Again, CBN Raises Interest Rate

Again, CBN Raises Interest Rate

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rates by 50 basis points, from 26.25% to 26.75%. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced this after the apex bank’s 296th Monetary Policy Committee...
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NOVA Bank Commences Operations As National Commercial Bank.

NOVA Bank Commences Operations As National Commercial Bank.

NOVA Bank, formerly known as NOVA Merchant Bank, has officially commenced operations as a National Commercial Bank, as the bank opened its first commercial banking branch at 18, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island.This follows the Central Bank of Nigeria’s ...
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CBN Issues Fresh Foreign Currency Deposit Guidelines

CBN Issues Fresh Foreign Currency Deposit Guidelines

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued fresh guidelines to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) on the deposit of foreign currency notes with the apex bank. This directive was contained in a circular issued by the Director of Currency Operators,...
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CBN: Banks Refunded N89b To Customers In June

CBN: Banks Refunded N89b To Customers In June

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday disclosed that at the end of June 2021, commercial banks in Nigeria refunded N89.2 billion to customers over complaints.  Emefiele made the disclosure during a CBN...
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Panel Recovers N40m From Commercial Bank

Panel Recovers N40m From Commercial Bank

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the recovery of Public Property (SPIP), says it has recovered over 40 million naira for the Federal Government from one of the commercial banks in the country. This was made known in a statement...
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