CBN orders BDCs to reapply for licenses, sets 6-month deadline The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators to re-apply for new licenses This was revealed on Wednesday in a revised guideline for BDC operations, signed by Haruna Mustafa, director of the Financial[Read More…]
Emefiele arraigned for printing naira notes without ‘strict approval’, pleads not guilty The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has pleaded not guilty to charges of printing N684 million notes at a rate of N18.96 billion without the proper approval. Emefiele was[Read More…]
CBN: Nigeria records $282m diaspora remittances in Q1 2024 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported $282.61 million in total direct foreign exchange (FX) remittances in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, which is a 6.28% decrease from the $301.57 million remittances recorded in Q1 2023. The data was obtained[Read More…]
CBN speaks on Inflation Rate The Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor, Olayemi Cardoso, has assured that the Monetary Policy Committee will take all necessary measures to combat and control the country’s ongoing inflationary pressures. The CBN’s hawkish stance on inflation had become obvious from the first MPC[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…]
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…]
