Godwin Emefiele: Intellectually Endowed Banker is the Next CBN Boss – By Emeka Chiakwelu

By Emeka Chiakwelu | NNP | Feb. 23, 2014 – President Jonathan has nominated Godwin Emefiele, the managing director of Zenith Bank to be the next governor of Central Bank Nigeria(CBN), as a successor to the outgoing and controversial Sanusi. The nomination has been made prior to the suspension of Sanusi who was the sitting […]

Governors hold emergency meeting Monday over Sanusi’s sack

IIorin –  Alhaji Yusuf Kawu, the Secretary of Kwara Chapter of Arewa Consultative Forum, has called for the development of  a regional economic agenda for states in the North. He said that this would be enable states in the region to articulate their vision for the development of the region. Daibu made this call in […]

Lamido’s Suspension Done in Bad Faith –CNPP

IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has picked holes on the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, describing it as a selective witch- hunt Reacting to the development Thursday via a press statement issued by its publicity secretary Mr. Osita Okechukwu, made available to newsmen in […]

Jonathan suspends Sanusi as CBN gov – Sanusi vows to contest removal in court

CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi | credits: File copy President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday suspended Mallam  Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The suspension order was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati. Abati said Jonathan had found out […]

Alleged missing N20bn oil money: Senator Anosike tackles Sanusi

…Says he’s diverting attention As the Federal Government considers hiring the services of independent forensic auditors to look into the books of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to ascertain whether the company actually failed to remit oil revenues accruing to it  as claimed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam […]

Vested Interest Is Killing Nigeria – Sanusi

4 More on This Is Vested Interest Killing Nigeria’s Growth? How Vested Interests Are Killing Nigeria -… Jang to CBN Gov – You Are Not Bigger Than Govt Jonathan Should Suspend Sanusi Immediately… Nigeria Settles Central Bank Row I Am Not Going On Pre-Retirement Leave – Sanusi Sanusi’s Letter, Jonathan’s Burden? President Asks Sanusi to […]

I won’t quit before June, Sanusi dares Jonathan

Jonathan and Sanusi The controversy surrounding the planned exit of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, deepened on Thursday with the governor insisting that he would not quit the post until his term expired on June 2, 2014. In keeping with his vow, which analysts see as a direct confrontation […]

External reserves fall by $301m as Naira loses 2 kobo

BY BABAJIDE KOMOLAFE The nation’s external reserves continued its downward trend as it fell by $301 million to $43.31 billion  from $43.61 billion in the first six days of 2014. Meanwhile, the naira depreciated marginally by two kobo at the first foreign exchange auction conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, this year. Data […]

Opinion: A letter to CBN Governor

Niran Adedokun Dear Lamido Sanusi, Let me start by wishing you a very happy New Year and congratulate you on the near completion of your tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. That can be no mean task, especially with the complexities of the nation and the unpredictability of politicians that you have […]

‘Unremitted’ $49.8bn: Mischief, ignorance or distraction?

A letter dated September 25, 2013 written by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, to President Goodluck Jonathan was recently leaked to the media from undisclosed sources.  In an apparent streak of patriotic fervour, Sanusi noted in his letter that, “I am constrained to formally write your Excellency, documenting serious concerns of […]

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