Browsing: Central Bank of Nigeria

Nigerians may soon bid bye to dirty, torn and mutilated Naira as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered the withdrawal of the N7.9 trillion unfit banknotes in circulation, and decreed that only clean, crisp Naira notes should exchange hands henceforth.

Nigeria has privitised its Bank of Agriculture (BoA) and wants farmers to prepare for the purchase of 40 per cent shares of the new financial institution.

Zenith Bank Plc announced the appointment of Ebenezer Onyeagwu as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc continued its dominance of Nigeria’s digital financial service awards for the fourth year in a row, winning eight of 12 honours at CBN E-Payments Awards

CBN expects the economy to pick up in 2019, forecasting a GDP growth of 3%, up from 1.9 percent recorded last year, its governor Godwin Emefiele says.

Laolu Akande, spokesman to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that TraderMoni is ongoing and that 30,000 petty traders have received loans after elections

The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, continued with EFCC presenting more witnesses against him and Yusuf Gyang Pam in a N6.3 billion fraud case

Sources within the CBN has told Chronicle NG that reports that Godwin Emefiele has been sacked as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is not true.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has inaugurated a 10-member Inter-agency Campaign Finance Monitoring Group.

The new National Minimum Wage is expected to be top agenda as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presides over National Economic Council, NEC, meeting on Thursday.