Tag: CBN
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Emefiele loses Bid to Reclaim 753 duplexes in Abuja
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele,…
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U.S. tariffs pose significant risk to global economy, IMF warns
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, has expressed concerns over new U.S. tariffs, calling them a major risk to the global economy amid ongoing economic…
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Osun State Government rejects CBN report on Wale Boluwaduro
The Osun State Government has rejected the position of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on its nominee for the directorship of Living Trust Mortgage Bank, urging the apex bank…
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Customs intercepts, hands over 7 million CFA to EFCC
By Ige Adekunle The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, on Tuesday, handed over 7 million CFA (N17 million) intercepted by its operatives to the Economic and Financial…
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Somalia joins Afreximbank, seeks to boost intra-African trade, economic growth
Somalia has become the 53rd member state of the African Export-Import Bank, AFREXIMBANK. The country formally acceded to the Establishment Agreement of African multilateral financial institution, thus bringing the Bank…
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Fidelity Bank equips entrepreneurs for global trade success with EMP 18
Fidelity Bank Plc has once again highlighted the importance of promoting non-oil exports as it recently hosted the 18th edition of its dedicated capacity development training tagged Export Management Programme,…
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BREAKING: Access Bank CEO, Wigwe, wife, son, 3 others die in Copter crash in US
Access Bank CEO, Roosevelt Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and three others have died in a helicopter crash in California. The plane crashed Friday night near Nipton, California, with six…
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Appeal Court Fixes October 12 For Hearing of First Bank Appeal Against N266m Judgment
An appeal court sitting in Lagos has fixed October 12, 2021for the hearing of an appeal filed by First Bank of Nigeria against a judgment delivered by a Federal High…
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Zenith Bank GMD Advocates Impact Investment For Africa’s Development At Global Summit
Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, group managing director/chief executive of Zenith Bank, has called for increased impact investing in Africa for the continent to attain its full potential. The call was contained…
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Zenith Bank Now Best Commercial Bank In Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria in this year’s World Finance Banking Awards. The award, which was announced in the July 2021 edition of…
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Niger Govt., CBN, Others, to partner with Tatsuniyya Cartoon series for promotion of investment in culture
By James Kwen The Niger State Government, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other stakeholders have expressed readiness to partner with Tatsuniyya Cartoon series for the promotion of investment in…
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USSD Row: FG Intervenes in MTN – Banks’ Feud
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has intervened in the feud between MTN and deposit money banks over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s block of Unstructured Supplementary…
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Virtual Assets, Cryptocurrencies Risky for Nigeria – ICPC Boss
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has said that virtual assets and crypto currencies are risky for implementation in…
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CBN injects N50billion into commodity exchange, cancels privatisation
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is set to inject N50 billion into the Nigerian Commodity Exchange in a bid to halt the arbitrage by middlemen under whom Nigerian farmers…
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CBN to offer cotton farming loan facility to 15,000 farmers in Jigawa
BY SHEHU MUSA, Dutse. About 15,000 farmers in Jigawa State are to benefit from Federal Government Cotton Production Program of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the state Chairman Jigawa Chapter…
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Tinubu to CBN: Economic fallout from COVID-19 presents the most pressing case for revising high interest rate policy ( Read his treatise)
THE CASE AGAINST HIGH INTEREST RATES IN TIME OF CONTAGION : THE TIME IS NOW – CORRECT THE INTEREST RATE By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, The economic fallout from the…
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Turning COVID-19 tragedy into opportunity for New Nigeria – By Godwin I. Emefiele
ABUJA, Nigeria, April 15, 2020/ — As many people are now aware, the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the world.…
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Alert! Beware of COVID-19 Cyber-attacks, Fraud – CBN warns
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned the general public to beware of the antics of criminal elements taking advantage of coronavirus pandemic to defraud. The warning was contained…
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SERAP asks FG, CBN to provide spending details on COVID-19 relief funds, school feeding
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “provide spending details of public funds and private sector donations to provide…
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COVID-19: CBN issues guidelines to access N50 billion credit facility
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued guidelines that must be followed by individuals and companies to access the N50billion targeted credit facility for households and Small and Medium…