Godwin Emefiele

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...

Nigeria’s Apex Bank Governor, Emefiele, is an employee, not eligible to contest — Adegboruwa (SAN)

The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, is ineligible to contest for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos lawyer,...

2023: Arewa group secures North-East endorsement for CBN Gov. Emefiele

A group of patriotic Northern leaders and politicians, the Arewa Alliance for the Presidency of Godwin Emefiele (AAPGE) says it has secured the...

Robust monetary policy, fighting inflation, my focus — Emefiele, in reaction to calls to join presidential race

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says his focus at the moment is to formulate a robust...

2023 Presidency: HEDA gives Emefiele 14 days to resign or disassociate publicly

    The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has been given 14 days to resign if he was...

The Journey To Economic Hades And The CBN’s Interventions – A PSN Analysis

  The year 2021, no doubts, will go down in the annals of our nation as a most challenging year, not only for...

Digital-currency-enaira

Breaking news: Nigeria’s digital currency, eNaira, launch: 200,000 wallets downloaded in 24 hours

  Barely 24 hours after Nigeria’s digital currency eNaira was unveiled by the Federal Government, Nigerians have downloaded almost 200,000 wallets. Persecondnews findings...

Myriad of CBN’s policy and programme intervention: Stakeholders, industry watchers excited, laud apex bank’s leadership

  List achievements as getting Nigeria to exit recession faster than developed economies of the world, banning banks, others from facilitating trading and...

Nigerian Government’s Border Closure Policy: Between Economy and Security 

By Chidi Onwuachu The Federal Government of Nigeria took a very critical decision to close its land borders on August 19, 2019. This...

Economy: Why we print more money to finance FG’s budget, by CBN Governor

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come out to explain why it is printing more money to finance the Federal Government’s...

COVID-19 : CBN reduces MPR from 13.5% to 12.5%

  In a bid to stimulate the economy post-COVID-19, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’S Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced the reduction...

CBN, NNPC to foot over N1bn cost of feeding, accommodation of evacuees – Minister

    Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have both agreed to fund, as part of their Corporate...

Nigeria’s border will remain closed until neighboring countries meet conditions for reopening – Emefiele

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday stressed that the nation’s borders will remain closed until neighboring...