Nigeria, April 23 -- The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, on Tuesday, urged the Nigerian government to scale up social spending, improve food security and promote inclusive growth in Nigeria.

The IMF boss made the call in a closed-door meeting with Nigerian officials Tuesday on the sidelines of the ongoing World Bank and IMF meetings in Washington.

Ms Georgieva met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, and Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and other Nigerian government functionaries.

"Great meeting with Nigeria @FinMinNigeria Minister Edun and @cenbank Governor Cardoso. I applauded the Nigerian government...