Senate Approves Death Penalty For Drug Traffickers The Nigerian Senate has passed the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act (Amendment Bill) 2024, which approves death penalty for drug traffickers. The Bill was passed into law on Thursday when the Senate transformed into Committee of the Whole, to carefully[Read More…]
American Express Unveils Business Credit Card for Nigeria Users American Express Co. has unveiled its first business credit card in Nigeria through a collaboration with local neobank O3 Capital, potentially enhancing dollar accessibility for businesses in the West African nation. The new card, introduced on Thursday in Lagos,[Read More…]
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Calls on Foreign Investors to Invest in Emerging Economy The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has commended the outgoing World Bank Country director, Dr Shubham Chaudhari for his significant contributions to Nigeria’s economic growth At an event held in[Read More…]
CBN orders Banks to suspend charges on Deposits till September The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered deposit money banks and financial institutions to suspend processing fee on deposits till September 30, 2024. In a circular, the apex bank ordered that financial institutions suspend processing charges imposed[Read More…]
FG denies demanding $150m bribe from Binance The federal government has accused Binance of blackmail after the company alleged officials demanded $150 million in cryptocurrency payments as a bribe to settle the prosecution of its executives in Nigeria. On Tuesday, Richard Teng, Binance’s chief executive officer (CEO), said some[Read More…]
Cadbury Finance Director in Nigeria, Ogaga Ologe resigns Cadbury Nigeria Plc, a food, sweets and drink company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria has announced the resignation of Ogaga Ologe as its finance director which will be effective on July 22, 2024. This is according to a statement released[Read More…]
Union Bank Achieves Another Milestone; Attains MSECB ISO 27001:2022, 20000-1:2018 and 22301 Certifications Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s foremost and most trusted financial institutions, has announced another significant achievement with its attainment of the MSECB management system certifications in ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 22301:2019, and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018. The Bank was[Read More…]
CBN directs banks to charge 0.5% cybersecurity levy The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to implement a 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy on transactions. This is contained in a circular signed by Chibuzor Efobi, director of payments system management and Haruna Mustafa, director of[Read More…]
ASCSN urges Govt to reverse electricity tarrif Comrade Tommy Okon, the National President of ASCSN, has urged the federal government to reverse the electricity tarrif back to N66 per kWh from N225. On April 3, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved an increase in electricity tariff[Read More…]
Ikeja Electric adds 19 new Band A feeders to communities Hours after slashing the tariff for Band A customers who get between 20-24 hours of electricity supply daily, Ikeja Electric has added more communities to the Band A network. The regions Incorporated into Band A of the Disco network[Read More…]
