Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- Nigeria on Thursday hosted the 2026 Technical Group Meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24) in Abuja under the theme, "Mobilising Finance to Promote Sustainable, Inclusive, and Job-Rich Economic Transformation."

The G-24 2026 meeting was jointly hosted by the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The gathering brought together finance ministers, central bank governors and policymakers from developing countries to deliberate on reforms of the global financial system amid rising debt pressures, tightening fiscal space, and accelerating digital transformation.

Speaking at the opening session, CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso...