experts.

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Application Deadline:  August 31, 2015 Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.  A select number of candidates will be interviewed in September and October 2015 in Washington, D.C. and locations in Africa and Europe. Applications that are not selected for interviews during this campaign will be kept on file for up to one year and may be considered for future opportunities. -African Business Magazine