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14 Apr
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy, which pegs the minimum capital for commercial banks at N500 billion, is in line with current global economic dynamics.
14 Apr
Kinsmen of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Agbor Stakeholders Forum (ASF), yesterday, raised the alarm claiming relentless persecution and witch-hunt of their kin
13 Apr
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has granted N50 million bail to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, for alleged abuse of office and fraud to the tune of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion.
13 Apr
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System to deliver the new national identity card.
12 Apr
A Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee, Mr Monday Osazuwa, on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed him to collect three million dollars cash in tranches.
11 Apr
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to restrict access to foreign exchange (FX) for non-oil exporters holding domiciliary accounts. ABCON's requests come amidst a series of recent CBN actions aimed at managing Nigeria's foreign exchange market. Earlier this week, the CBN prohibited the…
11 Apr
No fewer than five firms have been linked with former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in the latest 26-count charge of alleged fraud and corruption filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
10 Apr
Again, stakeholders in Nigeria’s Organised Private Sector (OPS) have expressed grave concerns over the skyrocketing cost of doing business, saying that they fear for their survival.
10 Apr
The Association for Information and Communication Technology on Local Content (ICTLOCA) has backed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policies on foreign exchange.
8 Apr
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday remanded the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, for alleged abuse of office and fraud to the tune of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion.
8 Apr
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved daily sales of 10,000 dollars to 1,588 eligible Bureau De Change operators at the rate of N1,101 to the dollar.
8 Apr
The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is to be remanded till the next adjourned date, Thursday, April 11 when the court will give its ruling…
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