Investing in Nigerian women could generate $22.9 billion for the country’s economy by closing gender gaps in agriculture, self-employment and wage employment, the World Bank has said. Matthew Verghis, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, asserted on Sunday in Katsina during the official launch of the Community Investment Fund (CIF) under the Nigeria for Women Programme Scale-Up Project (NFWP-SU). Verghis said the economic gains from closing the identified gender gaps represented about 5.8% of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), highlighting the importance of women’s economic participation to national development. “Investing in...