Tag: Sanusi Lamido

Insight: Pre-electoral feuding threatens Nigeria’s economy

In Nigeria, as elsewhere, foreign exchange markets can be a barometer of internal strife, so when central bank governor Lamido Sanusi noticed a surge in dollar demand at forex bureaux in July, he feared something was amiss. The bank found tens of billions of naira was traded for dollars in […]

Loss in naira value not significant – Sanusi

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has said that the 2.3 per cent loss recorded in naira’s value is not significant, compared to what other emerging markets lost this year. Sanusi, who spoke at the 75th anniversary of the Ikoyi Club in Lagos, said every […]

Nigeria Central Bank revokes licence of 20 Bureau De Change Operators- Sanusi

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licence of 20 Bureau De Change (BDC) companies for foreign exchange malpractice. The Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, disclosed this at Ikoyi Club 75th Anniversary Lecture held in Lagos on Thursday. Mr. Sanusi, who declined to mention the names of the […]