Nigeria joined the World Bank in 1961. Since then, World Bank assistance on 123 projects has helped the country work towards achieving economic growth and a reduction in poverty.  As of August 31, 2007, 23 ongoing IDA and 2 GEF projects with a commitment value of approximately US$2.67 billion include:

	Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Project: a US$32 million project which aims to increase the performance and employment levels of MSMEs in selected non-oil industry sub-sectors and in three targeted states of the country.  Read more...
	Second National Fadama Development Project: a US$100 million project with the objective to sustainably increase the incomes of fadama users -- those who depend directly or indirectly on fadama resources (farmers, pastoralists, fishers, hunters, gatherers, and service providers). Read more...
	Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project:  a US$70 million operation which seeks to strengthen the institutional framework at all three levels of government (federal, state and, particularly, local government) to support an environmentally sustainable, and socially inclusive development, and, to prod state beneficiaries' participation in the planning, co-financing, and implementation of multi-sectoral micro-projects.  Read more...