archiveJune 2019

  Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen and thank you for your presence at this Press Briefing. You would all recall that on 05 June 2014; following my assumption of office as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, I addressed a similar gathering to share with you my vision...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, says he will bring inflation to single digit within the next five years. Emefiele made the promise in Abuja on Monday during a press briefing on his policy road map in his second term. The News Agency of Nigeria...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is mulling fresh recapitalization programme for the banking sector. This is coming 14 years after the major reform by ex-governor of the regulatory bank, Charles Soludo. Godwin Emefiele, who unveiled his five-year roadmap for the CBN on Monday said the recapitalisation process to...

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  President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and human rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has told President Muhammadu Buhari to divide the country into eight regional structures. Agbakoba, one of the greatest heroes of democracy in Nigeria, noted that there are so many unclear issues in Nigeria about how...

  The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 0.65 per cent and 0.59 per cent respectively to close the week at 29,851.29 and N13.155 trillion respectively. All other indices finished higher with the exception of the NSE-Main Board Index, NSE Premium Index, NSE...

  The Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved the immediate redeployment of some Port Managers along with the appointment of a new Technical Assistant, Administration, to the Managing Director. The General Manager Corporate & Strategic Communications, Adams Jatto, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen...

  Mrs Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, says for Nigeria to attain the desired success and development, the potentials of its women must be maximised. Awosika said this on Saturday, at the third edition of “This Generation Conference” organised by Summit Bible Church, Abuja with the theme,...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said the purported resignation of its director of information and communication technology, Chidi Nwafor, is fake news and should be disregarded. The commission made this known on its official Twitter handle, @inecnigeria. This refutation may not be unconnected with the contention...

  *Commisions liquid waste treatment plant in Rivers *Says Plant complements FG’s remediation efforts in Niger Delta   Encouraging Public Private Partnership and private capital investment, especially in commercially viable public infrastructure remains a major policy thrust of the Buhari administration, according to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof....