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Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele CFR (born 4 August 1961) is a Nigerian politician, economist and banker who served as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 4 June 2014 until his suspension by President Bola Tinubu, on 9 June 2023.
Godwin Emefiele appeared in court on Tuesday, six weeks after he had been arrested by the country's feared secret police, officially known as the Department of State Services (DSS).
Jun 14, 2023 · Lagos, Nigeria – Last Friday Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu suspended the country’s Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. On Saturday, Nigeria’s secret police confirmed the...
Aug 15, 2023 · Nigeria’s suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele appeared before a Lagos court on Tuesday, weeks after heavily armed members of the secret service beat up prison officials outside the...
Nov 8, 2023 · Nigeria’s former central bank governor was freed on bail after spending the past five months in prison. A court in the capital, Abuja, released Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday, his lawyer Johnson...
Nov 17, 2023 · The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been charged with procurement fraud. The court remanded Godwin Emefiele in prison until it rules on his bail application.
Aug 15, 2023 · Nigerian prosecutors have filed a 20-count indictment against suspended and detained central bank governor Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, one of them accusing him of “conferring unlawful...
