Africa Business Radio

President Muhammadu Buhari urged the banking and financial services sector to play stronger roles in ensuring that small and medium-sized enterprises become fit for purpose as well as provide them full support to excel.He says such financial intermediation would be essential at a time like this when Nigerians are grappling with the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, also hinted that the Nigerian International Financial Centre which would act as an international gateway for capital and investments, driven by technology and payment system infrastructure, would also be established within the next 12 months.Buhari hailed the institute and the entire banking and finance industry for the commitment towards charting a practical path for economic recovery and transformation of the country and Africa in general.