As Nigeria presses ahead with some of its boldest economic reforms in decades, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has offered a cautiously optimistic assessment of the country’s progress.
The verdict came after a two-week mission to Lagos and Abuja for the IMF’s 2025 Article IV Consultation, which concluded on April 15. It also came ahead of the 2025 IMF/World Bank spring meetings which began Monday in Washington DC.
Led by mission chief Axel Schimmelpfennig, the IMF delegation met with senior government officials including Wale Edun,
