{"id":81161,"date":"2021-05-26T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T09:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81161"},"modified":"2021-05-26T10:09:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T09:09:08","slug":"insecurity-nigerias-current-economy-cant-grow-cbns-emefiele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/insecurity-nigerias-current-economy-cant-grow-cbns-emefiele\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Nigeria\u2019s current economy can\u2019t grow \u2013 CBN\u2019s Emefiele"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has pointed out that the country\u2019s current economy cannot grow\u00a0due to the current level of insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>The CBN boss spoke at the end of a two-day monetary policy committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Emefiele: \u201cIf you want an economy to grow, the level of insecurity must be low because if there is a high level of insecurity like what we see today, the economy will suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed that Nigeria will receive 12 fighter jets from the United States, US, to fight insecurity in July.<\/p>\n<p>The CBN boss said the arrival of the jets followed a pact signed between the Nigerian and US governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout three years ago, the Federal Government and the US signed a pact that resulted in a government-to-government acquisition of military equipment out of which we are expecting 12 fighter planes. 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