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Anambra Sanctions Seven Schools Over Graduation Fees, Orders Refunds

By Mohammad Bala Imam, Lapai

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to host the 7th Africa Emerging Markets Forum in Abuja in collaboration with the Emerging Markets Forum and the Centre for the Study of the Economies.

The event will feature the CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in a high-level fireside dialogue themed “Building Resilience Amidst Geoeconomic Uncertainties.”

Organisers say the Cardoso–Okonjo-Iweala session will anchor discussions on how African economies can build resilience, sustain reform momentum, deepen regional integration and unlock long-term growth amid a fragmented global economy.

The two-day forum, scheduled for July 29 and 30, 2026, is expected to bring together senior policymakers, central bankers, ministers, development partners, private sector leaders and economists from across Africa and beyond to examine policy responses to evolving global economic challenges.

Ministerial keynote addresses will be delivered by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kingsley Udeh.

Other confirmed participants include the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics at the World Bank Group, Indermit Gill; the Founding Director and Chief Executive of the Emerging Markets Forum, Harinder Kohli; and the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Adamu Ahmed, alongside other policymakers, academics and business leaders.

Discussions over the two days will focus on macroeconomic stability, regional economic integration, cross-border payments, financial technology and infrastructure.

Participants will also examine foreign direct investment, technology transfer, artificial intelligence, food price volatility, inflation and monetary policy transmission in fragile and post-crisis economies.