By Ngozi Onyeakusi—The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to convene its 294th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, a highly influential gathering that plays a key role in formulating the nation’s economic strategies for Monday. The CBN in a notice posted on its website yesterday noted that the upcoming event will take place over two days, starting on Monday, March 25 and continuing through Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the bank’s headquarters in Abuja. The MPC is the bank’s foremost decision-making committee tasked with examining economic and financial conditions in the economy, setting the suitable policy direction for the near to medium term, and routinely assessing the CBN’s monetary policy framework for needed adjustments.