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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…]

FG denies demanding $150m bribe from Binance

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…]

Union Bank Achieves Another Milestone; Attains MSECB ISO 27001:2022, 20000-1:2018 and 22301 Certifications

  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

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…]