Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has praised President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms for stabilising Nigeria's economy despite widespread hardship, and called on the government to focus next on growth and protecting vulnerable citizens.

Mrs Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigeria finance minister, said this on Thursday while speaking to journalists after her meeting with Mr Tinubu.

"You cannot really improve an economy unless it's stable. So he has to be given the credit for the stability of the economy. So the reforms have been in the right direction. What is needed next is growth," the WTO FG said.

She added that while stability is important, it must be followed by measures to pr...