{"id":126977,"date":"2026-05-09T19:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126977"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:58:20","slug":"fg-warns-world-bank-over-delays-in-loan-disbursements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/fg-warns-world-bank-over-delays-in-loan-disbursements\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Warns World Bank Over Delays in Loan Disbursements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1864717128166003428\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1864717128166003428-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1864717128166003428-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigeria\u2019s Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, has said that the Federal Government may reconsider future loan arrangements with the World Bank if persistent delays in approvals and disbursements continue to affect the execution of critical development projects across the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ogunjimi raised the concern on Saturday over what he described as the slow processing of loan facilities, despite their strategic importance to national development programmes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the funds being accessed are repayable loans and not grants, stressing that unnecessary delays in approvals could disrupt government planning and project delivery.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThese are not grants but loans that Nigeria will repay. Delays of over six months in approvals and disbursements are affecting implementation timelines and may force the government to reconsider some of these financing arrangements,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Accountant-General stressed that timely access to funds remains vital for the successful execution of projects and the achievement of development objectives.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also urged the World Bank to simplify and speed up its approval and disbursement procedures to better align with Nigeria\u2019s fiscal calendar and implementation targets.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ogunjimi further stated that the Federal Government is already addressing concerns previously raised by the World Bank through reforms aimed at strengthening public financial management systems.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are improving audit reporting processes and digital financial management systems to enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the management of public funds,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He assured that ongoing reforms are designed to boost confidence in Nigeria\u2019s financial management framework while ensuring better utilisation of public resources.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-6190484826908440076ymail_android_signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi Nigeria\u2019s Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, has said that the Federal Government may reconsider future loan arrangements with the World Bank if persistent delays in approvals&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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