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- 8 Apr 2018
CBN Governor deploys new Deputy Governors
Godwin Emefiele Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assigned duties to the newly appointed Deputy Governors who assumed duty on March 28. Mr Isaac Okoroafor, the acting Director,…
- 6 Dec 2022
Buhari Nominates Aishah Ahmed, Edward Adamu as CBN Deputy Governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of Aishah Ahmed and Edward Adamu to the Senate for confirmation as deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). President Buhari’s request…
- 15 Dec 2022
Senate Confirms Aishah Ahmad, Edward Adamu for Second Term as CBN Deputy Governors
The senate has on Thursday, confirmed Mrs Aishah Ahmad, Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria and Edward Adamu, Deputy Governor, Corporate Services, Central Bank of…
- 31 May 2018
Adelabu, CBN Deputy Governor Resigns, May Go Into Politics
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally accepted the disengagement of Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, deputy governor in charge of Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with effect from July 15,…
- 12 Dec 2025
Reps Passes Bill for Single Six-Year Tenure for CBN Governor, Deputies
House of Representatives yesterday passed second reading a bill seeking to introduce a single, non-renewable six-year tenure for the Governor and Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 26 Sept 2023
Senate Confirms Yemi Cardoso as CBN Governor with 4 Deputies
Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Olayemi Cardoso as the Governor of the CBN. It also confirmed the nomination of Mrs Emem Usoro, Mr Muhammad Dattijo, Mr Philip Ikeazor and Dr Bala…
- 9 Nov 2023
Reps Mull Board Chairman for CBN to Check Governor's Powers in New Bill
A bill to create the position of Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), separate from the position of the governor, scaled second reading in the House of Representatives…
- 9 Jun 2023
Tinubu Appoints Shonubi as Acting CBN Governor
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, deputy governor (Operations Directorate) as acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following the suspension of Godwin…
- 2 Dec 2013
The New CBN Governor by Sanusi
Whoever will be picked by President Goodluck Jonathan to take over at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) must be able to develop the market, according to Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the apex…
- 20 Feb 2014
Jonathan Sacks Sanusi, CBN Governor
President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and directed Sanusi to hand over to Dr. Sarah Alade, most senior deputy governor…
- 9 Jan 2014
Pressure on Sanusi to Quit as CBN Governor
The office of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is embroiled in a web of claims and counter charges as the presidency has reportedly asked Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the governor to…
- 22 Sept 2023
Yemi Cardoso Assumes Duty as Acting CBN Governor
Dr Olayemi Cardoso, on Friday, formally assumed duty as the acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to a statement by Isa AbdulMumin, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications,…
- 16 Jan 2020
Buhari Taps Obiora as CBN Deputy Gov
President Muhammadu Buhari, has nominated Dr Kingsley Obiora as deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to a State House statement on Thursday. Dr Kingsley Obiora The…
- 9 Jun 2023
DSS Arrests Emefiele, Suspended CBN Governor
Godwin Emefiele, ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Godwin Emefiele, ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 10 Nov 2019
Group, CBN in War of Words over Redeployment of Suspended Deputy Gov
Citizens Committee for Corruption-Free Nigeria (CCCN), an anti-corruption group, has called out Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for redeploying a deputy governor to the…
- 9 Jun 2023
President Tinubu Suspends Emefiele As CBN Governor
President Bola Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, from…
- 17 Sept 2024
Tinubu Did Not Ask Cardoso, CBN Governor to Resign – Presidency
President Bola Tinubu has not asked Yemi Cardoso to resign from his position as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the President on…
- 13 Mar 2016
Emefiele Suspends CBN Dep. Gov, 4 Others for Fraudulent Forex Transaction
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly suspended Joseph Nnanna, deputy governor, Financial System Surveillance of the apex bank and four deputy directors for…
- 24 Oct 2023
Naira: Reps Deputy Spokesman Says New CBN Leadership Incompetent
Philip Agbese, deputy spokesman of the House of Representatives, has declared that the new leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is not meeting the expectation of Nigerians. Yemi Cardoso,…
- 8 Jan 2014
Lemo Bows Out of CBN after 10 Years
Babtunde Lemo, deputy governor, Operations Directorate, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will retire from the apex bank tomorrow (Friday), after serving two terms of five years each. Lemo is credited…
- 13 Nov 2020
Nigeria Records 67% Rise In Electronic Money Transactions During COVID-19 Lockdown - CBN
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that electronic transaction volumes increased by about 67 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown with increased…
- 14 Jan 2013
Lemo Spurns Mpessa, Says Nigeria Won’t Licence Telcos
Tunde Lemo, deputy governor, Operations, at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pooh-poohed what appeared to be the global model for mobile money payment system, the Kenya Mpessa stating that it…
- 14 Feb 2017
Ex-CBN Boss Says 20% of Currency in Circulation Fake
Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said 20 per cent of the currency circulating in the country is fake. He spoke at the National Assembly yesterday…
- 28 Jul 2021
BDC Forex Ban: Banks Will Corner, Hoard Dollars- Mailafia
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that commercial banks in the country cannot be trusted with forex sales, adding that they will “corner” the…
- 10 Aug 2010
New UBA, Zenith, Skye Bank MDs Assume Duty
Three bank managing directors - Jim Ovia (Zenith), Tony Elumelu (United Bank for Africa, UBA), and Akinsola Akinfemiwa (Skye) have taken their bow and left the stage in line with the directive of the…
- 12 Nov 2013
CBN Orders Banks to be Security Certified By 2015
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated all commercial banks to be information security-certified by 2015. Tunde Lemo, deputy governor (Operations), stated this during conferment of ISO 27001…
- 12 Jan 2014
FG Considers Oduoza, UBA Boss, Others as Sanusi’s Successor
The federal government is considering a long list of eminent Nigerians to replace Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) whose tenure at the apex bank will run out this June,…
- 6 Oct 2013
CBN Boss Says Economy Performance is Below Endowment
Dr. Kingsley Chinedu Moghalu, deputy governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), has expressed regrets that Nigeria’s economic performance does not reflect its endowments.…
- 28 Oct 2019
Loan Defaulters to Forfeit Savings in Other Banks – CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has issued a new directive whereby loan defaulters will forfeit their savings in other banks, in order to settle their debts. Aishah Ahmad, deputy governor of…
- 21 Feb 2012
Lemo for AITEC Banking & Mobile Money Conference
Tunde Lemo, deputy governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to share his insights and experiences of the CBN in the debate on banking regulation at this year’s AITEC Banking & Mobile…