Tag: Politics

Sanusi: Integrity as double-edged sword

In this season of politics, all actions and inactions are bound to yield various interpretations and reactions. And so has the suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi by President Goodluck Jonathan. For this particular case, reactions have been deservedly massive, running the […]

Patronage politics boosts demand for dollars in Nigeria

Managing a monetary system is hard work in any country. But in Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, central bank governor, has an additional problem: a surge in US dollar demand as politicians build war chests for an election still 18 months away. The stakes ahead of the presidential 2015 poll, in which […]