The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Thursday, rejected the prayer by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join a suit filed by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over his presidential bid in the forthcoming 2023 elections....
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has directed the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, ambassadors, heads of agencies, and other government appointees with political ambition to step down. In a circular issued on Wednesday, the directive affected the CBN Governor who is among the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has come under criticism over its inability to publish its annual reports detailing operations and financial obligations since 2018. According to Premium Times, checks showed that since 2005 when the Bankers Bank started publishing details of its annual report on its website, it has...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all cabinet members wishing to contest elective posts in the 2023 general elections to resign their appointments on or before Monday. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting...
The House of Representatives on Monday mandated the NNPC and the CBN to nip the planned strike by airline operators in the bud. It enjoined the two government agencies to provide the required assistance and declared that airline operators should name fuel marketer of their choice to supply them...
Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the House of Representatives, on Monday, walked out Kingsley Obiora, the representative of Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor in a meeting. Emefiele had shunned the invitation of the leadership of the House over the crisis in the aviation sector. Instead, the CBN governor sent...
Ideas Nigeria Movement (INM) says calls by various persons and associations for Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to resign his position is baseless. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INM is a group of Nigerians with a focus on national...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on the Federal Government to effect the resignation of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Tambuwal, a Presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP, made the call on Saturday, in Jalingo, shortly after interacting with the party delegates ahead of PDP presidential...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has dispelled widespread rumours that he would be contesting for office of the president in the 2023 general elections . This is coming on the heels of widespread, diverse reactions to his purported purchase of the All...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A pressure group, Unified Northern Nigeria Youth Forum, has called on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to join the 2023 presidential race. Mr Aliyu Sani, the group’s spokesperson, made the call when he briefed newsmen on Friday in...
President Muhammadu Buhari has attributed Nigeria’s rising prominence as Africa’s fertiliser powerhouse to the implementation of the right policies by the present administration. The president made this known while receiving the Executive Committee of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday....
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has invested a total of $10 billion in projects across 35 African countries since its inception in the last 15 years. The Corporation invested in high-quality infrastructure assets that provide essential services in the core infrastructure sectors of power, natural...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A coalition under the auspices of Unified Northern Nigerian Youths Forum (UNNYF) has insisted that the 2023 presidency must be zoned to the south for the sake of equity and fairness.. The group in their concern warned that any northerner contemplating to succeed President...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed N948 billion to 4,478,381smallholder farmers, to upscale food production in the country. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this in Ado-Ekiti while delivering the 25th and 26th combined convocation lecture of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), on Monday...
Amid speculations that he may be running for President in 2023, Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele on Monday said his focus was on solving macroeconomic challenges, including fighting inflation. Banners of Mr Emefiele as a presidential candidate has flooded parts of the country, suggesting he might be interested in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Centre for Integrity and Good Governance (CIGG) has demanded the adoption of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele as the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections. The Centre in a press statement issued on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate resignation and investigation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, following his appearance in certain All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign posters suggesting that he has partisan affiliation and entanglement with the APC. The PDP in...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians need to consume what they produce and export the surplus after adding value to it. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele said this at the 32nd Seminar organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria, for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors, on Thursday in...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the 2.5 billion dollar Dangote Fertiliser Plant in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, will boost Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings and accelerate economic growth. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari spoke on Tuesday while inaugurating the three million metric tonnes per annum urea production plant....
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday retained Monetary Policy Rates at 11.5 per cent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele during the MPC meeting, also said the apex bank would retained the asymmetric corridor at +100/–700 basis points around the MPR; Cash Reserve Ratio...