The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has warned that rising prices of essential goods will deepen poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria despite improved macroeconomic stability, even as it maintained growth forecasts for the economy in 2026 and 2027 at 4.1 per cent and 4.3 per cent.

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The IMF warns that higher prices for essential goods could deepen poverty and worsen food insecurity in Nigeria despite recent economic stability.