At 13th Africa CEO Forum: Tinubu to speak on gains of fuel subsidy removal, floating of naira, others

By Egena Sunday Ode

President Bola Tinubu is billed to address the audience at the 13th edition of Africa CEO Forum on the gains of Nigeria’s current reforms, chief among which are the removal of the petrol subsidy and the floating of the nation’s currency at the foreign exchange market.

Ahead of the two-day event which begins on Thursday, President Tinubu arrived in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday afternoon from Kenya where he had led the Nigerian delegation to participate in an investment summit.

Presidency spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said President Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda.

Founded in 2012 by Jeune Afrique Media and co-hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the forum has become the largest annual gathering of African private sector leaders, investors, and policymakers. It focuses on accelerating economic transformation through shared scale, regional integration, and increased cross-border investment.

The theme of this year’s forum is: “The Scale Imperative: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership.”

At the forum, President Tinubu will speak on “Holding the Line: Nigeria’s Reform Bet in a Fractured World,” highlighting the gains of sustaining Nigeria’s bold reforms, among other topics, according to Onanuga.

The statement noted that the president will also hold high-level bilateral meetings with top global and African business leaders while reaffirming Nigeria’s leadership role in shaping the continent’s future.

“President Tinubu will use the occasion of the summit to reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to advancing African unity, deepening regional economic cooperation, and fostering strategic partnerships to accelerate private sector-driven sustainable development across the continent,” the statement said.