The World Bank has approved three operations for a total of $1.57bn to support the Federal Government in strengthening human capital through better health for women, children and adolescents and building resilience to the effects of climate change, such as floods and droughts through improving dam safety and irrigation. The new financing includes $500m for addressing governance issues that constrain education and health delivery, $570m for the Primary Healthcare Provision Strengthening Program and $500m for the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria Project. The apex bank says the HOPE-PHC project will improve the quality and utilisation of core reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition services to reduce maternal and under-five mortality substantially.