Nigeria, March 31 -- The National Assembly is set to convene a high-level national policy dialogue aimed at overhauling Nigeria's planning and budgeting framework, as part of broader efforts to reposition the country for a $1 trillion economy.

The Chairperson of the House Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, Gboyega Isiaka (APC, Ogun), disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing at the National Assembly in Abuja.

He spoke on behalf of a joint committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Mr Isiaka said the two-day dialogue will hold on 14 and 15 April at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre.

According to him, the forum is designed to address longstanding gaps between national development...