Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is currently at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.

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Tinubu, whose vehicle entered the villa at 2:30pm, inspected a parade by the Guards of Honour,

He was later received by Vice-President Kashim Shettima; Emefiele; Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL); speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; and Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar.

Wale Edun, former Lagos Finance Commissioner; and James Faleke, a House of Reps member, were also at the villa.

The meeting would not be unconnected with the ongoing crisis occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal which has since sent Nigerians into panic mode.

Mr Tinubu arrived 2:30pm on Tuesday arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and was received at the forecourt of his office by Vice President Kashim Shettima and some other senior government officials.