Godwin Emefiele, the chief executive officer, Zenith Bank Plc, has been appointed as substantive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. He replaces Sahusi Lamido Sanusi, who was suspended this morning by President Goodluck Jonathan. Bayo Adelabu, executive director, First Bank Plc has also been named deputy governor, replacing Tunde Lemo. The names of the…
President Jonathan Suspends CBN Governor Sanusi
In what appears to be a tale of the hunter being the hunted, Lamido Sanusi, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan. Sanusi who has been having a running battle with the petroleum ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over his allegations of $20 billion missing…
CBN Removes Forex Limit
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has authorised the removal of the $250,000 weekly foreign exchange sales limit placed on bureaux de change, BDC, operators in the country. The announcement came a week after Lamido Sanusi, CBN governor, vowed to address the widening gap between the naira-dollar exchange rates in the official market and parallel…
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