CBN, Finance Ministry to Coordinate Cash, Debt, Liquidity

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance have agreed to strengthen coordination on government cash management, debt issuance planning and liquidity forecasting. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this on Friday at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Fiscal-Monetary Policy Coordination between the two institutions. Cardoso […]
Oyedele Says Poverty Reduction Remains ‘Unfinished Business’

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has acknowledged that poverty reduction and improved household welfare remain “unfinished business” for the Federal Government despite what he describes as significant gains from its economic reforms. Oyedele made the remarks on Wednesday while presenting the government’s economic scorecard, where […]