Senate, IMF boss meet today in Abuja over nation’s economy

Mayowa Okekale, Abuja |6th Jan 2016 | 2,798
Senate, IMF boss meet today in Abuja over nation’s economy

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, will today be leading the leadership of the Senate to a meeting with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde, who is currently on a four-day working visit to Nigeria.

The meeting, to be held at the National Assembly, is expected to focus on the nation’s economy, particularly the recent global developments and their impact on Nigeria.

Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the Senate President, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in a statement in Abuja, noted that falling oil prices at the international market has negatively impacted the nation’s oil revenue, external reserve and increased pressure on the Naira at the foreign exchange market.

The meeting of the Senate leadership with the IMF chief will be coming after a similar exchange Lagarde had yesterday with President Muhammadu Buhari and other managers of the national economy.

•Photo shows IMF boss Christine Lagarde.

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