CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA  AN ADDRESS BY  GOVERNOR GODWIN I. EMEFIELE, CON  AT THE 2018 ANNUAL BANKERS’ DINNER CONTINENTAL HOTEL, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS  30 NOVEMBER 2018  Gov. Godwin Emefiele, CON Address at the 2018 Annual Bankers’ Dinner Lagos, 30 November 2018 _______________________________  Opening Pleasantries— Good evening distinguished ladies and gentlemen.
It is indeed a pleasure to be with you this evening, and to use this occasion to step back from the day-to-day concerns of inflation, external reserves and exchange rate, to consider a number of the deep-seated, long term factors shaping Nigeria’s economy.