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Emefiele faces new 20-count indictment

Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, currently suspended and detained, faces a 20-count indictment, including the charge of “conferring unlawful advantages,” as revealed by government prosecutors on Tuesday. President Bola Tinubu, a driver of substantial reforms within Africa’s largest economy in over a decade, has initiated an investigation into the central bank under Emefiele’s leadership. Read More…