President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday held private meetings with key members of his economic and fiscal policy team at the State House in Abuja.
Sources at the State House described the briefing as routine and strategic.
The briefing was attended by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun; the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo.
President Tinubu also met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso; the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji; as well as the Director General and Global Liaison for the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe.
Although the agenda of the meetings was not officially disclosed, The Nation learnt that it was part of regular consultations where top government officials occupying sensitive economic portfolios update the President on developments within their respective sectors.
“The President routinely receives briefings from relevant ministers and heads of economic institutions to stay abreast of policy developments and implementation timelines,” a source said.
