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March 21, 2025 No Responses

NGX Group, CBN, MinieMoney, Others Partner To Boost Students’ Financial Literacy

The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and MinieMoney, empowered over 200 students with essential financial literacy skills as part of the 2025 Global Money Week celebration. The event conve...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

FG Reiterates Commitment To Disburse CVFF

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubus administration to the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF).This was the focus of discussions whe...

February 28, 2025 No Responses

Customs, CBN Harp On Technology-Driven Trade Reforms

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has reaffirmed the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) commitment to enhancing collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to facilitate trade and boost revenue generation—a development he said woul...

February 26, 2025 No Responses

N30tri Ways And Means: Senate Accuses CBN Of Obstructing Probe

The Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Ways and Means Advance has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of frustrating its investigation into the N30 trillion Ways and Means Advance and the Anchor Borrowers’ programme under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s ...

January 15, 2025 No Responses

CBN Sanctions Zenith Bank, Fidelity, Others For ATM Cash Scarcity

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sanctioned Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for failing to make Naira notes available through automated teller machines (ATMs), during the yuletide season. The affected banks include Zenith Bank, Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank Pl...

January 10, 2025 No Responses

CBN Stops Extension Of Export Proceeds Repatriation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended approvals for the extension of export proceeds repatriation on behalf of exporters. This directive, which was issued through a circular dated January 8, 2025, take immediate effect. The suspension applies to both...

October 10, 2024 No Responses

‘Emefiele Violated Procedure In Redesigned Naira’

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Edward Adamu, on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja that Godwin Emefiele, a former Governor of the Bank did not follow laid down procedure in the...

September 26, 2024 No Responses

CBN Allocates $20,000 To Each BDC At ₦1,590/$

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the sale of $20,000 to each of the eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country at the rate of N1,590/$. In a circular to all Bureau De Change operators dated...

September 25, 2024 No Responses

CBN Raises Interest Rate To 27.25%

Again, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised its Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent from 26.75 per cent “to moderate inflation” which stands at 32.15%. This was revealed by the CBN Governor, Olayemi...

September 21, 2024 No Responses

CBN Reacts To Controversial Policy Document

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Friday, made some clarifications regarding the Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade, And Exchange Policy Guidelines For Fiscal Years 2024 – 2025 document published on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. In a statement published on it...

September 9, 2024 No Responses

NDIC, BOI, BDAN, Others Back 2024 FICAN Conference

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Bank of Industry (BoI), the United Bank for Africa, Access Holdings plc and a host of other banking and financial institutions have thrown their weight behind the...

August 22, 2024 No Responses

FG Imposes N555.8m Fine On Fidelity Bank

For violating its customers’ data privacy, the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has imposed N555.8 million fine on Fidelity Bank Plc. NDPC’s National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, disclosed this during a Validation Workshop on t...

August 21, 2024 No Responses

CBN Explains High Remittance Inflows Of $553m In July

For the Month of July, 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a significant increase in remittance inflows, reaching $553m, a 130 per cent increase from the corresponding period in 2023. A statement by the Apex bank’s Ag....