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Senate approves Yuguda, Cardoso, others as MPC members
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Senate to probe Buhari regime, Emefiele over N30trn loan

By Melvin Onwubuke   The senate has launched an inquiry to how N30 trillion ways and means loans was obtained and utilized by the administration of former president, Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday 20, 2024. According to The Punch, ways and means is a loan facility through which the CBN finances the government’s budget shortfalls. The […]

FX payments rose to $1.3bn in February - CBN
Banking

FX Crisis: NSA, CBN, others to target speculators

Under the leadership of the Office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Central Bank of Nigeria have joined forces to address the problems impacting the nation’s economic stability and fight foreign exchange speculation. Nairametrics stated that “the partnership is expected to involve coordinated actions with top law enforcement organizations like the Nigeria […]

Exchange rate for cargo clearance hits N1605.8/$1
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CBN slashes import duty exchange rate to N1,472/$

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revised the exchange rate utilized by the Nigeria Customs Service for calculating import duty at the country’s seaports. Import duty, or Customs duty, is a tax collected by customs authorities on behalf of the federal government from importers during the clearance of goods at the seaport. The amount paid […]

CBN, others to review 2.9tTn tax credit scheme
Business

CBN, others to review 2.9tTn tax credit scheme

Federal Inland Revenue Service, the Ministry of Works, and the Central Bank of Nigeria will convene to discuss the N2.59 trillion tax credit scheme intended for the nation’s road development and repair projects. According to The Times, the FIRS Chairman, Zacheus Adedeji, also voiced his severe displeasure of the N2.59 trillion tax credit program that […]

Tinubu signs seven bilateral agreements with Qatar
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Tinubu writes Senate for approval of five CBN directors

President Bola Tinubu sent a list of names to the Senate on Tuesday for the screening and confirmation of five nominees for Central Bank of Nigeria directors. Tinubu made a formal request in a letter to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, which was read aloud on Tuesday during the plenary session. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, […]

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CBN releases updated rules for consumer protection

The Central Bank of Nigeria released an exposure document for revised consumer protection regulations yesterday. The legislation was established, according to the central bank, because of the substantial changes in the financial sector that expose customers to new risks and challenges. “The review of the 2019 Consumer Protection Regulations was necessary to safeguard the interests […]

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NNPCL board authorizes transfer of dollar revenue to CBN

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, revealed on Thursday that the Central Bank of Nigeria has established a department to handle transactions involving the sale of crude oil by the company. The PUNCH reported that the decision to shift a sizable chunk of the company’s revenue to the central […]

Equities market investors lose N481bn as glory trend continues
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Equities market investors lose N481bn as gloomy trend continues

Equity market investors lost about N481 billion at the end of trading on Thursday due to sell-offs and declining interest. The PUNCH reported that the yield on the one-year Nigerian Treasury Bill increased to 19% on Wednesday as a result of investors in Nigeria shifting their focus to Treasury Bills during the country’s main market auction. […]

United Capital endorses CBN's stakeholder partnership
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United Capital endorses CBN’s stakeholder partnership

Asset management company, United Capital Group, has stated that it supports the Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to work with stakeholders on upcoming intervention measures. This was stated by the company in a brief message that it released after CBN Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso’s Monday interview with Arise TV. The governor of the CBN declared that participants […]

ESCAP urges urgent CBN MPC meeting to raise interest rates
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ESCAP urges urgent CBN MPC meeting to raise interest rates

The director of ESCAP Management, Esili Eigbe urged Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria to convene an urgent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in order to raise interest rates at the bank. He added that while the Central Bank’s reforms on the Forex market are a positive development, they were implemented later than necessary. Despite […]