Noted: FG approves CBN’s N5000 denomination

by Isi Esene The Federal Government has expressed its willingness to the support the Central Bank of Nigeria in the introduction of the contentious N5ooo note. The government’s position was made known today by the minister of Economic Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman at the conclusion of the Economic Management Team meeting in Abuja. According to... Read More

5000, Abuja, coins, Currency, dino melaye, Economic Management Team, EMT, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Shamsudeen Usman, SLA

September 2, 2012

Thanks, but no thanks: Ekpo, Kuti families oppose CBN planned currency review

by Isi Esene The planned introduction of the new N5,000 note by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continued to receive knocks from various quarters with the latest one coming from the families of the personalities whose portraits are expected to feature on the note. At the announcement of the proposed currency review, it was... Read More

CBN, central bank of Nigeria, Currency, Edward Ekpo, Funmilayo Kuti, Margaret Ekpo, Robert Ekpo, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Yeni Kuti

September 2, 2012

N5000 can’t buy love: Groups plan mass protest against new notes

by Isi Esene Civil society groups in the country have expressed their readiness to once again hit the streets in protest over the planned introduction of new N5,000 note by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to reports, the groups are currently mobilizing and consulting with stakeholders to devise the best possible approach to... Read More

Amitolu Shittu, Campaign for Democracy, CBN, central bank of Nigeria, Civil Society, Debo Adeniran, Okei Joe-Odumakin, protest, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

August 28, 2012

Hold it!: Senate committee orders suspension of planned N5,000 note

by Isi Esene The Senate Committee on Banking, Currency and other Financial Institutions yesterday ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to halt its planned altering of Nigeria’s currency structure with the introduction of the N5,000 note. The Committee chairman, Mr. Bassey Otu, expressed surprise during a media briefing saying such proposed change required a comprehensive... Read More

Bassey Otu, Cashless policy, CBN, central bank of Nigeria, Chairman, Currency, denomination, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, senate

August 24, 2012

CBN announces planned introduction of new N5000 note

by Isi Esene The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has announced the apex bank’s plan to redesign the N50 note and introduce a N5000 denomination. The governor attributed the proposed introduction of the high denomination note to “inflationary pressures”. Sanusi also announced that three denominations – N5, N10, and... Read More

Abuja, CBN, central bank of Nigeria, Currency, Funmilayo Kuti, Hajia Gambo Sawaba, Margaret Ekpo, polymer, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

August 2, 2012

“We will sell everything Akingbola has in this world” – Sanusi reacts to London court ruling

by Stanley Azuakola This is the kind of news that gets a #Lobatan comment on Twitter. Following Tuesday’s London court ruling, in which Justice Burton ordered the erstwhile CEO of Intercontinental Bank to refund N164 billion, being the proceeds of what the court felt was a shares fraud, the CBN governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has... Read More

erastus akingbola, Intercontinental Bank, London court, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

June 14, 2012

Emir of the CBN? Sanusi Lamido explains himself

by Stanley Azuakola Somehow, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, felt that he had to respond to the criticisms which came his way as a result of his uncommon work attire yesterday. Here’s what did the governor – and prince – had to say: For starters, he didn’t... Read More

Dan Majen Kano, emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, traditional regalia

June 14, 2012

Photos: Emir of the Central Bank? Lamido Sanusi resumes work in traditional attire

by Stanley Azuakola It is an open secret that the Governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido, would give anything to be Emir of his beloved Kano someday. Only last week, he was made the Dan Majen Kano, a title reserved for princes. See picture of the coronation: Staff of the Central Bank were however... Read More

Dan Majen Kano, emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, traditional regalia

January 29, 2012

“I did not defend Boko Haram!” – Sanusi responds to Thisday story

by Chi Ibe “It is straightforward and clearly there is some mischief here” -Sanusi Lamido. Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has taken to citizen journalism website, Sahara Reporters to clear up the news circulating that he is justifying the acts of Boko Haram. Yesterday Sahara Reporters published a personal message from the CBN governor... Read More

boko haram, CBN Governor, Niger Delta, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, ThisDay

December 26, 2011

Who should be Person of the Year 2011 – Rotimi Amaechi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Goodluck Jonathan or Aliko Dangote?

by Stanley Azuakola Editor’s Note: The Person of the Year is a poll for newsmakers, and is not an award this year, as is popular in Nigeria. It is editorial poll that tries to assess the one person who most influenced our lives, for good or bad . They also have to be Nigerians working... Read More

aliko dangote, Goodluck Jonathan, ngozi okonjo iweala, Rotimi Amaechi, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, YNaija Person of the Year 2011

Noted: FG approves CBN’s N5000 denomination

Thanks, but no thanks: Ekpo, Kuti families oppose CBN planned currency review

N5000 can’t buy love: Groups plan mass protest against new notes

Hold it!: Senate committee orders suspension of planned N5,000 note

CBN announces planned introduction of new N5000 note

“We will sell everything Akingbola has in this world” – Sanusi reacts to London court ruling

Emir of the CBN? Sanusi Lamido explains himself

Photos: Emir of the Central Bank? Lamido Sanusi resumes work in traditional attire

“I did not defend Boko Haram!” – Sanusi responds to Thisday story

Who should be Person of the Year 2011 – Rotimi Amaechi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Goodluck Jonathan or Aliko Dangote?

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Comments

YNaija

Tags