CBN governor's annual lecture to promote inclusive financial system

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will inaugurate the Governor’s Annual Lecture Series on Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Honeywell Auditorium, Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University.

Themed ‘Next Generation Leadership in Monetary Policy and Nation Building,’ the lecture marks the launch of a flagship platform under the CBN Governor’s Knowledge Acceleration & Thought Leadership Initiative. The series is designed to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and thought leaders across academia, business, policy, and civil society.

This inaugural edition coincides with the second anniversary of Team Cardoso’s leadership at the CBN, a milestone reflecting reforms that have stabilised the naira, improved key economic indicators, and restored international investor confidence in Nigeria’s economy.

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The platform will convene policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and students from leading tertiary institutions, highlighting the central role of monetary policy in driving stability, growth, and nation-building.

The choice of Lagos Business School as the inaugural host reflects its reputation as a hub for leadership and policy innovation, offering an environment that bridges theory and practice and encourages rigorous debate.

Through this initiative, the CBN underscores its commitment not only to safeguarding Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability but also to investing in the next generation of leaders who will sustain and build on today’s progress.

Hope Moses-Ashike

Hope Moses-Ashike is an Associate Editor, Banking and Finance, with more than a decade of experience reporting on Nigeria’s financial system and broader economy. She closely tracks market movements, monetary policy decisions, company disclosures, regulatory actions, economic indicators, and global developments, and interprets what they mean for businesses, investors, policymakers, and households. Her reporting helps readers understand complex issues such as inflation trends, foreign exchange market dynamics, interest rate decisions, bank performance, and investment risks. She also covers major international events and periodically travels to Washington, D.C., to report on the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual Meetings. Her dedication to financial journalism has earned her multiple recognitions and invitations to high-level professional development programmes. She is an alumna of the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the United States and holds an Advanced Financial Journalism Certificate from the Press Association Training in London, UK. Her other notable achievements include completing the Lagos Business School CMC Programme, the Bloomberg Media Africa Initiative Programme, and a Master Class in Journalism at Rhodes University in South Africa.