Fidelity Bank wins DBN award for expanding first-time credit access to MSMEs
June 26, 2026
CBN’s Foreign Currency Collateral directive: NACCIMA insists Customs charge duties in Naira The Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture has demanded that the duties collected by the Nigeria Customs Service be charged in Naira rather than in foreign currency. NACCIMA President, Dele Oye, stated this[Read More…]
Nigeria Govt says it will save N1.5tn, 2.5m meter installations from Tarif hike The Federal Government has raised the amount that it would save this year following the recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers to N1.5tn. It also stated that about 2.5 million meters would be[Read More…]
Air Peace chairman alleges big players on Lagos-London route slash prices below cost of operations to cripple the Nigerian carrier Can Air Peace survive the tough competition mounted against it by big Airlines including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM? Shortly after Air Peace began flying to London[Read More…]
Full Year 2023: UBA’s profit hits N758bn, a record 277 per cent increase …Bank declares N2.30k final dividend to shareholders United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2023, recording a laudable profit before tax (PBT) of[Read More…]
CBN bans use of foreign currency as collateral for naira loans The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks to stop the use of foreign currency-denominated collaterals for naira loans. Adetona Adedeji, acting director of the banking supervision department at CBN, disclosed this in a statement on[Read More…]
FCMB Funds ReelFruit’s Plant To Promote Sustainable Manufacturing First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has financed the newly inaugurated dried fruit manufacturing plant of Nature’s Bounty Health Products Limited(ReelFruit) in Abeokuta, Ogun State to promote sustainable manufacturing practice in the country. Sustainable manufacturing minimises negative environmental impact while conserving energy and[Read More…]
Emefiele Arrives Court For Arraignment On Fresh Charges The immediate-past governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for his arraignment over alleged abuse of office. Emefiele, alongside Henry Isioma Omole, will be arraigned on fresh 26 counts[Read More…]
Labour Party urges FG to reconsider Electricity Tariff hike The Labour Party (LP) has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its decision to hike the tariff payable by some electricity consumers in the country. Mrs Olubunmi Odesanya, Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the party, made the call in[Read More…]
Obazee submits final investigative report on Emefiele, to Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has commended Jim Obazee for his services as a special investigator as he concludes his probe on the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and related entities. In July 2023, Tinubu appointed Obazee, former[Read More…]
Wife of detained Binance executive writes Nigeria Government to release husband Yuki Gambaryan, Wife of the detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, has pleaded with the Nigerian government release her husband. Mrs Gambaryan, in a letter to the Nigerian government on[Read More…]