New Naira Notes: CBN Denies Fresh Plot Against Tinubu, Support For GRV In Lagos

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has debunked allegations of a fresh plot against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. There have been rumours that a N500 million budget was mobilised through top CBN agents in Lagos State. The money was

CBN Orders Banks To Collect Old N500, N1,000 Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered commercial banks to collect old N500 and N1,000 notes from customer

Nigeria’s FX Reserves To Fall, CBN Plans $1.7bn Arrears Payment

Nigeria’s forex exchange reserve will fall in 2022 as the Central Bank of Nigeria plans to clear about $1.7bn in FX backlog to foreigners and FX forward contracts, the World Bank has said. The global bank stated that the nation’s reserves rose to

JUST IN: CBN Office In Benue State On Fire

CBN, Makurdi There was a fire incident at the Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benue State. A portion of the bank went in flames in the early hours of Thursday. Eyewitnesses said that they noticed the fire at the

620,000 Jobs Created As CBN Releases N44bn To CTG Sector

Over 620,000 direct and indirect jobs were created in two years as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) intervention in Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) sector. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made this disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday at a stakeholders’

First Bank Accepts CBN New Board As Adeduntan Resumes

First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Friday said its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, who was earlier removed has resumed back to his office in the same capacity. The bank also said it is cooperating with the Central Bank of Nigeria on

CBN Announces New Charges For USDD charges

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new charges for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services. The apex bank said from Tuesday customers will pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction every time they use USSD services. The charges

CBN’s Naira For Dollar Policy Takes Off

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said  its new ‘Naira for Dollar Scheme” which  takes effect today, would  provide Nigerians in the Diaspora with cheaper and more convenient ways of sending remittances to Nigeria. The policy, which gives N5 rebate for every $1

CBN Yet To Disburse N600B Manufacturing Intervention Funds

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says N600 billion out of the N1 trillion COVID-19 intervention fund for manufacturers is still awaiting disbursement. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who disclosed it at the weekend, said N400 billion has already been disbursed to beneficiaries. Emefiele,