Godwin Emefiele
15 Dec
The Nigerian economy is tanking. And so no matter the statistics and upbeat reports spewing out to the public from official and paid channels, the economy of the nation is on statis. “Nothing goes, nothing comes. It’s awful”, says Sam Becket in his dreary play “Waiting for Godot”. Godwin Emefiele has cast a spell on…
7 Dec
The Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on public petition, Mr Mike Eteba yesterday grilled officials of the Economies and financial crimes commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Correctional Service...
7 Dec
There was mild drama on Thursday at the venue of the House of Representatives public hearing on a petition brought against the EFCC, the DSS, and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), by a civil society organisation, Justice Centre, over an alleged failed attempt by EFCC officials to abduct Godwin Emefiele from the custody of the…
6 Dec
The pronouncement of the Supreme Court last week extending the validity of both the old and the new Nara notes as legal tender until further notice should provide some relief to anxious Nigerians who are already lamenting the scarcity of naira...
5 Dec
The House of Representatives has summoned the director-general of the State Security Service (SSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, over a supposedly failed attempt by security agents to forcefully remove the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of Nigeria Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, in defiance to a subsisting…
5 Dec
Stakeholders and elders of Agbor in Delta State have raised concerns over the safety of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, whom they alleged is currently being sequestered and shackled like a common criminal by the Nigerian state.
5 Dec
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is planning to approach the court for the variation of the N300 million bail granted him by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “Yes, we are still on it. We hope to conclude on the bail issue before the week…
4 Dec
In the dimming twilight of unorthodox monetary policies that marked the tenure of deposed Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, the new head of Nigeria’s apex bank emerges as a harbinger of change, signaling a profound reset in the country’s monetary policy landscape.
28 Nov
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele to Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 19, 2024. Emefiele is facing a six-count amended charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud to the tune of N1.6 billion. Emefiele pleaded not guilty to the…
28 Nov
The House of Representatives has taken a decisive step to investigate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following allegations of failed attempts to forcibly remove former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) in Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja. The move defies a subsisting court order granting Emefiele…
27 Nov
The first time it was mentioned at a gathering of Nigerian central bankers in recent times, it was treated as a policy option that could be applied to an inflation crisis that has defied several approaches.
23 Nov
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, yesterday, admitted former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, to a N300 million, with two sureties in like sum.