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The trade deficit widened to $54.9 billion from the revised $54 billion in July.

Kristalina Georgieva is the second woman to become the Managing Director of the IMF.

The new IMF chief set her priorities.

The eight-member team will meet with the president periodically.

IMF’s by-laws prohibits the appointment of a candidate aged 65 or above as its Managing Director.

Ms Lagarde was recently nominated as President of the European Central Bank.

Two-thirds of the region's population are in Nigeria, South Africa

Sudan’s Transitional Military Council is in talks with opposition groups on the formation of a joint body to lead a ...

Finance minister Zainab Ahmed says Nigeria's borrowings are within fiscal limits.

Fuel queues have in the past few days appeared in many parts of Nigeria.

Nigeria says the report tying its poor sovereign wealth management to corruption is "flawed and laughable".

The Fund says subsidy payment has consumed about $5.2 trillion globally from 2015 till date.

The report, however, said levels of public debt continued to increase with several countries at a debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...

She said the IMF was ready to work closely with all its member countries to bolster their debt recording and ...

The professor speaks on diverse issues including teaching of history of Nigeria.

The global body specifically recommends excise duty imposed at N1,500 per 200 cigarettes

The international fund is to release a comprehensive report on Friday.

The Fund says many investors are attracted by business prospect of Nigeria

The finance minister had earlier explained why the government was borrowing.

There are plans to tax first class tickets on airline travels and luxury coaches.

The IMF and the World Bank project higher growth for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2018.

Forbes says CBN under Mr. Emefiele had shown transparency, stabilised the economy.

“The economic backdrop remains challenging, despite some signs of relief in the first half of 2017,” IMF said.

The increase represents an increase of N1.8 trillion.

Nigeria ended 2016 with a debt to GDP ratio of 18.6 per cent.