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Central bank shifts monetary policy committee meeting to Jan. 23, 24

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Nigeria’s central bank has rescheduled its first monetary policy committee meeting of 2020, it said in a tweet on Monday.

The bank moved the meeting to Jan. 23 and 24 after having previously been scheduled to take place on Jan. 20 and 21. The bank did not give a reason for the change and a central bank spokesman did not immediately respond to phone calls seeking comment. Reuters

Pix: CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

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