New Nigerian governor criticises Soludo

Lamido Sanusi, confirmed as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday, said he disagreed with his predecessor's plans to re-denominate the naira made back in 2007.

But Sanusi, who was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday afternoon, told lawmakers that he agreed with the decision of Charles Soludo, governor from 2004 to 2009, to allow the naira to lose a fifth of its value against the dollar on the back of falling oil prices. "No responsible central banker will continue to

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