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Nigeria's major problems are insecurity, poverty - Emefiele

Naij News

May. 13, 2019

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- Godwin Emefiele has identified unemployment and poverty as two problems bedeviling the country

- The CBN governor urged Nigerians to go into mechanised farming

- Emefiele said the CBN under his administration has been re-positioned

Godwin Emefiele who is the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN) has identified poverty and unemployment as the country's major problem.

The Sun reports that the CBN governor spoke in Lokoja, during a three day sensitisation seminar for bank customers tagged CBN Fair.

Represented by the assistant director, corporate communications department of the CBN, Emefiele said the CBN under his leadership has been re-positioned to be highly professional, people-focused, apolitical.

He said: “We now have a Central Bank that is strictly devoted to building a resilient financial system that can serve the growth and development needs of our beloved country , Nigeria.