by Simeon Christian Chukwu Barely a few hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Lamido Sanusi, made his unpopular economic proposition at the just-concluded Annual Capital Market Retreat held in Warri, Delta State, Nigerians were befuddled and began their usual emotional dissection of issues often proposed by the leaders. Sanusi argued that having the... Read More

central bank, Civil service, Reform, sanusi

Dele Momodu hits Pini Jason hard: “Teacher don’t teach me nonsense”

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I remember the prodigiously gifted Fela Anikulapo Kuti today, as always on occasions like this. I had searched for an appropriate title for this column since I read the first of the staccato attacks against my simple-and-straight-forward piece on our thunderous Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Not that... Read More

bakare, Dele Momodu, jonathan, Pini Jason, sanusi

September 29, 2012

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Rejoinder to Sanusi piece: “Reading Dele Momodu is like watching a poor quality film”

by Godwin Opene Editors Note: In response to Dele Momodu’s piece last week on ‘The bully called Sanusi’, the writer penned this rejoinder Usually for me, the surest way to avoid reading a sad piece of writing or watch a poor quality film is to not start because then, I carry on reading or watching,... Read More

CBN, Dele Momodu, lamido, pendulum, sanusi

June 25, 2012

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Editorial: “It’s time for Sanusi to moderate his exuberance”

by Hauwa Gambo Today’s editorial by The Punch took Central Bank governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to the cleaners for his dramatic show of traditional office at the bank’s headquarters last week. “The attempt by a CBN spokesman to explain away Sanusi’s regalia episode underscores the fickleness of the act,” the paper insists. “No CBN official... Read More

CBN, central bank, controversy, lending rates, sanusi

June 10, 2012

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Shame on heartless Lamido Sanusi, by Yinka Odumakin

by Yinka Odumakin Sanusi has not visited the crash scene where eight of his staff lost their lives. All that mattered to him was the chieftaincy he was about to take. Does the blue blood in Sanusi’s veins so royal it cannot be touched by the sorrows of others? How cold would these fellows be if they... Read More

banker, CBN, Dana, emir, kano, sanusi