FG Welcomes IMF Backing for Reform Agenda

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government has expressed satisfaction with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest assessment of Nigeria’s economy, describing it as an independent validation of the economic reforms implemented under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, says the […]

CBN Rejects Interventionist Policies, Backs Orthodox Strategy

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso addresses participants at the Monetary Policy Committee workshop on macroeconomic stability and monetary policy effectiveness

By Oluwkaemi Kindness The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says the bank will not return to interventionist measures that previously weakened policy credibility. This is as he reaffirmed the apex bank’s commitment to orthodox monetary policy, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. Cardoso stated this during the opening session of the Monetary Policy […]

Cardoso Says Nigeria’s Economic Reforms On Track After IMF

Olayemi Cardoso addressing Nigeria’s economy and CBN reforms after IMF World Bank meetings

By Oluwakemi Kindness Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, says the country’s economy remains firmly on track following the 2026 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. Cardoso, in a message on the bank’s official X handle on Monday, says the CBN is focused on building on […]

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