Development Bank of Nigeria Announced as Partner for the Africa Social Impact Summit 2024
July 3, 2024
FX reforms paying off as overseas remittances swell by over 400% says CBN On Thursday, the apex bank said overseas remittances into the country rose to $1.3 billion in February compared to $300 million in the preceding month. The bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali,[Read More…]
CBN to sanction Microfinance banks over late submission of monthly returns The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to sanction development finance institutions, primary mortgage banks, and microfinance banks regarding the timely submission of their statutory monthly returns through the Financial Institutions Returns Automation (FinA) application. The Apex Bank gave[Read More…]
CBN slashes Customs FX duty rate by 5.3% as naira stabilies The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has further slashed the exchange rate for computing Customs duties at the nation’s seaports by 5.3 percent following the stability in the exchange rate of naira to the dollar. The Customs FX duty[Read More…]
CBN stops dollar cash for BTA/PTA over Naira Devaluation The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will no longer allow cash for Business Travel Allowance (BTA) and Personal Travel Allowance (PTA). The Apex bank said all such allowances are to be issued in cards. [Read More…]
CBN targets 21.4 per cent inflation, says naira is undervalued The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on said is aiming at an inflation rate of 21.4 per cent this year compared with 28.92 per cent in December. Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Yemi Cardoso who was speaking[Read More…]
CBN to sanction FX market regulations for Gross Violations The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, said it found grave infractions, gross abuse and significant non-compliance with market regulations by operators in the foreign exchange segment. As a result, the apex bank vowed it would punish those responsible[Read More…]
CBN appoints new executive officials for Union, Keystone, Polaris Bank The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a new appointment of executive officers for Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris banks following the dissolution of the board of the banks on Wednesday. The acting director of Corporate Communication, Sidi-Ali Hakama,[Read More…]
CBN sacks boards, mgts of Union, Keystone, Polaris Banks The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has dissolved the board and management of Union Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank. According to statement by the CBN Ag. Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi-Ali, uissued in Abuja last night, “this[Read More…]
CBN Restrains Cash Withdrawals, Cheques For Crypto Bank Accounts The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said, there would be no cash withdrawals on accounts that are linked to virtual assets. This is coming after lifting restrictions on banks operating accounts for virtual assets as cryptocurrencies. According to the guideline[Read More…]
CBN to Tackle Inflation, Exchange Rate Problems Next Year The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that it will tackle the rising inflation and exchange rates issues by next year. It also projected less revenue from oil exports in the fiscal year , just as it declared[Read More…]