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http://ift.tt/2pXvLOB   An employee walks past electricity pylons carrying high voltage cables at the newly renovated energy generation plant, operated by Egbin Power Plc, in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. While Nigeria was the world's fourth-biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas in 2012, it's struggling to meet local demand for the fuel used by plants that generate at least 70 percent of the country's electricity needs. PHOTO: George Osodi/Bloomberg Nigeria is seeking $5.2 billion from the World Bank to expand electricity generation and help the economy recover from its first contraction in 25 years. The bank’s private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, may invest about $1.3 billion in power projects and electricity distribution companies. Its political risk insurer, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, could provide equity and debt of $1.4 billion for gas and solar power programs, according to Power, Works and Housi...