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MTN posts N359bn profit in 2022, highest in 5 years
MTN Nigeria has reported its highest profit after tax deductions in five years amounting to N359 billion in 2022, a 20.2 percent increase from N299 billion in 2021, on the back of accelerated network investment…
Why CBN shouldn’t extend naira swap deadline – Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, asked the Central Bank of Nigeria not to grant a further extension after February 10 deadline for naira swap. This, he said,…
CBN Uncovers N4m Fraud By Commercial Bank In Ogun
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has uncovered N4 million of the newly introduced naira notes mismanaged by a commercial bank in Ogun State. The apex bank vowed to sanction the bank and any other found…
International rating agency downgrades nine Nigerian banks
An international rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service, has downgraded nine Nigerian banks following its downward review of Nigeria’s rating last week. The downgraded banks include: Access Bank Plc, Zenith…
U.S. crypto promoter jailed 60 months for multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 31, 2023 U.S. Promoter of Foreign Cryptocurrency Companies Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for His Role in Multi-Million Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme…
Lagos assembly kicks against new notes, wants deadline moved to July
The Lagos State House of Assembly has described the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) cashless policy as ill-timed, obnoxious and anti-people. According to the lawmakers, the naira redesign policy of the…
Cash squeeze intensifies, stalls business transactions
Tension over scarcity of cash has worsened across the country,…
Naira Redesign: No One’ll Lose Money After Feb 10 –Emefiele
…says old notes not legal tender after deadline but’ll still be accepted by CBN only…uncovers mismanagement of N4m by commercial bank in Ogun The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin…
Emefiele an enemy of democracy, must be caged – Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of New Media for the APC presidential campaign council, has once again brought down the hammer on Godwin Emefiele. In a statement issued on Tuesday morning, Fani-Kayode described…
New Notes: We Are Disappointed In Banks – Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele says he is disappointed with the way things, noting that new naira notes are being used at parties. He said this showed that commercial banks had…
NNPC takes over Addax Petroleum assets
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has taken over Addax Petroleum’s production sharing contract (PSC) assets. Addax is owned by Sinopec, a state-owned Chinese firm. Mele Kyari, group…
BREAKING: Banks will accept old naira notes after deadline, says Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
BREAKING: Finally, Emefiele appears before reps over naira redesign policy
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is currently before the house of representatives ad hoc committee on the currency redesign and naira swap policy. The CBN governor had…
Bank branches receive N30 million each of new naira notes daily – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Bauchi says it allocates N30 million new naira notes daily to each branch of commercial banks in the state to increase customers’ access to the new notes. CBN…
FG may spend N4.65 trillion to service CBN overdraft this year
Unless the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) makes a U-turn on its…
Elon Musk’s Starlink now active in Nigeria — first in Africa
Starlink, a satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, is now…
Nigerians Imported N1.8trn Of US-Used Vehicles In 6 Years
As Nigeria continues to exist without a law guiding the automotive sector to attract investors and enable citizens to purchase new cars with ease and affordable prices, data from the National Bureau of…
Imota Rice Mill To Trade On Lagos Commodities & Futures Exchange
This newly commissioned Imota Rice…
FG Investigates Two Banks Over Data Breach
The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau has opened an investigation into allegations of data breach by two Nigeria Banks. A statement by the Bureau on Monday said the investigations were triggered by…
Nigeria’s Eurobonds Fall After Moody’s Downgrade
Nigeria’s Eurobonds fell on Monday after Moody’s, the international rating agency, downgraded the country’s long-term foreign currency and local-currency issuer ratings on low revenue and high debt…
Cashless Policy Can Stop Illicit Election Financing – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the cashless policy in Nigeria curb illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds when effectively operated. He stated this on Monday at the…
UBA appoints first female CEO for Africa operations
The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s global…
PoS Operators Hike Charges Amid Naira Notes Scarcity
Despite the extension of the deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Sunday, scarcity of the new naira notes worsened yesterday as Nigerians were unable to get cash from counters in banks in many parts…