Godwin Emefiele

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rates to 15.5 per cent from 14 per cent as it battles to rein in aggressive inflation running riot in the last four months. Inflation in…

On Tuesday in Abuja, the Senate gave the bill that would limit the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s authority its second reading. The bill was sponsored by Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar, who represents the Kwara North…

“There was a country” is what many Nigerians use to describe the state of the nation today. Frustration, anger, disillusionment, hunger, joblessness, corruption, insecurity, and banditry are bedevilling Nigerians today. But it is the…

In the face of rising demand for foreign exchange for both goods and services by Nigerians, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerians to resist the urge of succumbing to the speculative activities of some players in the…

  When the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, appears before the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, it will be to explain why the naira is depreciating rapidly against other currencies, especially the dollar.…

Following the steep fall of the Naira, the Senate Wednesday resolved to summon the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to know the strategies to prevent the final crash of the currency. The country currently…

Despite the negative indices of the Nigerian economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has maintained a 3.4 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the country. This is against the 3.3 per cent growth projection by the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has paid a total of N23.5 billion rebates to non-oil exporters in the first half (H1) of this year towards the 'Race to $200 billion in FX Repatriation (RT200FX) Programme', which comes at great cost.…

Amidst rising inflation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 100 basis points to 14 per cent. The apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), decided on Tuesday at the 286th meeting held in…

Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked for the creation of a dedicated route for exporters in the non-oil export space. "We have Nigerian Ports Authority and the  Nigeria Customs Service…