World Bank trains 388 officials to align health, education budgets
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The statement read, “The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Program has trained 388 officials from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen the capacity of state institutions to align their Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets. The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Programme has trained 388 government officials from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen public financial management and ensure that budgetary allocations to basic education and primary healthcare reflect actual development priorities.
Context & Background
✦The training, which focused on aligning states’ Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets, comes as state governments prepare their 2027 fiscal proposals.
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2027:The training, which focused on aligning states’ Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets, comes as state governments prepare their 2027 fiscal proposals.Monday:A statement issued by the Communications Officer of the HOPE Governance Programme, Joe Mutah, on Monday, said the month-long capacity-building workshop was aimed at improving the practical application of the National Chart of Accounts and programme-based budgeting in the two critical sectors.Wednesday:The four-batch workshop, which began last month, is expected to conclude on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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✦The statement read, “The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Program has trained 388 officials from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen the capacity of state institutions to align their Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets.
✦The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Programme has trained 388 government officials from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen public financial management and ensure that budgetary allocations to basic education and primary healthcare reflect actual development priorities.
✦The training, which focused on aligning states’ Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets, comes as state governments prepare their 2027 fiscal proposals.
Key Facts:2027: The training, which focused on aligning states’ Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets, comes as state governments prepare their 2027 fiscal proposals.Monday: A statement issued by the Communications Officer of the HOPE Governance Programme, Joe Mutah, on Monday, said the month-long capacity-building workshop was aimed at improving the practical application of the National Chart of Accounts and programme-based budgeting in the two critical sectors.Wednesday: The four-batch workshop, which began last month, is expected to conclude on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.Monday: Speaking in Abuja on Monday, the National Coordinator of the programme, Assad Hassan, said the timing of the training was deliberate to ensure that the ongoing preparation of the 2027 state budgets incorporated the required budgetary standards.
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The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Programme has trained 388 government officials from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen public financial management…
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The statement read, “The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Program has trained 388 officials from the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen the capacity of state institutions to align their Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets.
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The World Bank-assisted HOPE Governance Programme has trained 388 government officials from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to strengthen public financial management and ensure that budgetary allocations to basic education and primary healthcare reflect actual development priorities.
What timeline or key figures were confirmed?
The training, which focused on aligning states’ Annual Operational Plans for Primary Healthcare and Annual Consolidated Workplans for Basic Education with their respective budgets, comes as state governments prepare their 2027 fiscal proposals.
