Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan

Emefiele Will Do Extremely Well-Sanusi

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria’s suspended governor of central bank Friday said Godwin Emefiele nominee for the position will do extremely well. Sanusi said this after receiving the ‘’Man of the Year Award’’ at the annual Hallmark Newspaper Nigerians of the Year 2013 Awards held in Lagos, […]

Nigeria’s leader surrounded by ‘incompetent’ frauds: ex-bank boss

Nigeria’s former central bank chief Lamido Sanusi on Sunday described the president who ousted him as a simple man trying to do well who has been undermined by incompetent and fraudulent aides. Sanusi, widely respected by economists in Nigeria and abroad, was suspended by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday over […]

Nigeria’s central bank governor to challenge suspension in court

Nigeria’s graft-fighting Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi said on Friday he would go to court to challenge his suspension by the president, saying he did not want his job back but wanted to question the legality of the move. President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Sanusi on Thursday, removing an increasingly outspoken […]