Nigeria Seeks $3 Billion From World Bank to Tackle Power Crisis

  • Indebted power companies rely on government bailouts
  • Nigeria seeks combination of reforms and financing for power

A worker sets up street lamp in the market area of the Oshodi district in Lagos. 

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Nigeria plans to use a $3 billion loan it’s negotiating with the World Bank to tackle mounting debt in the power sector that risks the collapse of companies running the national grid.