Tag Archives: CBN

Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla says the economy is strong

February 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla Clarifications on the State of the Economy, the Excess Crude Account and Related Issues • In recent times, a number of comments and articles have appeared in the media, which have tended to talk down the performance of … read more »

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Nigeria Ex-Governor of the Central Bank says he was not Arrested By EFCC

January 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Former Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has denied reports that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, insisting that rather, he was invited by the agency to make clarifications on … read more »

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Nigeria: Sanusi and the N5, 000 Note

September 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

opinion Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s nomme de guerre may well be Mr. Controversy. The Central Bank Governor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria may not be deliberately courting rancor but somehow he manages to be tailed by storm at every turn. … read more »

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Nigeria: Lawmakers Overrule Sanusi On N5,000 Note

August 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Senate yesterday faulted the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency policy and consequently asked it to stop the plan to introduce the N5,000 note immediately. The Senate also warned that no such policy that has far reaching implication … read more »

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Nigeria faces economic crisis if oil prices fall —Sanusi

April 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, has said a sharp fall in oil prices would be a relief for much of the world, but for Nigeria it could spell big trouble. According to the CBN governor, … read more »

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Gov Lamido Sanusi And His Many Controversies

February 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Dave Emma Lamido Sanusi is not a man to quiver in the face of verbal attacks resulting from his views. His upbringing as a prince must have imbued him with the courage to defend his convictions no matter what … read more »

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