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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines, Women Politics
Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
y Emma Ujah, Abuja bureau Chief ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, accused the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, of poor managerial ability, saying he was largely responsible for the N5.67 trillion contingent liabilities of distressed banks, bought up by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, to save […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria has barred commercial banks from holding any part of their funds in United State dollars as it steps up efforts to reduce pressure on the naira. The CBN, in a circulated dated December 17, 2014, ordered the banks to stop keeping one per cent […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Monday, December 8th, 2014
BY BLAISE UDUNZE The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn N300 billion from the banking system to support the naira, which has been hit by falling oil prices. The development made the overnight rate to spike to 30 per cent on Friday, up from 12 per cent last week. This was as overnight lending […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Friday, October 31st, 2014
L–R: Vice-President Namadi Sambo; President Goodluck Jonathan and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, at the Presidential Villa… on Thursday The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Thursday visited President Goodluck Jonathan in Aso Rock and allegedly apologised to his host for all his actions and inactions that strained their relationship. The relationship […]
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Boko Haram, CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Friday, September 19th, 2014
WHEN the Australian negotiator, Dr Stephen Davis, alleged that an unnamed top official of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was among the sponsors of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria many people took his words with a pinch of salt as he had also named a former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt Gen […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Thursday, July 10th, 2014
• Rejects panel’s proposal to stop fuel subsidy • Wants speedy passage of PIB • Mark blames executive, legislature for graft IT is not true that $49.8 billion oil money is missing from the Federation Account as alleged by a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Senate declared […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Thursday, June 19th, 2014
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Wednesday began the reorganisation of the institution with the redeployment of the deputy governors of the bank. The development was confirmed in a statement issued by Mr. Isaac Okoroafor of the Corporate Communications Department of the CBN. The statement stated that with the […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday said 80 per cent of Nigerian youths are still unemployed. This is despite repeated figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics stating that the Nigerian economy had been creating millions of jobs in the past years. Only last week, the NBS announced that the economy created about […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
PoS terminals and ATMs | credits: File copy The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Deposit Money Banks to henceforth destroy Automated Teller Machine cards trapped in their ATM terminals. The CBN also gave banks 24 hours to reverse debit entries arising from failed transaction attributable to system-related issues. The directives were contained in a […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
Mallam Lamido Sanusi The All Progressives Congress advertorial on page 20 of The PUNCH of Monday, April 7, 2014, is highly commendable. Nigerians should not keep silent on issues directly or indirectly affecting us. We should clearly express our views and demand our rights. We should not fold our arms and watch as the so-called […]
