This was the fulcrum of the Distinguished Leadership Lecture delivered by the Governor of the CBN, Dr Godwin Emefiele, at the International Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan (UI) yesterday. Emefiele, who was recently reappointed as the CBN governor by President Muhammadu Buhari, said Nigeria could not continue to be a dumping ground for all manners of goods and also allow smuggling while still expecting growth in her economy. He asked: “Does that mean nobody imported tomato paste for a whole year? About 1.5 million jobs were lost in the textile companies in the early 90s and some of them became miscreants. It has also supported the creation of over 2.5 million jobs across the agricultural value chain.”

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 04:07 UTC