THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says its Monetary Policy Committe (MPC) decision to increase Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) is […]
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UNGA77: Nigerian Govt cracking down on crude oil theft -Malami
ATTORNEY-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that Nigeria Government is making concerted efforts […]
CBN did not introduce USSD code to block compromised bank accounts
CLAIM: A post has been making the rounds that the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) […]
Continued increase in air fares unacceptable – NANTA
THE National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) on Thursday said the continued increment in the price of local and […]
Why court freezed Ebonyi State money with CBN, UBA
JUSTICE Stephen Daylop Pam of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt has ordered the freeze of the accounts of the […]
Courts discharge, acquits Jang of N6.3bn corruption charges
A Plateau High Court, on Monday in Jos, discharged and acquitted Sen. Jonah Jang and Mr Yususf Pam of N6.3 […]
Federal workers call for review of Housing loans processes
FEDERAL workers across the South-West zone in Nigeria on Wednesday unanimously called for review of the National Housing Fund (NHF) […]
Driving state finances through internally-generated revenue: Soludo’s prescription
By Chimezie Anaso, DERING his inauguration as the fifth democratically-elected Governor of Anambra State, on March 17, 2022, Prof. Charles […]
Sylva inaugurates gas infrastructure fund council
THE Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the Governing Council of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF). Chief Timipre […]
Dabiri-Erewa applauds diasporas contributions to the Nigerian economy as diaspora remittances increase
ABIKE Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, has commended Nigerians in the Diaspora on the rise of remittances in […]
Aviation experts commend CBN for remitting outstanding ticket sales
SOME experts in aviation sector have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for releasing 265 million dollars to airlines […]
eNaira records 200,000 users, N4bn transactions value – Emefiele
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), digital currency, eNaira has recorded 200,000 volumes and four billion Naira value of transactions […]
Fidelity Bank, UBA ordered to sell shares of Disco firms
UNITED Bank for Africa (UBA), Fidelity Bank and other financial institutions currently managing the affairs of some power distribution companies […]
President Buhari hosts new NMA Exco
…says FG disburses N100bn to indigenous pharma manufacturers THE Federal Government has disbursed a total of N100 billion to indigenous […]
Food Security: Sokoto Govt. secures N4bn loan for 16,000 farmers
THE Sokoto State Government says it has secured a N4 billion loan to be distributed to 16,000 rice, wheat and […]
Management debunks sale of Polaris Bank
THE management of Polaris Bank has discredited an online report in the purported sale of the bank by the Central […]
Insecurity: 16 states risk major food crisis – Reps
THE House of Representatives says with the worsening insecurity in the country, food shortage and crisis have spread with projections […]
Aviation fuel price : AON wants FG to intervene
THE Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has appealed to the Federal Government to intervene in the increasing price of Aviation […]
Strengthening ADPs for sustainable food security in Nigeria
By Oboh Linus. GLOBALLY, food security has become an issue that raises concern especially in recent times with its attendant […]
Banks, OPS synergy key to sustainable growth, says ACAMB President
THE Organised Private Sector (ACAMB) says that constant engagement and communication between the Organised Private Sector (OPS) and the banking […]
NACCIMA tasks FG on urgent actions to avoid recession
THE Nigerian Association of Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has urged the Federal Government to address the […]
57 % electricity consumers on estimated billing, says NERC
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says 57.07 per cent of electricity consumers in the country were still on estimated […]
Expert suggests change in rates as CBN holds 2-day MPC meeting
A Financial Expert, Okechukwu Unegbu, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure a complete review in all […]
CBN takes eNaira sensitisation to Tejuosho, Balogun traders
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in collaboration with the Bankers Committee, on Saturday sensitised traders and consumers at Tejuosho […]
CBN releases guidelines for registration, operation of BNCH in Nigeria
By Kennedy Nnamani THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has released guidelines for registration and operation of Bank Neutral Cash […]
2022 Budget: Can it transform fortunes of Nigerians
The annual ritual of presenting the budget, reviewing it by the lawmakers and assenting to it by the president has […]
Fintech firms attract $500m investments – CBN
By Benprince Ezeh THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has said that indigenous Financial Technology, […]
Digitalization has become global phenomenon with banking payments system – Okonjo
By Benprince Ezeh EMMANUEL Okonjo, Controller, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Enugu has said that digitalization has become a global […]
CBN warns MFBs to desist from forex, whole sale banking transactions
By Benprince Ezeh THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has warned Microfinance Banks, MFBs, to desist from foreign exchange and […]
New CBN guidelines for payments system holding companies
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has unveiled guidelines for licensing and regulation of payments system holding companies…
Nigerian banks are resilient, safe, sound – CBN
AHEAD of the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Monday, July 26 – […]
CBN, Roche move to revitalise moribund Enugu agric factories
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in collaboration with Roche Pharmaceutical Company, is seeking Enugu State government’s approval to revitalise […]
Ahmad tasks stakeholders on national finTech strategy
By Onyemakonor Ogbe THE deputy governor in charge of Financial Systems Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Aishah Ahmad, has […]
CBN to establish diagnostic centre in Bauchi
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded arrangements to establish a health diagnostic centre in Bauchi State. Haladu Idris, […]
CBN to enable Naira payments for goods from African countries – Emefiele
THE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is working on an initiative that will enable payments in Naira for goods in other African…
High Unemployment Rate: Changing narrative through pragmatic programmes
THE latest unemployment figure from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the federal government’s target of supporting more than […]