Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.
President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and global philanthropist and co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, have been invited to attend.
The ongoing NEC has chosen an unusual day (Wednesday) to hold as against the traditionally scheduled for Thursdays.
Also, the ongoing meeting has been convened amid a recent surge in petrol prices and growing queues at fuel stations.
However, the agenda of the meeting, which includes the 36 state governors, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and other government officials, has not yet been disclosed.
The meeting comes as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accuses the federal government of breaking a promise not to increase petrol prices.
