President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had earlier scheduled to meet with all...
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The Concerned Stakeholders Forum All Progressives Congress (APC)has alleged that some government appointees are sabotaging the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Dominic Alancha Convener of the forum said this at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja, Alancha supported the claim by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State,...
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will interrogate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other government agencies involved in the printing and distribution of new Naira notes in the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement, said the...
…Stands on February 10, 2023 Deadline for Legal Status of Old Banknotes The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has assured that no Nigerian will lose money under the Naira redesign project, adding that the project is in the overall interest of Nigerians and...
Dr Muda Yusuf, Founder, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) says a further extension by six months is not ideal for old naira notes to be phased out of circulation. Yusuf said this on Sunday in Lagos while reacting to the 10-day extension to the Jan. 31...
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on New Naira Re-design and Naira Swap Policy has rejected the 10 days extension announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the exchange of old naira notes. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Ado Doguwa (APC-Kano), in a statement on Sunday,...
Prof. Joshua Alobo has approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, praying the court to stop the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from insisting on the Jan. 31 deadline for using the old naira notes. Alobo, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/114/2023, also prayed the court to make an order extending...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Thursday, unveiled an African Central Bank led National Domestic Card Scheme (AfriGO) to address local peculiarities. At the event, which was monitored virtually, Emefiele said the new card would be accessible to all Nigerians and is expected...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied scarcity of the new naira notes as alleged by some Nigerians. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, represented by Musa Jimoh, Director, Payment System Management Department of the bank, denied the allegation in a news conference on in Jos. ”The CBN has...
At some point later today, January 24, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele is bound to be back in the news as the CBN’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concludes its 289th meeting and offers its position on the future direction of the country’s macro-economic environment....
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week received briefing from the embattled Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, in the Presidential Villa Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CBN governor updated the president on the activities of the...
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the activities of the bank. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CBN governor, who briefed the president, had earlier on Thursday morning attended a meeting between the president...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has resumed duty at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday after spending his annual leave abroad. Mr. Emefiele had been out of the country since December, 2022, amidst certain accusations...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Service (DSS), has debunked reports making the rounds on social media that its operatives arrested the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, Monday afternoo Spokesman of the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, denied the report in a...
The operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS)have taken over the office of Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at the headquarters of the apex bank. The embattled CBN governor has been having a running battle with DSS over alleged terrorism financing. DSS had...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, says the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has not returned to the country following allegations of terrorism financing levelled against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). “I can say without any fear...
A rights activist, Mr Meliga Godwin, has dragged the Department of State Services (DSS) to a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, over alleged illegal arrest and detention constituting a breach of his fundamental rights. Godwin, the President of Middle Belt Youth Forum, on Dec.19, 2022 addressed the media,...
e Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the National Assembly to support its implementation of transformational payments and financial industry initiatives in line with the mandate of the apex bank. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, made the call in his briefing to the House of Representatives plenary...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the speaker said he discussed various national issues with the president, including next year’s...
Federal High Court in Abuja has prevented the Department of State Services (DSS) from arresting and detaining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice JT Tsoho who declined the motion ex parte — filed by an applicant in the absence of the respondent — informed that...