President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently holding a crucial meeting with key members of his economic and fiscal management team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The closed-door meeting has in attendance, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Zacch Adedeji.
The top government officials arrived separately for the session.
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The specific agenda of the meeting has not been officially made known to newsmen but sources within the presidency said it was a routine engagement where senior government officials occupying strategic economic and financial positions brief the President on developments in their respective sectors.
At the meeting, the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Zacch Adedeji is expected to brief the President on the roadmap for the implementation of the four new tax laws recently signed by President Tinubu, which are scheduled to come into effect from January 2026.
Also expected on the agenda are updates from the CBN on the country’s monetary and fiscal policy outlook, amid ongoing efforts to stabilise the naira and control inflation.
Similarly, Mr. Edun and Senator Bagudu are believed to have presented reports on macroeconomic indicators, budget implementation status, and projections for the second half of the year.
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