Nigeria, March 25 -- The federal government will, on Wednesday, hold an emergency meeting with experts in the private sector in an attempt to quell growing discontent over a controversial levy imposed by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).

The new development comes to play amid concerns that the measure may erode investor confidence and complicate the country's broader economic reform agenda.

The forum, scheduled to take place in Abuja, is being convened by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole.

According to a press statement released by the ministry on Tuesday, the decision follows sustained criticism from the organised private sector over the FRCN's revised approach to annual dues for Public In...