Godwin Emefiele

Documents Emefiele Used To Request $6.2m Payment For Election Observers Forged, Forensic Analyst Tells Court

A forensic analyst, Mr. Bamaiyi Meriga, has confirmed that the documents used by the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin...

Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele’s trial: EFCC raids Dangote Group’s corporate headquarters in Ikoyi, Lagos

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday stormed the corporate Head Office of the Dangote Group at Falomo, Ikoyi,...

Alleged N6.9bn procurement fraud: Again, Emefiele’s arraignment stalled

The much-anticipated arraignment of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged N6.9 billion procurement fraud was again stalled...

Court rejects DSS’ application to keep Emefiele in detention

The Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday dismissed a request by the Department of State Services (DSS), seeking a 14-day “extended detention...

Breaking: After 33 days in custody, DSS hauls suspended CBN Gov. Emefiele to court

After spending 33 days in its custody, the Department of State Services (DSS) has charged the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria...

Just in: Naira redesign, cashless policy: House of Rep. threatens to arrest Emefiele

For allegedly failing to appear before the House of Representatives, the Speaker, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila has threatened to invoke the relevant sections of...

CBN Gov. Emefiele, meets Pres. Buhari at the State House

Details of the meeting have not been made public but it is believed to have centered on the reactions trailing cash withdrawal limits...

PDP PCC warns “bullion van” politicians against hounding Emefiele, destroying nation’s financial institution

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has fingered “bullion vans” politicians as the unseen hand behind the hounding of Central Bank...

Abuja Court rejects DSS request to arrest CBN Gov. Emefiele

A Federal High Court in Abuja has intervened in the planned arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) of the Governor of...

Rash of protests hit Abuja over trump up charge of terror financing against CBN Gov. Emefiele

A suit allegedly and “secretly” filed by the Department of State Service (DSS) to arrest and try the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

Naira redesign: CBN pegs weekly cash withdrawals to N100k, N500k for individuals, companies

With immediate effect, Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) has pegged the over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities at N100, 000 and N500,...

CBN’s Naira redesign: A political flip-flop or fiscal game changer to rescue the currency?

Kingsly Moghalu ``The move by the CBN is also a way to withdraw currency from circulation, an unorthodox way of tightening the money...

New Naira notes: CBN Gov. got my approval, says Pres. Buhari, counters Finance Minister

The face-off between Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed and the Central Bank of Nigeria Gov. Godwin Emefiele over the redesigning of Naira notes may...

Issuance of new Naira notes: What you need to know

On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, announced as follows: *The redesigned new banknotes of N100, N200, N500,...

Naira free-fall: CBN Governor’s blame game draws ire, swipe from group, calls for his sack

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele’s statement blaming the current free-fall of the Naira against other major...

CBN increases benchmark interest rate to 14% as inflation hits all-time high 18%

The Central Bank of Nigeria has voted to increase the benchmark interest rate (Monetary Policy Rate) to 14 per cent from 13 per...