Sanusi canvasses Islamic banking – The Guardian
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Just as the Northern Caucus in the House of Representatives yesterday kicked against the recent bail-out for banks pronounced sick by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the man who calls the shots at the bank has initiated plans to develop a framework for Islamic (non-interest) banking in the country. The development came as the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, gave a qualified backing to foreign acquisition of Nigerian banks.
Okogie opposes pay for militants, YCE to meet Yar’Adua – The Guardian
July 20, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Federal Government’s introduction of monetary incentives in it amnesty package has been condemned by the Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie.
Okogie said it was wrong of the government to have reneged on its earlier plan not to offer cash to militants in the amnesty package.
