The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has been awarded Africa Most Innovative Digital Transformation Governor of the year.
The award by Foreign Investment Network (FIN) took place on the sidelines of the ongoing International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Emefiele said the award isn’t meant for him alone but also for those who have worked hard in the last eight and a half years to keep the Nigerian economy strong and going.
He further called on foreign investors to consider Nigeria and Africa as a whole as their choice investment destination stating that the Business confidence in Africa is growing steadily. He said:
“Today, we talk about the frontier market and what I keep telling people is that as you continue thinking about growth opportunities in the world and you are looking at Africa, naturally you will have to think about some of the big economies in Africa.”
