CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR. Fellow Nigerians, Christmas is a special time of the year for all of us. For Christians, this time of the year marks the birth of Jesus Christ and celebrates the hope and redemption that are the hallmarks of Christ’s life. For people of all faiths, this is an opportunity to enjoy the company of family, celebrate life, and...

The embattled past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, is out of prison. Emefiele was reportedly released on Friday, 22 December, after perfecting his bail conditions, including the payment of N300 million. The ex-CBN Governor has been in detention since 10 June 2023, a day after President Bola Tinubu sacked him as the governor of the CBN. From the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, he was transferred to...

Nigeria’s once-powerful central bank chief Godwin Emefiele has been fingered in a massive corruption scandal running into hundreds of billions of naira. While he headed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Emefiele teamed up with a select CBN officials to steal billions of naira which were pumped into 593 bank accounts in the United States, United Kingdom and China, according to a report by government-hired special investigator Jim Obazee. Emefiele was suspended by President Bola...