Godwin Emefiele
Ex-NBA President, rights activists, others task FG on respect for rule of law over detained Emefiele
15 Jul 2023
Former President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu (SAN), human rights lawyers and a rights advocacy group - Centre for Social Justice and Accountability (CSJA), have at various fora, tasked the Federal Government to respect the principle of rule of law and justice in treating the case of former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
15 Jul 2023
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja, has nullified the arrest, detention and interrogation of suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
15 Jul 2023
The Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG) has appealed to Nigerians to support the Department of State Services (DSS) in the fight against unpatriotic elements bent on destabilising the country.
14 Jul 2023
A court sitting in Abuja has nullified the Department of State Services (DSS) arrest, detention, and interrogation of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. In a judgment upon an Originating Motion on Notice brought before the Court by Emefiele against Incorporated Trustees of Forum for Accountability and Good Leadership,…
14 Jul 2023
Respected civil society group, Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, has hailed Friday's judgment of Hon. Justice Bello Kawu of the FCT High Court setting aside, quashing, invalidating and nullifying the arrest, detention and interrogation of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. In a release by the group in Abuja shortly…
14 Jul 2023
Department of State Services (DSS), yesterday, said it charged former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to court, following order by an Abuja High Court.
13 Jul 2023
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to immediately release the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, from detention.
13 Jul 2023
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has given a one-week ultimatum to the Department of the State Security Service (DSS) to either charge the detained suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to Court or set him free. Justice Hamza Muazu gave the order while delivering a ruling in a…
13 Jul 2023
An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama is set to rule on the lawsuit filed by Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), challenging his arrest and detention by the Department of State Services (DSS). Emefiele was arrested by the DSS following his suspension by President Bola Tinubu and the…
6 Jul 2023
I had written and “kept this article in view” to adopt a well-known phrase in the nation’s bureaucracy. This was until I read the respected scholar, theorist, polemicist and journalist, Chidi Amuta’s piece: “Tinubu Should Avoid Wike’s and Buhari-era Parade of Rank Incompetence,” recently published in USAfrica.
3 Jul 2023
The suspension of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and his subsequent arrest and detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) may appear plausible, even predictable to many Nigerians who readily blame the apex banker for their financial woes, particularly in the last days of former President Muhammadu Buhari government.
30 Jun 2023
In his inaugural speech, President Bola Tinubu mentioned that monetary policy needed thorough ‘housecleaning’. Since then, Godwin Emefiele has been suspended as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the FX market is undergoing rapid changes for the better.