The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, is meeting with Nigerian President Buhari and industry leaders to discuss the country’s economy and the challenge posed by falling oil prices. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, for a visit aimed at strengthening the body’s partnership with the West African country. As well as meeting the Nigerian president, she is set to hold talks with economic experts, ministers and leading industry figures. Her visit comes at a time when Nigeria, Africa’s leading economy, is facing serious challenges. Inflation is high, the number of unemployed people is rising and insufficient infrastructure, such as the lack of a reliable energy supply, is contributing to the slowdown of Nigeria’s economy. Oil is the country’s main export, but a drastic fall in oil prices has reduced revenues, hitting Nigeria’s economy hard. A continuing struggle against corruption […]