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21 Jun 2023
The need to cut down on cost of governance and profligacy in public office has become urgent given the huge debt the government has amassed over the years.
21 Jun 2023
A shocking headline in an online publication: “Naira slumps to N700/dollar as CBN floats currency, stops fixing exchange rates,” stirred my worry and alarm to pen this piece.
21 Jun 2023
Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Kano State have appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to incorporate their members into Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) and other foreign exchange (FX) transactions.
19 Jun 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted its restriction on domiciliary accounts while allowing account holders make withdrawals of up to $10,000 on a daily basis.
18 Jun 2023
The Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed that it has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Federal Government over the ongoing investigation of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
16 Jun 2023
An Abuja high court has ordered the Department of State Security (DSS) to immediately grant the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, unrestricted access to his lawyers and family members.
16 Jun 2023
Goldman Sachs, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company, has called on Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to consider adopting higher interest rates to hedge against free fall of naira.
15 Jun 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have embraced the painful, but realistic path to foreign exchange rate convergence, adopting a clean float at the interbank market.
15 Jun 2023
Fresh facts have emerged in the conflict of interest between the shareholders of Arik Air and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), with the latter showing evidence of failed attempts to return the airline to its founder.
15 Jun 2023
New government’s reforms have continued to spur unprecedented rally on the equities sector of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) as investors gain over N2.2 trillion in two trading sessions.
13 Jun 2023
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mrs. Sarah Alade, has advocated more of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as one of the sure ways out of socio-political and economic quagmires.
12 Jun 2023
Folashodun Shonubi, a deputy governor (Operation Directorate) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) until Friday, will assume his new responsibility as the Acting Governor with oddly divergent goals as the monetary authority faces the most daunting period of its history.
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