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March 18, 2022 No Responses

Banking Industry: Emefiele Pushes For More Women In Top Positions

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, said that the bank had issued gender-mandated regulations to pave way for gender diversity and inclusiveness at the top management levels in the banking industry. Emefiele made t...

March 14, 2022 No Responses

CBN Governor Bags Giant Stride Award

The Queens of the Niger Delta, a Non-Governmental organisation (NGO) has honoured the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, with an award- Giant Stride Award.Mr Gideon Whites, the Manager of the NGO, presented the award at...

February 2, 2022 No Responses

Emefiele Tasks Rice Millers On FOREX, Employment

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has urged rice mills in the country to embrace CBN’s backward integration initiatives aimed at conserving foreign exchange reserves. Information obtained from CBN’s website indic...

January 28, 2022 No Responses

CBN Reduces Charges On Electronic Transactions

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a downward review of charges for electronic banking transactions in its revised guidelines to charges by Banks, Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) and Non-Bank Financial Institutions. A circular by Chibuzor...

November 23, 2021 No Responses

CBN Retains MPR At 11.5%, Other Parameters Remain Constant

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday voted to hold the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 percent for the umpteenth time. Reading a communiqué after the committee’s 282nd meeting on Tuesday, Mr...

September 26, 2021 No Responses

At FICAN Conference, Emefiele Harps On Infrastructure Development

The Federal Government needs about S$100 billion annually to address the nation’s infrastructure deficit, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, reiterated on Saturday in Lagos. Speaking at the 30th Anniversary Confere...

August 3, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Emefiele At 60

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, as he turns 60 on August 4, 2021.. The President, in a congratulatory letter released by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in...

May 19, 2021 No Responses

CBN Mulls One Million Hectares Of Rice Cultivation In 2021

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the apex bank plans the cultivation of one million hectares of rice in the 2021 farming seasons, to boost food security. According to information in CBN’s official...

April 21, 2021 No Responses

CBN Urges Banks To Support Businesses Seeking Expansion

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged commercial banks to leverage their presence in other parts of Africa to support Nigerian businesses seeking to plant their footprints into new markets. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, gave the advice...

April 14, 2021 No Responses

CBN Begins Registration Of More Financial Institutions On Credit Management Platform

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started the registration of “Other Financial Institutions’’ (OFIs) on its Credit Risk Management System (CRIMS) to improve credit risk management. “Other Financial Institutions’’ are Development Finance I...

March 6, 2021 No Responses

Emefiele Woos Investors, Promises CBN’s Support

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has advised indigenous and multinational firms to consider the opportunities that Nigeria offers and begin to set up their manufacturing lines in Nigeria. Emefiele gave the advice at.....

January 28, 2021 No Responses

CBN Disburses N554b To Two Million Farmers

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N554.61 billion to 2, 849,490 farmers to boost food security under its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) beginning from 2015. In a communique issued in Abuja on Wednesday, Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN...

May 20, 2020 No Responses

Emefiele Woos Conglomerates To Help Boost Economy

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has urged industrial conglomerates operating in the country to support efforts aimed at growing the Nigerian economy. Emefiele gave the advice on Tuesday in a virtual meeting with the...