Vice President Kashim Shettima will on Monday preside over a major meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) as Federal Government gathers state governors and key stakeholders to strengthen economic coordination and drive inclusive growth across Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that the two-day conference, scheduled for February 9 and 10, 2026, will take place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The meeting is expected to focus on aligning federal and state economic strategies, improving fiscal management, boosting investments, and accelerating sustainable development nationwide.
In a statement released by Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, the conference will provide a platform for state governors, federal officials, development partners, and private-sector leaders to deliberate on pressing macroeconomic challenges and long-term development priorities.
The event is being organised by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, and will centre on building stronger cooperation between the federal and state governments in areas such as revenue generation, infrastructure development, job creation, food security, and industrial growth.
Discussions are also expected to address inflation control, exchange rate stability, public finance reforms, and strategies to attract both local and foreign investments.
The theme of the conference, “Delivering Inclusive Growth And Sustainable Development: The Renewed Hope National Development Plan,” reflects Federal Government’s broader economic reform agenda aimed at expanding opportunities, reducing poverty, and improving living standards across the country.
According to Deborah Oko Odo, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning and Secretary of the NEC, the gathering will concentrate on national economic priorities designed to stimulate growth, strengthen development planning, and improve policy coordination among all tiers of government.
President Bola AhmedTinubu is expected to attend the meeting as Special Guest of Honour, alongside senior government officials, representatives of international development agencies, and leaders from the private sector, as the administration continues to implement reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda.
National Economic Council, established by the constitution, serves as an advisory body to the President on economic matters, with a mandate to coordinate economic planning and development programmes between the federal and state governments. Its membership includes the 36 state governors, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and other key economic officials.
At its 149th meeting held in April 2025, the council approved the creation of a Cotton, Textile and Garment Development Board, alongside new policies for agribusiness expansion and livestock development, initiatives projected to generate up to $90 billion in economic value by 2035.
The council also endorsed the establishment of a national office for the Green Imperative Project in Abuja, with regional branches across the six geopolitical zones, and discussed reforms to address challenges in Nigeria’s livestock and animal husbandry systems.
The outcomes of the latest meeting are expected to influence economic policy directions at both federal and state levels in the coming years.
