The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced an Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System, (EFEMS) aimed at transforming the country’s foreign exchange market. This new system is set to be operational in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market by 1 December 2024, following a two-week test run scheduled for November.[Read More…]
Union Bank reports 20% growth in PBT H1, 2024, despite CBN’s intervention Despite the challenging environment following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s intervention in January 2024, which led to heightened customer concerns, Union Bank of Nigeria has reported a profit before tax of N79.8 billion on gross earnings of N333[Read More…]
CBN Approves Merger Of Unity, Providus Banks The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the merger of Unity Bank Plc and the Providus Bank Limited. The apex bank, announced the approval on Tuesday in a statement by its acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, said the[Read More…]
CBN increases interest rate to 26.75% amid soaring Inflation The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rates by 50 basis points, from 26.25% to 26.75% amid soaring inflation and skyrocketing food prices. CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, announced this after[Read More…]
CBN moves to protect monies in dormant accounts from frauds The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said that monies in dormant accounts in banks are susceptible to fraud. He said this on Tuesday at the end of the 296th meeting of the Monetary[Read More…]
Increasing transaction volumes of non-bank financial firms threatens system stability, Cardoso Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has said that increasing transaction volumes of non-bank financial institutions threatens the stability of Africa’s financial system. Cardoso revealed this on Monday while addressing the College of Supervisors[Read More…]
World Bank to CBN: Interest rate hikes may not effectively combat inflation The World Bank has said that there is a possibility the monetary policy tightening by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would not rein inflation. In its global economic prospects report released on Wednesday, the Bretton Woods institution[Read More…]
Court orders interim forfeiture of 3 posh Abuja properties valued at N11.14bn link to Emefiele Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of properties valued about N11.14 billion linked to the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank[Read More…]
CBN sacks 200 workers amid hardship The Central Bank of Nigeria has reportedly sacked 200 of its workers amidst the prevailing economic hardship faced by Nigerians. A senior member of staff who preferred anonymity at the Apex bank, confirmed this development to the press on Friday night. “Over 200[Read More…]
Court orders interim forfeiture of N830m, $4.7m, properties linked to Emefiele The federal high court in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and other assets linked to Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Economic and[Read More…]
