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Explainer: How Bankers committee ruled in favour of Otudeko in unending saga with Ecobank
The latest legal tussle between Ecobank Nigeria Limited and Honeywell Group over an alleged N5 billion debt appears to have…
Airlines’ funds face no delays on FX reforms
Some foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have commenced the repatriation of the revenues from their recent ticket sales, following the reform of…
PoS charges seen slowing Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive
The recent hike in service charges for Point of Sales (PoS) transactions may increase the number of unbanked Nigerians, especially in rural areas…
Sanusi weighs in on Ecobank vs Otudeko saga
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has affirmed that the ruling of the Bankers’ Committee regarding…
First Bank Shareholders Lose N61bn Amid Otudeko, Otedola, Others Share Rift
This Is definitely not the best of time for Nigerians to trade in First Bank Nigeria (FBN)…
Court nullifies Standard Alliance’s liquidation
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted some reliefs sought by Standard Alliance Investments Limited and its shareholders Standard Alliance Insurance Plc, against the National Insurance Commission over the…
Nigeria repays last tranche of $500m Eurobond borrowed by Jonathan
Nigeria reaffirmed its commitment to meeting its debt service obligations after the government on Wednesday redeemed a $500 million…
Naira Crash: Without us exchange rate policy will not work – BDCs tell CBN
BDC operators are advocating for increased participation and involvement in the foreign exchange market to ensure the success of the new exchange rate policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On…
Nigeria’s half year direct remittances drops by 21% to $952 million – CBN
Data released by the Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed that the country received a total of $952 million as direct remittances from Nigerians abroad between January and June this year. The apex bank…
Crack In SEC Over Recruitment Exercise, Yuguda’s Many Foreign Trips
The work atmosphere at the nation’s capital market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is troubled by the frosty relationship between…
Bakers to hike bread prices by 15% on rising input costs
Owing to the recent rise in the prices of flour, sugar, and yeast on other key inputs, the Association of Master Bakers and…
Dangote gains $575 million in 1 day
Nigeria’s influential business tycoon and Africa’s second richest man, Aliko Dangote, has experienced a significant surge in wealth, gaining an estimated $575 million within the past 24 hours. This…
Ecobank Vs Otudeko: Why We Have Not Acted – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) despite maintaining silence on the latest ownership battle of FBN Holdings, is…
FMDQ Exchange-Traded Derivatives Market Goes Live
The FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited and FMDQ Clear Limited, today mark a significant milestone in the Nigerian financial markets as it goes live with the introduction of the dynamic FMDQ Exchange-Traded…
Naira falls to N800 per dollar… Lowest in 9months
Naira on Tuesday depreciated to N800 per dollar, lowest in nine months, following increased demand for the greenback at the…
BREAKING: Nigerian Equities All Share Index hit ALL TIME HIGH of 65,669.29 points
The Nigerian Exchange All Share Index closed trading on Tuesday, July 11th at 65,669.29, an all-time high in the history of the stock market. The previous high for the stock market was 15 years ago or February…
‘Why we invested in First bank’, Honeywell – Group speaks about 15% stake in FBNH
The Honeywell Group has said that its additional investment in FBN Holdings Plc is aimed at creating more value for all…
Reps direct CBN to stop social media handles requirement from bank customers
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop its directive on the addition of social media handles as part of the `Know Your Customer’ (KYC) requirement for bank customers.…
Nigeria’s 3rd richest man Mike Adenuga has lost almost half of his wealth, here’s why
Nigeria's Mike Adenuga, the CEO of Globacom and Chairman of Conoil, has seen a dramatic fall in his net worth, which…
More banks use tech to unsettle black-market forex business
More Nigerian banks are creating mobile applications (apps) or internet banking where customers can…
Forbes Index: Dangote Africa’s Richest For 12th Consecutive Year
For the 12th consecutive year, Aliko Dangote, President of the pan-African Conglomerate, the Dangote Group has emerged the richest man in Africa. This is despite economic headwinds that affected the…
How OPay is winning the fintech war in Nigeria
In a market traditionally dominated by deep-pocketed commercial banks, not many FinTechs were given a blinker of survival. However, the narrative surrounding FinTech in Nigeria has drastically changed, with…
UK Pounds sells above N1,000/£1 at black market for 5 straight days
The exchange rate between the naira and UK Pounds sold at over N1000 to £1 for the last 5 days on the black market. This is according to tracking Nairametrics tracker of black-market exchange rates over the last…
Nigeria now accounts for 33% of Africa’s gas reserves – FG
Nigeria currently accounts for 33 per cent of the total gas reserves in Africa, the Federal Government said on Monday. While disclosing this through the…