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2015: History Beckons On Buhari To Step Forward
By Joe Igbokwe I am writing this article in my capacity as Joe Igbokwe, I am writing this piece as…
Naira’s Value Further Nosedives To N173 Per Dollar
Nigeria’s naira closed at a new low of 173.20 against the dollar on Monday, down 1.21 percent in volatile trades,…
Aregbesola seeks approval of N2bn loan
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has sought for the approval of the State House of Assembly to access N2 billion…
Jonathan’s Rising Profile
By Ben Nanaghan For those who are averse to anything good about President Goodluck Jonathan, for those who openly sponsor…
SERAP sues CBN for shielding Boko Haram sponsors
A human rights group in Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
CBN to strengthen banks through policies, regulations
The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said on Sunday that the apex bank would continue to make policies that…
2015: Elections will not deplete our finances – Emefiele
The governor of the Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the 2015 general elections would not deplete the…
CBN lists challenges to electronic payment system
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has named weak risk management framework and security issues among the major challenges affecting…
CBN Governor’s 100 Days In Office
Having spent his first one hundred days in office, Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Cental Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has…
Lawmaker wants CBN to reverse N65 ATM charge
Mr Kamil Oyedele, Chairman of Osun state House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, on Wednesday urged the Central…
NACCIMA faults CBN high lending rates
Henry Ojelu The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA has said that the continued retention…
CBN Funding Of Boko Haram
Allegations by Stephen Davis, an Australian hostage negotiator, that Boko Haram is being funded by prominent politicians via the Central…
NATCOMS blasts CBN for charges on ATM withdrawals
National Association of Telecom Subscribers (NATCOMS) has labelled the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) charges on Automated Teller Machine…
CBN Lauds Glo Mobile Money Agent Network
Henry Ojelu The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has commended the launch of the first…
CBN disburses N237bn to 313 agric projects
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it had disbursed N237 billion to 313 projects under the Commercial Agriculture Credit…
Union, Sterling bag CBN’s agriculture awards
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday has rewarded Union Bank of Nigeria for…
FG to establish development finance institution – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday in Abuja said the Federal Government would establish a wholesale Development Finance Institution (DFI) to…
CBN’s Negative Policy
The announcement last week of a planned re-introduction of N65 charge on Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, by the Central Bank…
CBN reintroduces charges on ATM cards
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said that Automated Teller Machines (ATM) withdrawals would attract N65 per transaction to cover…
FG targets 5000mw of electricity, 370m gas by Dec
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to boost gas supply nationwide by 370 million metric cubic feet per day (mcf/d)…
Sanusi Withdraws Law Suit Against Jonathan
The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Lamido Sanusi, has dropped the suit…
Robbers Kill 4 Policemen, Others
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Armed robbers on Tuesday attacked a bullion van conveying money from Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area…
Tackling The Threat Of Cyber Crime In Nigeria
A fortnight ago, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, deputy governor, Financial Systems Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria, said 2.4 per cent of…
Cashless policy: CBN gives 1year waiver on withdrawal charges
The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted one year withdrawal waiver charges on individual and corporate accounts in the remaining…
CBN ups Bureau De Change’s capital requirement to N35m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, said it has increased the minimum capital requirement for Bureaux de Change…
Sanusi: Court fixes July 4 for hearing
The National Industrial Court on Friday fixed 4 July, for hearing in the suit filed by the former CBN Governor,…
CBN gets N392.77m as fines from six banks
Six commercial banks paid N392.77 million in fines to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2013 for contravening various…
NNPC, CBN pay salaries that enable workers compete with multinationals – Egbule
Salaries paid to workers in NNPC and CBN are to enable them to compete with their multinational counterparts. Chairman, National…
Stop Hawking Of New Naira Notes
In Nigeria, hawking of new naira notes along major roads and at parties is becoming a common phenomenon. It is…
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Jonathan’s Approval Rating Poor, says Fashola
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State granted TheNEWS editors an exclusive interview. He seized the opportunity to speak on…