BDC operators arrested as naira sells 1,416/$

Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday reportedly arrested some Bureau De Change operators at the popular Wuse Zone 4 market on Tuesday. This came as traders also said some BDC operators resisted the arrest during a sting operation. The operatives had embarked on routine raids to sanitise the market of street […]

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FULL LIST: 16 banking transactions not affected by new CBN’s cybersecurity levy

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all banks to start charging a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country excluding 16 listed banking deals. According to a circular signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department, Chibuzo Efobi; and the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa; […]

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Value Of Real Estate Assets In Nigeria Unknown – NIESV

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has expressed concern over the inability of the government to produce the exact value of real estate assets across the country. President of NIESV,  ESV Victor Alonge, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja during an event to commemorate the 2024 International Valuation Day Celebration with […]

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EFCC grills six senior NSCDC officers over N6bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over alleged N6bn fraud. The senior officers are currently being grilled by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, Though details of the probe are still sketchy, our correspondent gathered that the NSCDC officers were […]

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FG eyes $750m W’Bank loan, mulls telecom tax

In pursuit of securing a new $750m loan from the World Bank, the Federal Government may reintroduce previously suspended telecom tax and other fiscal measures. This is according to the Stakeholder Engagement Plan for Nigeria – Accelerating Resource Mobilisation Reforms programme between Nigeria and the World Bank. A copy of the plan’s document posted on […]

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Dollar speculation: FG to ban naira from crypto trading platforms

The Federal Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to delist the naira from all peer-to-peer crypto platforms as the government steps up efforts to tackle exchange rate manipulators and dollar racketeers. The development came against the backdrop of the recent moves by the Federal Government to regulate Nigeria’s crypto market estimated at […]

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Forex: Turnover in NAFEM falls 37% to N3.47bn

The volume of dollar traded (turnover) in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM, declined month-to-month (MoM) by 37.4 percent to $3.47 billion in April 2024 from $5.54 billion in March 2024. Vanguard analysis of weekly  transactions in the market as published by FMDQ showed that turnover stood at  $836.66  million in the first week of April […]

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IRC Allocates $84.4 Million To Combat Insurgency-Induced Malnutrition In Northeast

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has allocated 84.4 million across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe to tackle malnutrition, provide economic empowerment through cash assistance, offer innovative education outreach for out-of-school children, and extend agricultural support. Country Director of IRC, Mr. Babatunde Ojei, who stated this during a town hall meeting in Yola, said the donation is […]

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No comment: Maersk declines to confirm presidency’s $600m seaport investment claim

Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P Moller-Maersk, has avoided comments on a supposed investment in Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure totalling $600 million. Last Sunday, President Bola Tinubu and the company’s Chairman, Robert Uggla, held closed-door talks on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a statement by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri […]

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Banks expand loans size by 57% to N37.2trn

Amidst tight monetary policy and economic contractions, loan portfolio of leading Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria expanded by 57 percent to N37.17 trillion in 2023 against N23.68 trillion recorded in 2022. The large credit growth was driven by Access Bank, Zenith Bank, First Bank, Guaranty Trust, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Fidelity Bank, GT Bank, Stanbic […]

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