Islamic Development Bank restates commitment to support Nigeria
The Islamic Development Bank, IsDB, says it is ready to support Nigeria to address its development challenges.
Mr. Javed Khan, who headed a Mission from the Abuja Hub of the bank to Kano, stated this during meetings with officials of the Project Management Unit of Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project, KSADP and the Managing Director of Kano state Agricultural Agency, KNARDA, in his office in Kano.
Nigeria is a very important member of the IsDB and in line with its objective of fostering economic development and social progress, the bank will continue to support the country to drive development and ensure prosperity of its citizens.
He added that Presently, the bank is financing projects in Nigeria such as the KSADP, SAPZ, Food Security programme, the Bilingual Education project, SMART AID and some infrastructure projects and more will come based on the success of these projects.
In a statement issued by Ameen K. Yassar Project Communication Specialist, KSADP, Mr. Khan said the mission to Kano was to assess the status of on-going projects by the KSADP, how to complete remaining activities of the project, how much funds were utilized and how to make use of unspent funds in areas of need.
