Like a movie, President Muhammadu Buhari is slowly approaching the end of his second and final four-year tenure. Without mince, it can be posited that what zoomed in as a box-office blockbuster is now fading out as a low-budget experiment. …
Making Nigeria work according to Sanusi – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
For The Good Of The Nation – Essays And Perspectives By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; ALFA Books, Ikoyi, Lagos; 2021; 509pp Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the past Emir of Kano, would want…
2023: Kingsley Moghalu declares for Nigerian presidency
Kingsley Moghalu has declared his intention to run for Nigerian Presidency again in the 2023 general elections. The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was a presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in 2019.…
*48 arrested as hoodlum stabs another to death in Lagos (Punch)*Strike: Lagos-JUSUN wrong for previously breaking ranks with national body – Lawyers (Guardian)
48 arrested as hoodlum stabs another to death in Lagos (Punch) No fewer than 48 suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for causing chaos in Gengere Community in the Mile 12 area of the state. The…
FirstBank says it’s cooperating with CBN over constitution of new board
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has said that the lender is cooperating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other regulators, while its operations are not hampered or hindered in any way and are in fact running smoothly. This…
It is our job to print money, lend govt – Emefiele replies Obaseki
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has replied Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, concerning his claim that the apex bank printed an additional N50billion to N60 billion to make up for state allocations. Emefiele while…
Gunmen attack Soludo, kill 3 policemen
Gunmen, a while ago, attacked the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo, killing three policemen guarding him. The incident took place in his community, Isuofia, in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State during…
‘CBN’s retention of policy parameters’ll enhance credit flow, stimulate output growth’
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has opined that the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to retain its policy parameters would enhance credit flows, stimulate output growth and moderate inflationary…
Finance ministry, CBN deny move to liberalise forex market
The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, yesterday, made a U-turn on the statement credited to the Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, to the effect that the federal government will jettison the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s official foreign exchange…
CBN retains lending rate at 11.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 11.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this after the committee’s two-day meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. It also retained the…