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…]
Forex: CBN banned 4 Fintechs from onboarding new customers The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a directive to four fintech companies, directing them to stop signing up new customers pending further notice. The affected fintechs are Opay, Palmpay, Kuda bank, and Moniepoint. The four Fintechs have[Read More…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
CBN increases interest rate to 24.75% The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which benchmarks interest rates, from 22.75 percent to 24.75 percent. CBN governor, Olayemi Cardoso, made the rate adjustment announcement at a news conference on Tuesday during[Read More…]
CBN lifts FX Restrictions on Dairy Products The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the restrictions on the importation of milk and dairy products. On February 11, 2020, the CBN had added milk and dairy products to the list of items not eligible for forex. However, in a[Read More…]
CBN to hold MPC meeting March 25 and 26 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will hold its 294th monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting next week. In a statement on Wednesday, the apex bank said the meeting scheduled to be held on Monday, March 25,[Read More…]
CBN Slashes Customs Exchange Rate by 1.5% For the second time in seven days, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has slashed the exchange rate for computing Customs duties at the nation’s seaports and airports from N1,617.96/$1 to N1,593.41/$1 representing 1.5% reduction. The slash, analysts argued, was as a[Read More…]
Experts express optimism as Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Hit $34.416 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s foreign exchange reforms appear to be yielding the desired result. This is because Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves hit $34.416 billion, the highest in nine months. The previous recent highest was $34.449 billion on June 20, 2023,[Read More…]
