
Senate on Thursday began debate on a bill seeking to amend the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020 to empower the Central Bank of...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed the limit on cash deposits and raised the weekly cash withdrawal limit across all channels to N500,000, up from...

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has been named Nigeria’s Best SME Focused Bank for 2025 by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). The award...

By Blaise Udunze The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 303rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting arrived at a time of unprecedented tension within the Nigerian economy....

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed significant progress in the ongoing bank recapitalisation programme, with Governor Olayemi Cardoso announcing that sixteen banks have already met...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working on a policy that would impose a five-year ban on ‘serial dud cheque issuers’. Under the proposed penalty clause...

By Lukman Otunuga, Manager, Market Analyst, FXTM Despite the shortened holiday week, November could end with a bang due to a lineup of high-impact events. ...

By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s financial system is flashing red, and not because of a scarcity of money. Ironically, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the...

By Blaise Udunze The Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to take full control of government securities issuance has been described by some as a bold move...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “to promptly account for and explain the...