CBN Injects $210 Million In Wholesale Segment, Others

CBN Injects $210 Million In Wholesale Segment, Others

The Nigerian Apex Bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday said it injected the sum of $100 million to dealers in the wholesale segment of the foreign exchange market. The CBN also made interventions of $55 million each...
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Heritage Bank Boss Seeks Sustained Human Capital Development In Financial Institutions

Heritage Bank Boss Seeks Sustained Human Capital Development In Financial Institutions

The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo has emphasized the importance for human capacity development amongst staff of financial institutions for improved operations.The MD who stated this at a 3-day yearly Internal Control and Audit Conference organised b...
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Again, MPC Retains Lending Rate At 14%

Again, MPC Retains Lending Rate At 14%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for the 14th consecutive time, retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 per cent. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele made this known at a news conference on Thursday, in...
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Nigeria Raises $2.86b Eurobonds

Nigeria Raises $2.86b Eurobonds

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had raised 2.86 billion dollars three-series international bond under its Global Medium Term Note Programme.  Mr Paul Abechi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance on Media and Communications disclosed this in ...
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CBN Boosts Forex Market With $210m

CBN Boosts Forex Market With $210m

In its latest round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, injected the sum of $210 million in the inter-bank foreign exchange market. Figures obtained from the CBN indicate that the authorized dealers in...
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Heritage Bank Canvasses Increased Support For Agriculture

Heritage Bank Canvasses Increased Support For Agriculture

Heritage Bank Plc has called on government at all levels and deposit money banks to increase supports in agriculture, as it is the most resilient and important sector of Nigerian economy, despite underwhelming investment in the sector. The Executive Director.....
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Naira Appreciates Against Dollar

Naira Appreciates Against Dollar

The Naira on Monday gained 10 kobo to exchange at N363.64 to the dollar at the investors’ window, stronger than N363.74 posted on Friday. Market turnover at the investors’ window stood at 231.24 million dollars, higher than 226.35 million dollars...
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TSA Cost Gulps N16b In Two Years

TSA Cost Gulps N16b In Two Years

The Nigeria Government has spent N16 billion on Treasury Single Account (TSA) transaction costs in two years, Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris has said. He said the government would no longer bear the service charge on all payments...
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NAHCO Records N7.25B Turnover, N601.3M Profit In Nine Months

NAHCO Records N7.25B Turnover, N601.3M Profit In Nine Months

Riding on the back of an excellent half – year performance, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company plc (nahco aviance) has once again posted impressive Q3 results.  In the figures released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the Company recorded N7.25...
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CBN Injects $337.16m, 56.17m CNY Into Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales

CBN Injects $337.16m, 56.17m CNY Into Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday said it injected 337.16 million dollars in the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) in its first intervention in the inter-bank foreign market for November. A statement issued in Abuja by Isaac...
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CBN Unveils Guidelines For Payment Service Banks

CBN Unveils Guidelines For Payment Service Banks

As part of measures to promote a sound financial system and  enhance access to financial services for low income earners and unbanked segments, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday unveiled operational guidelines for Payment Service Banks (PSBs).  T...
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GM Reports $2.5B Profit In Q3

GM Reports $2.5B Profit In Q3

Stronger-than-expected results in China and North America propelled General Motors to a 25 percent increase in pretax profit in the third quarter and net income of $2.5 billion.  Meanwhile, Revenue increased 6.4 percent to $35.8 billion during the period. The...
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How To Transform Societies, Change Lives Through Capital Markets, By Arunma Oteh

How To Transform Societies, Change Lives Through Capital Markets, By Arunma Oteh

At the recent 58th Annual General Meeting of World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) in Athens, Arunma Oteh, Vice President of the World Bank  took part in a fireside chat with Nandini Sukumar, CEO, WFE where Arunma spoke about how “exchanges...
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Access Bank Declares N375b Earnings, N62.9b Profit In Q3

Access Bank Declares N375b Earnings, N62.9b Profit In Q3

Access Bank Plc has announced top line earnings of ₦375.2 billion for the nine months ended 30 September 2018, up 3% from N365.1 billion recorded during the corresponding period in 2017.  The Bank’s Profit after Tax (PAT) increased 12% to...
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