Ayodele Olowookere

Heir. Husband. Father.
"How can I lose; when I came here with nothing?"

[Olayemi Cardoso @olayemicardoso1]

We welcomed critical partners to the CBN, including the IMF, the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN), and the Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, to deepen collaboration for inclusive growth.

On the global stage, we continued to champion Nigeria’s interests. I welcomed WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, accompanied by Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, and Ambassador Dr. Adamu Abdulhamid, for high-level discussions on Nigeria’s role in shaping fairer and more inclusive global markets. We also hosted the Bank of England’s Parliamentary Affairs Team, led by British High Commissioner Dr. Richard Montgomery, for an important exchange on governance, oversight, and international best practice.

[Olayemi Cardoso @olayemicardoso1]

Internationally, I met senior business leaders and global investors at the U.S.–Nigeria Executive Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C., convened by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.–Africa Business Center. With global capital cautious and highly selective, we presented Nigeria’s message clearly and practically: disciplined reform, transparent markets, and credible institutions. Our discussions focused on macroeconomic stabilisation, regulatory clarity, and fostering private-sector–led growth, laying the groundwork for a deeper phase of U.S.–Nigeria commercial engagement.

These engagements reflect 2025 in microcosm: homegrown stability, international confidence, and a strengthened financial architecture ready to support sustainable growth.

As we begin 2026, our priorities are clear: we will continue to strengthen the banking system through rigorous supervision and sound governance; refine our inflation-targeting framework to deliver durable price stability; modernise the payments infrastructure to improve efficiency and inclusion; and foster responsible fintech innovation anchored on consumer protection and financial integrity. We will also continue to build institutional capacity within the Bank, leveraging data and AI-enabled tools to support faster, more responsive, and higher-quality execution. Alongside these efforts, we will deepen strategic partnerships that reinforce Nigeria’s credibility and standing as a trusted, forward-looking central bank.
Reform is a process that rewards consistency and discipline. As the new year begins, our focus remains steady: to protect trust, sustain stability, and entrench the foundations for disciplined, lasting economic growth in Nigeria. I wish you all a productive, fulfilling, and successful year ahead.

[Olayemi Cardoso @olayemicardoso1]

2025 marked a defining phase in Nigeria’s economic reset. For the CBN, it required difficult choices, disciplined execution, and an unwavering focus on restoring confidence. Across monetary policy, financial markets, and institutional reform, our priorities were consistent and deliberate: stability, transparency, and growth anchored on sound fundamentals.

What began as a necessary policy reset in 2024 evolved into a year of consolidation and resolve in 2025. Policies were sustained, credibility was reinforced, and confidence began to translate into measurable stability. Progress was driven by clearer rules, firmer implementation, and the determination to see reforms through.

That same discipline shaped our external engagement throughout the year, strengthening confidence in Nigeria’s markets, expanding financial partnerships, and positioning the country more securely within the global financial system.

[Olayemi Cardoso @olayemicardoso1]

In December, I was honoured to host the 35th Governing Board Meeting of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM) at the CBN Headquarters in Abuja, the first time Nigeria has hosted this statutory meeting since the institution’s founding. Holding the meeting during my tenure as Chair of the IILM Governing Board underscored Nigeria’s growing role in global finance and our determination to deepen non-interest financial markets as part of a more diversified and inclusive system.

We also took important steps to strengthen the real economy. I inaugurated the new Board of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF), reaffirming the Bank’s long-standing role in de-risking agricultural finance. With decades of strong repayment performance, the task ahead is to modernise delivery, using better data, technology, and coordination, so that farmers, particularly women and youth, can access credit more efficiently and sustainably.

[Yinka Ogunnubi @yinkanubi]

This is a good day to remind us that
- 100% of the PAYE and PIT you pay goes to your State
- 90% of the VAT you pay goes to States
- 26.7% of Companies Income Tax goes to States
- 26.7% of Petroleum Profit Tax goes to States and
- 20.6% of CIT and PPT goes to LG controlled by States

Happy New Year 🎊 😊

[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

@WoleOluyemiCo It's 39km from Law School. 2 weeks ago I did Sangotedo (father thank Lakowe) in 30mins using the New Coastal Road. So, maybe 1hr using the Lekki/Epe Road.

[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

@DrJoeAbah @deoluakinyemi @DayoOrolu

[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

@DrJoeAbah @deoluakinyemi @oladay

[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

3/The Book posits that while Educational and Economic institutions determine whether a Country is Poor or Prosperous; it is indeed Politics and Political institutions that setup and determine the Educational and Economic institutions.

[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

https://t.co/x4k0bvEiij

I was born by the river in a little tent Oh,
And just like the river I’ve been a-runnin’ ever since.
It’s been a long, a long time comin’,
But I know, oh-oo-oh, a change gon’ come,
Oh yes, it will...

[A.K Cyber-Soja @marshalwahlexyz]

I found a compiled list of 120+ schools that have offered some form of funding to students.

These are the schools:

1. Boston University (All PhD funded 100% sure of this) - Fully funded, no GRE (college/department based), TOEFL waived for certain applicants (Nigerians included)

2. Northeastern University (PhD in Chemical Engineering) - Fully funded, GRE optional.

3. Princeton University (PhD Civil Engineering) - Fully funded.

4. University of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD) - Fully funded, app fee waived by department, no GRE or IELTS required.

https://t.co/03r55oaDoB of Notre Dame (PhD Chemistry)

6.Oregon State University (MS Statistics) - GRE, IELTS

https://t.co/rvvHnHO5fW of Cincinnati (PhD Philosophy)

https://t.co/P2RepmKh4U Mexico State University (MSc in Family and Consumer Science) - TOEFL

9.Georgia State University (MS in Biology) - No GRE, NO IELTS/TOEFL, NO WES

10.Georgia State University (MBA, Business Analytics) - GRE

[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

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[BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS @bolanleap]

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[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

WS @ 90.
Happy birthday Kongi - Icon. Poet. Playwright. Activist. Rebel. Leader.

[Iyalaya @lollylarry1]

This is a good one....

[DsL_a ʚїɞ ® @_DeejustDee]

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[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

@olumidecapital Customs alone posted N1.8tr in 2024 Q1
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[Ayodele Olowookere @ayoolowo]

@BBoason @afreximbank @allafrica @ARISEtv Congratulations Sir. Well deserved.

[Tutu ABRAHAM ADESANYA @LionessofIjebu]

Continue to Rest in Peace Lalala