Tag Archives: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele Would Have Faced Firing Squad If… – Tinubu’s Government

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has stated that the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, would have been killed by a firing squad if it happened that he was living in China. This

Viewpoint: Emefiele And The Not So Exclusive Audio Tapes

In Nigeria, must we always kill our illustrious sons? It is a question that several persons of repute, including activist, had asked in the past and the question again took on relevance in recent days as the hyenas hemmed in

BREAKING: CBN Sacks All Board Members of First Bank of Nigeria, FBN Holding

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has just sacked the entire members of the board of First Bank Holding and First Bank Nigeria Ltd. The sack was announced on live television, covered by Arise TV and other news

Stakeholders Reveal Why Polaris Bank MD, Tokunboh Abiru Must Step Down

Things are not looking bright at the newly christened Polaris bank. At the center of the crisis rocking the the bank formerly known as Skye bank is its managing director chief executive Tokunboh Abiru. Top of the allegations against the

Polaris Bank Takes Over Skye Bank, CBN Assures Depositors Of Cash Safety

Following the withdrawal of the operating licence of Skye Bank Plc, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in consultation with the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has established a bridge bank known as Polaris Bank, to assume the assets and

Buhari Makes Nine New Appointments for CBN, other Agencies

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the tenure of three chief executive officers, four new non-executive directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and two new Chief Executive Officers for some federal agencies. The appointments were announced

Jonathan Denies N100bn was Moved to His Residence by CBN

In response to the story pushed out by the presidency on Sunday providing more details on how N100 billion was allegedly moved to the private residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan by the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, from

Reps threaten to Arrest Emefiele & AGF Ahmed Idris over Oil Bloc Allocation

House of Representatives has threatened to issue warrant of arrest on the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris over oil licences. According to the House, the threat is

Zenith Bank Appoints Jim Ovia Chairman

One of the nation’s second generation bank, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday, appointment Mr Jim Ovia, board chairman and non- executive director of the bank. Ovia, the Pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, appointment was