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January 18, 2023 No Responses

State Governors Invite Emiefele For Meeting Over New Naira Notes

The 36 state governors have invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emiefele, for a virtual meeting on Thursday over issues related to the new naira notes introduced by the apex bank. The Head, Media...

January 11, 2023 No Responses

CBN Sensitises Marketers, Guarantees Availability Of New Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured marketers and traders that it has made the redesigned naira notes (1000, 500, 200) available for them via Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The Branch Controller, CBN, Lagos State, Mr Koyor Baribokola, gave...

December 6, 2022 No Responses

At ISSAN Confab, CBN, Stakeholders, Harp On Measures Against Cyber Attacks

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured information security stakeholders and the general public of its collaboration to check the rising cases of cyber-attacks within Nigeria’s cyberspace. Director, Payments System Management Department of the...

November 21, 2022 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Takes Financial Literacy To Markets, Sensitizes Traders On New Naira Notes

Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of the leading pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group has taken financial literacy and inclusion to traders in several markets across the country being part of activities to mark “Ecobank Day”, 2022. Cit...

October 28, 2022 No Responses

Emefiele To Risks Managers: Remain Vigilant, Deal With Complex Risks

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has urged risks managers to be vigilant in order to deal with the complex risks the country is currently facing. Emefiele gave the advice at the 2nd National Risk Management Conference,.....

October 27, 2022 No Responses

EFCC Hails CBN’s Move To Clampdown On Currency Hoarders

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has applauded the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign and reissue higher denominations of the Nigerian currency, the Naira. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Wednesday announced th...

September 28, 2022 No Responses

Senate Passes Bill To Amend CBN Act For Second Reading

The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed for second reading, a bill to amend the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act. Leading debate on the general principles of the bill, its sponsor, Sen. Sadiq Umar (APC-Kwara), said the bill was...

September 20, 2022 No Responses

Fitch Upgrades FBN Holdings To ‘B’, Outlook stable

September 18, 2022 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, CBN, UBA, Fidelity Bank, Others Harp On Trade Facilitation

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Trade facilitation took the centre stage, in Lagos, on Saturday as key stakeholders brainstorm on challenges, existing modalities and gains recorded so far. Speaking at the event, which forms part ...

August 27, 2022 No Responses

CBN Releases $265m To Settle Outstanding Ticket Sales

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),on Friday, released the sum of 265 million dollars to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales. According to a statement issued by the Director, Corporate Communications Department of CBN, Mr Osita....

August 26, 2022 No Responses

Manufacturers Task CBN On FOREX Allocation

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allocate more FOREX to manufacturers to allow for the importation of raw materials and machinery. Edo/Delta branch chairman of MAN, Dr Okwara Udensi, made th...

August 21, 2022 No Responses

Airline Operator Implores FG On Release Of Foreign Airlines’ $450m Ticket Sales

Chief Executive Officer of an aviation company, Mr Segun Adewale, has urged the Federal Government to repatriate the $450million in ticket revenue belonging to foreign airlines operating in the country. Adewale, also former Vice-Chairman, the National Associ...

July 31, 2022 No Responses

ABCON Urges CBN To Float Naira

The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to float the Naira to halt its further depreciation. The President of ABCON, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, made the appeal on Saturday in...

July 28, 2022 No Responses

CBN Issues National Licence To TAJBank

TAJBank Limited Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank has secured approval for nationwide banking operations from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank’s Managing Director, Mr Hamid Joda, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. Joda said tha...