Naira collapse: Obi deserves praise for raising the alarm; CBN to monitor politicians
Aftermath of the falling value of the naira, and the possible concerns recently expressed by the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, on the continued spending of foreign currency…
Increased hajj fares: LASGÂ to hold stakeholder meeting with Intending Pilgrims, NAHCON officialsÂ
April 26, 2022 The Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs has concluded arrangements to hold a stakeholder meeting with Intending Pilgrims, Officials of NAHCON, and Officials of the Muslim Pilgrims…
FOREX: CBN to fund export proceeds by 5%
Feb. 11, 2022 …Urges banks to support non-oil sector The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will stop the sale of foreign exchange to commercial banks before the end of the…
CBN, Osinbajo and devaluation of the naira, by Jackson Akpore
October 13, 2021 Not a few Nigerians were surprised at the outrage that greeted what has now been clarified as a mis-characterisation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s submission at the…
Economists’ Forum: Emefiele not the cause of naira woes
September 9, 2021 The North-South Economists’ Forum, NSEF, a focus group of development economists, has exonerated Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from the continued depreciation of…
Who is after Godwin Emefiele, by Ahmed Abdulkadir
September 14, 2021 Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in recent years always gets the denigration when the economy dithers. It’s becoming a pattern. And the man in the maelstrom of…
Dollar drought: Neither CBN nor Emefiele, by Jackson Ugbechie
There is dollar drought in Nigeria. It has become the biggest challenge for the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in recent memory. To its credit, the CBN is fully aware…
ANALYSIS: STIMULATING DOLLAR AND ENERGETIC INFLOWS, BY ARIZE NWOBU
Creative and innovative policies help to drive economic growth and development. Crises spur critical thinking and creativity whereby new and useful ideas and policies are developed for the overall success…
Analysis: Emefiele deserves garland, not guillotine
By Jackson Ugbechie The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is once again up against a special clan made up of Nigerians and non-Nigerians. They are…
Naira appreciates against dollar as BDC operators welcome CBN sale of forex
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) said on Saturday in Lagos that the resumption of sale of foreign exchange to BDCs would usher in stability in…