LAGOS JUNE 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the suspension of Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) by President Bola Tinubu. The party said Emefiele’s suspension was unconstitutional because the President didn’t seek the permission of the National Assembly. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party,…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office immediately. This was revealed Friday night in a statement by Willie Bassey, Director of Information at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The CBN Governor’s suspension is a sequel to the ongoing investigation of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization has carefully reviewed the onslaught on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and calls for restrain, given the sensitivity of his position to the nation’s economy. Spokesperson Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement said, “This is especially on the…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, on Wednesday, resolved to summon the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, to educate and inform senators in a closed session on the reasons for the rapid depreciation of the value of the naira. It also mandated the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele will seek the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) ticket to run for president next February, a ruling party spokesperson said on Friday. President Muhammadu Buhari will step down after serving two four-year terms following a February 2023 ballot. His ruling APC has set its primaries to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has denied purchasing aircraft to support a campaign for him to contest the presidency in 2023. Online reports had surfaced earlier on Wednesday indicating that the CBN governor had bought “three airplanes” for his presidential campaign, and that he had also been…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the campaign posters of the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, have resurfaced in some parts of Lagos State. Although, Emiefele is not known to be a member of any political party, his campaign posters urging him to contest the presidency in 2023,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Forex turnover dropped by 68.2%, as the Naira’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window depreciated significantly against the dollar to close at N393.25/$1 during intra-day trading on Wednesday, November 25. Also, the naira crashed further against the dollar, closing at N487/$1 at the parallel market on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, as the…