Jim Obazee
5 Apr
The Nigerian government on Friday announced the conclusion of the investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under former governor Godwin Emefiele. Ajuri Ngelale, a spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, in a statement, said the Nigerian leader commended Jim Obazee, former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), for his…
18 Mar
Eric Odoh Ocheme, the former personal assistant to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has asked security agencies to stop mentioning his name in the alleged forgery of signatures for the withdrawal of $6.2m from the apex bank to pay 2023 election observers. Ocheme, a former staff member of…
23 Feb
The Southwest Youth Advocacy Network has reacted to recent reports of alleged overreach and misconduct by Jim Obazee, the former Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu named Obazee, the former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRC, as the special investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
23 Feb
In the relentless pursuit of transparency, accountability, and the eradication of corruption, no individual should be considered above the law. This principle is foundational to a just and equitable society where the rule of law prevails. The recent allegations surrounding Jim Obazee, the former Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the Central…
2 Jan
The Concerned Northern Forum has urged President Bola Tinubu to exercise extreme caution over the report submitted to him by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s private investigator, Jim Obazee. The forum described the investigation by Obazee conducted to check the activities of the country's apex bank under its suspended Governor, Godwin Emefiele as one-sided…
26 Dec
The Arewa Consultative Youths Movement (ACYM) has said that the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, in his report submitted to President Bola Tinubu, has succeeded in vindicating the immediate-past Governor of CBN, Dr Godwin Emefiele. The youths stated this in a statement issued by their President, Kabiru…
Emefiele: Middle Belt Youths Forum labels special investigator’s report 'a mountain of cooked story'
22 Dec
Members of the Middle Belt Youths Forum (MBYF) have taken a swipe at the Special Investigator on the Central Bank of Nigeria and Related Entities, Jim Obazee, for submitting what they described as empty and cooked up to President Bola Tinubu. The middle belt youths made their position known in a statement made available to…
11 Nov
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a directive requiring its staff to declare ‘close relatives’ employed by the bank and disclose any connections to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) in the country.
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Nigerians may be close to witnessing the unveiling of the biggest financial fraud in the history of the country in the coming months as the team of special investigators set up to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria...
11 Aug 2023
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, released the 2022 audited financial statement, showing a profit of N65.63 billion for the year.
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Former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Jim Obazee, has threatened to sue any person or media house that peddles rumours of his involvement in an imaginary financial impropriety.
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