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The Digest: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for achieving "significant progress" in its ongoing reforms and core duties. Speaking at the opening of an IMF-supported mission in Abuja, Paulo Paz, a Senior Economist at the IMF's Fiscal...

The Digest: The Nigerian presidency has rejected the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) harsh assessment of Nigeria’s economic reforms, inflation, and poverty levels. Special Adviser to President Tinubu, Tope Fasua, criticized the IMF’s continuous negative statements, which he believes risk...

The Digest: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed significant concern that Nigeria's ongoing economic reforms, despite some progress, have yet to reach the most vulnerable populations, citing a critical lack of a robust social safety net. Key Points: IMF highlights Nigeria's...

According to new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published by Visual Capitalist, Nigeria has been ranked the 12th poorest country in the world by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 2025. The report, which assessed 50 countries, placed Nigeria's GDP per capita at $807, a...

Nigeria's debt appetite shows no signs of slowing as President Bola Tinubu requests $21.5 billion in new external borrowing, despite mounting warnings from the International Monetary Fund and financial analysts. Leadership Newspaper reports that, combined with domestic borrowing plans, Nigeria...