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Central Bank Governor

May 22, 2025

Exchange rate arbitrage under Buhari pure corruption: Tinubu

MrTinubu’s statement comes two years after he succeeded Mr Buhari. 

President Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari
January 26, 2025

Nigerian legislators have failed their constituents despite huge pay: Tafawa-Balewa

Mr Tafawa-Balewa said this in an interview with journalists in Lagos while reacting to the socio-economic challenges faced by Nigerians.

Nigerian lawmakers
November 1, 2024

Court orders final forfeiture of $2.04 million, landed properties linked to ex-CBN gov Emefiele

Justice Isaac Dipeolu also ordered the final forfeiture of landed properties and share certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Ltd Trust, all linked to Mr Emefiele.

CBN Godwin Emefiele (credit: Bloomberg)
February 19, 2024

EFCC operatives open fire at Abuja dollar market as battle intensifies to rescue Nigerian naira from total collapse

Mr Tinubu’s strategy to float the naira has backfired and further depreciated its value on the global market.

EFCC
July 30, 2023

HEDA condemns SSS, prison officials face-off

He criticised the uncivil and condemnable actions of the SSS, which he deemed detrimental to the accountability process.

HEDA Chairman Olanrewaju Suraju
July 18, 2023

SSS attacks Emefiele as IPOB member for hiring lawyer handling Nnamdi Kanu case

“A Biafran Republic agitator and Outlawed IPOB counsel defending the suspended CBN governor. Is IPOB defending one of theirs?” the tweet partly read.

SSS DG Bichi, Godwin Emefiele and Screenshot of the SSS tweet
July 15, 2023

After ignoring Amosun’s 1,000 AK-47 rifles, four million bullets, SSS charges Emefiele over one handgun found in Lagos home

A July 13 information accused the former CBN chief of owning an unlicensed gun and bullets in violation of the 2004 Firearms Act — a criminal statute that carries a jail sentence.

June 29, 2023

I summoned Ogun spirits against Emefiele naira scarcity that threatened my presidential ambition: Tinubu

Mr Tinubu disclosed this at the Palace of Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, when he paid a courtesy visit on Thursday.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Godwin Emefiele
May 18, 2023

France issues international arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank governor

Mr Salameh was supposed to appear before French prosecutors on Tuesday as part of an ongoing European probe.

police officers and Riad Salameh
March 11, 2023

Banks issuing old notes but refusing to take them back, Lagos residents lament

They told journalists in separate interviews that spending the two old notes had been challenging as Nigerians, and even banks were not accepting the money for their daily transactions.

Old Naira Notes