Nigeria must deploy targeted, disciplined, and reform-aligned policy responses to navigate a fresh cost-of-living squeeze triggered by the Middle East crisis, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Presenting the April 2026 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa on Thursday, April 16, the Director of the IMF’s African Department, Abebe Aemro Selassie, outlined short, medium, and long-term measures Nigeria must deploy towards addressing the current elevated cost-of-living. […]
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