President Tinubu meets key economic and monetary officials behind closed doors to evaluate reform progress, revenue strategy, and inflation management.
In a decisive move to bolster Nigeria’s economic stability, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday convened a closed-door meeting with top members of his economic and fiscal team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The high-level session, held away from public view, brought together the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Atiku Bagudu, Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo, and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji.
Though the agenda was not officially disclosed, insiders familiar with the presidency confirmed the meeting forms part of routine briefings, during which key officials present status reports on developments in their respective ministries and agencies.
Top on the agenda, according to reliable sources, was the roadmap for implementing four newly signed tax reform bills, with FIRS Chairman Zacch Adedeji expected to brief the President on how the reforms—slated for rollout in January 2026—will enhance Nigeria’s revenue generation framework.
The CBN Governor was also expected to provide a detailed assessment of current monetary and fiscal policy coordination, particularly in response to Nigeria’s inflationary pressures and efforts to stabilise the naira in the foreign exchange market.
Ministers Wale Edun and Atiku Bagudu were likely tasked with presenting Nigeria’s broader economic outlook, highlighting budgetary performance metrics and projections critical to sustaining ongoing reforms.
This strategic economic dialogue comes at a pivotal moment for the Tinubu administration, which is intensifying reform efforts aimed at stabilising the economy, shoring up public revenue, and fostering investor confidence in a climate of challenging economic realities.
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