The IMF’s economic counsellor and director of research, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, said this at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
Economists said targeted interventions could help bridge the gap between projections and actual performance.
He said this at the official inauguration and investiture of the Northern Christian Religious Leaders Assembly in Abuja on Thursday.
He said the president had touched many lives through continuous constituency projects across the country.
He said the integration would not only enhance academic programmes but also foster entrepreneurship in the jewellery sector.
The naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar as it exchanged at N745.19 at the Investors and Exporters window.
The meeting was centred around synergising towards ensuring Nigeria’s monetary and macroeconomic stability.
According to him, the scheme would further drive financial inclusion by onboarding beneficiaries into the formal banking system.
NLC president Joe Ajaero described the proposed N8,000 palliative expected for the poor households as an insult and mockery to Nigerians.
He called for the government’s support for the private sector and modular refineries to allow for efficiency and competitiveness to drive down fuel pump prices.
