Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Federal Government to provide social safety nets for poor Nigerians struggling with the impact of recent economic reforms.
She made the call after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today. Okonjo-Iweala praised the government for stabilising the economy through reforms including petrol subsidy removal and the unification of foreign exchange rates.
However, she stressed the need for measures to help vulnerable citizens cope with rising prices and the high cost of living.
She also briefed the President on progress with the Women’s Exporters’ Fund for the digital economy.