Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Olayemi Cardoso will reportedly address the nation by 7pm on Friday (tomorrow).
PulseNets gathered that the development was disclosed by a source close to the CBN governor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The address will afford Cardoso the opportunity to explain the monetary policy of the CBN and plans to halt the fall of the national currency, the Naira.
The address will be the first public engagement by Cardoso since he was appointed CBN Governor by President Bola Tinubu over two months ago.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu announced the nomination of Cardoso as CBN Governor on September 15 following the suspension of the former Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on June 9.
Appointed alongside Cardoso were four deputy governors: Mrs. Emem Usoro, Mr. Muhammad Dattijo, Mr. Philip Ikeazor, and Dr. Bala M. Bello.
The new CBN Governor has been criticised for failing to hold the bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the highest policy-making committee of the apex bank since he assumed office. The last of such meetings was on July 25.
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The MPC has as its mandate to review economic and financial conditions in the economy; determine appropriate stance of policy in the short to medium term; review regularly the CBN monetary policy framework and adopt changes when necessary; and communicate monetary/financial policy decisions effectively to the public and ensure the credibility of the model of transmission mechanism of monetary policy.
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