Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Nigeria's Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, on Wednesday said the country is fortunate to have President Bola Tinubu at the helm of affairs at a time of economic challenges and global uncertainty.

Mr Oyedele made the remark on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, where he praised the president for his willingness to implement difficult economic reforms and his understanding of economic and monetary policy issues.

"I say to myself every time that Nigeria is lucky to have a leader like Mr President," the minister said.

"A leader that says 'I'll do the right thing, even when it's not popular'. There are ...