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    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria’s Senate confirms new central bank governor amid currency rout

      Former Citi executive Olayemi Cardoso faces task of stabilising naira and settling $6.8bn foreign exchange obligations

      Naira banknotes
    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      Court date completes suspended Nigerian bank chief’s fall from grace

      Godwin Emefiele’s nine years in charge came to an abrupt end when new president Bola Tinubu took office

      Godwin Emefiele
    • Saturday, 10 June, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria’s new president suspends central bank governor

      Godwin Emefiele’s contentious policies raised doubts over the instituition’s independence

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      Nigeria
      Nigeria delays switching from old banknotes to new

      Central bank bows to pressure as millions are left unable to obtain new banknotes with a presidential election looming

      Woman holding naira banknotes
    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Central banks
      Nigeria’s $53bn wayward means

      What’s a few naira between friends?

    • Friday, 22 November, 2019
      African economy
      Nigerian central bank chief Emefiele defends unorthodox policies

      Critics say monetary and exchange rate policy exacerbated post-oil price crash recession

      Godwin Emefiele, governor of Nigeria's central bank, speaks during the Nigeria Capital Markets and Banking Forum in London, U.K., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. The Nigerian government is looking to plug a 2017 budget deficit that it forecast at 2.3 trillion naira, or 2.2 percent of GDP following a revenue shortfall caused by the decline of output and price of oil, its main export. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 9 May, 2019
      Nigeria
      Nigerian president renominates Emefiele as central bank governor
    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2017
      Global Economy
      Nigeria keeps main interest rate on hold at 14%
    • Wednesday, 14 December, 2016
      Currencies
      Lenders plan not to renew deals with Nigeria central bank

      Move highlights erosion of confidence in the monetary authority

      This picture taken on January 28, 2016 in Lagos shows naira banknotes, Nigeria's currency. Nigeria's central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on January 26 dismissed calls to devalue the naira in his monetary policy committee statement. Instead he chose to continue propping up the currency at 197-199 naira to the dollar and maintain foreign-exchange restrictions. As a result, the naira on the black market is hovering around a record low of 305, fuelling complaints from domestic and foreign businesses who can't access dollars required for imports. / AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Saturday, 15 October, 2016
      World
      Buhari’s allies join in criticism of Nigerian economic ‘paralysis’

      Growing concern highlights depth of crisis in Africa’s top oil producer

      A towel with a print of the Nigerian naira is displayed for sale at a street market in the central business district of Lagos, Nigeria, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo - RTSS1XD
    • Tuesday, 20 September, 2016
      Central banks
      Nigeria keeps rates on hold at 14%
    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2016
      World
      Nigeria falls into recession as economy shrinks 2%
    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2016
      fastFTJoel Lewin
      No let up for the Nigerian naira
    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2016
      World
      Nigeria raises rates to record amid currency slump
    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2016
      David Pilling
      Nigeria buckles to market pressure and moves to devalue naira

      Switch to market-driven currency system amid economic crisis and dollar shortage

      A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos...A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos February 12, 2015. Electronic trading in Nigeria's naira was halted for the second day running on Thursday as the currency of Africa's biggest economy continued to crumple due to weak oil prices and escalating tension over this week's delayed election. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS BUSINESS)
    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2016
      Currencies
      Nigeria buckles on naira but holds fire on rates
    • Monday, 30 May, 2016
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Nigeria: Running on empty

      Critics say President Buhari’s policies are adding to its worst economic crisis in generations

      A worker rings a bell during a protest demanding that the government reinstate prices of fuel at 86.50 naira ($0.43, 0.38 euros) per litre in Lagos, on May 18, 2016.
									Nigeria's government on May 18 warned against "illegal strike action" after some union members vowed to press ahead with a national strike over petrol price rises despite a court injunction.  
									
									
									
									
									 / AFP / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI        (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 25 November, 2015
      World
      Muhammadu Buhari returns to fight new battles for Nigeria’s future

      Historic vote hands ex-general fresh chance to impose order

      Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari walks past marksmen in traditional Bavarian dress as he arrives for a reception on the sidelines of a G7-summit in Munich, southern Germany, on June 7, 2015
    • Monday, 5 October, 2015
      Currencies
      Nigeria’s central bank governor defends naira stance

      Godwin Emefiele defends decision not to further devalue currency despite oil crash himself

      FT Africa Summit 2015 at Claridge's. Picture shows Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria. PHOTOGRAPH BY DANIEL JONES 2015 07815 853503 info@danieljonesphotography.co.uk www.danieljonesphotography.co.uk
    • Tuesday, 22 September, 2015
      Currencies
      Nigeria and Kenya central banks keep interest rates on hold

      Move follows Fed decision not to tighten monetary policy but concerns on global growth remain

    • Monday, 21 September, 2015
      Currencies
      Nigeria central bank governor under fire over currency controls

      Economists say Emefiele’s policies are mistimed and jeopardise country’s growth prospects

      Nigeria's Central Bank new governor Godwin Emefiele speaks during a media briefing to announce his monetary policy in Abuja on June 5, 2014. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Tuesday, 15 September, 2015
      Central banks
      Nigeria anti-corruption drive set to trigger huge bank outflows

      New directive requires state institutions to pay revenues into a single Treasury account

      Governor Godwin Emefiele announces that Nigeria's central bank is keeping its benchmark interest rate on hold at 13 percent in Abuja, Nigeria, July 24, 2015. Nigeria's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at 13 percent on Friday, saying concerns about rising inflation and expected normalisation of U.S. interest rates meant monetary policy in Africa's biggest economy had to remain tight. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
    • Thursday, 10 September, 2015
      Currencies
      Nigeria bank governor defends policies

      JPMorgan’s decision to remove country from bond index a further blow has already triggered bond and share sales, a further blow

      Nigeria's Central Bank new governor Godwin Emefiele speaks during a media briefing to announce his monetary policy in Abuja on June 5, 2014. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 6 August, 2015
      Currencies
      Nigeria central bank governor dismisses calls to devalue naira

      Governor Godwin Emefiele’s protectionist stance alarms industrialists and economists

      Governor Godwin Emefiele announces that Nigeria's central bank is keeping its benchmark interest rate on hold at 13 percent in Abuja, Nigeria, July 24, 2015. Nigeria's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at 13 percent on Friday, saying concerns about rising inflation and expected normalisation of U.S. interest rates meant monetary policy in Africa's biggest economy had to remain tight. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
    • Thursday, 6 August, 2015
      Currencies
      Full transcript: Interview with Nigeria’s central bank governor

      Godwin Emefiele defends his approach to stabilising the naira

      Nigeria's Central Bank new governor Godwin Emefiele speaks during a media briefing to announce his monetary policy in Abuja on June 5, 2014. AFP PHOTO/STRINGER (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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