Many hours after a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria named Mr. Kehinde Fatinoye and his wife were set ablaze at their residence in Abeokuta, their housemaid, who was kidnapped alongside the deceased’s son, breaks silence. The housemaid, who was spotted with officers of the Ogun state’s Police command, broke silence saying, “after attacking […]
The Central Bank of of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been issued a 72-hour ultimatum or be removed by President Muhammadu Buhari through the National Assembly. The ultimatum was issued on Friday by over 30 civil society organizations following allegations of “terrorism financing and economic crimes” leveled against the CBN governor by Nigeria’s State
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Massive protests have hit the streets of Abuja following the discovery of a suit allegedly filed by the Department of State Service (DSS) wherein it accused Mr. Godwin Emefiele of terrorism financing as well as other crimes it described as economic crimes of national security dimension. The protesters comprising Buhari Legacy Defenders, Arewa Youth Consultative
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has countered claims that its new policy limiting cash withdrawals is targeted at point-of-sales (PoS) agents in particular. Though the apex bank, on December 6, set the daily withdrawal limit at N100,000 and N500,000 for persons and organisations, respectively, it made allowances for compelling cases to withdraw up to
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TikTok users are reacting to a video of a fruit seller who rejected CBN’s newly introduced Naira notes. The fruit seller was captured in a video that went viral on Thursday, December 15 after it was posted by a TikTok user known as Mama. The fruit seller rejected the new Naira notes. Photo credit: TikTok/@dherbie10. Source: UGC The
The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the implementation of the new cash withdrawal policy slated for January 9, 2023 pending compliance with the provisions of the Act establishing the bank. The House also summoned CBN Governor Godwin Emiefele in accordance with the provisions of the Central Bank Act to
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said point-of-sale (POS) operators can get more cash for their businesses despite the new withdrawal limits announced a few days ago. The policy limits over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and businesses to N100,000 and N500,000, respectively, per week. It also limits point-of-sale (POS) and automated teller machines (ATMs) to
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Senators yesterday expressed reservation over the new Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) policy on cash withdrawals, saying it would make many businesses to collapse in the… Senators yesterday expressed reservation over the new Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) policy on cash withdrawals, saying it would make many businesses to collapse in the country. The apex bank, under
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On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced fresh cash withdrawal limits on individuals and organisations. The policy will become effective on January 9, 2023, Punch reports. The memo showed individuals will be limited to N100,000 per week in withdrawals (through over-the-counter, point-of-sale, or automated teller machines), while businesses will be
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The Lagos state Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Dr Adebayo Adams, has criticized the recent Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, policy which limited individual and organization cash withdrawal to a maximum of N100,000 and N500,000 weekly (Punch). Speaking recently in reaction to the policy, Adams declared; “How can you say
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Edward Adamu, the director of human resources as the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Also, the president on Tuesday, December 6, nominated Aisha Ndanusa Ahmad as the apex bank’s deputy governor in another department, Vanguard reports. The president’s nominations letters were read by Senate president Ahmad
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Following what the Senate described as uneven disbursement of N500 billion development fund across the six geo-political zones, it has threatened to issue arrest warrants on the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The Senate’s Adhoc committee on the issues on Wednesday, November 30, also threatened to issue an arrest warrant on the
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A group under the aegis of South-South Agenda for Tinubu/Shettima (SSAT), one of the APC/Tinubu Support Groups in the South-South has announced that their legal battle to seek judicial reprieve for the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele from office will commence this week at a Federal High Court, Abuja.
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The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has blamed the number of Nigerian students seeking foreign education for the depletion of the foreign reserves. Reports say the official foreign exchange received from crude oil sales into Nigeria’s reserves has depleted steadily from over $3 billion monthly in 2014 to zero dollars in 2022, according
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The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele has explained the features of the redesigned notes. Emefiele told State House Correspondents that it was in line with global best practices, noting that it was mandatory for the naira to be redesigned and re-issued every five to eight years. According to him, it is regrettable that
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has said that the Central BANK will restrict the amount of money individuals can redraw from their account. According to GREENBARGE REPORTERS, he said, “We will restrict the volume of cash that people can withdraw over the counter. “If you need to withdraw large
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The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to reduce the number of N500 and N1000 notes in circulation to curb inflation. The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during the Monetary Policy Committee meeting o November 22, 2022. Plans to introduce lower denomination underway The CBN helmsman was responding to questions
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently gave Nigerians less than 100 days to ‘dispose’ of the old banknotes in their possession following the announcement of the redesign of the N1000, N500, and N200 naira notes. Although the monetary policy aims to reduce the amount of money outside of the banking system and rein in inflation, the
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In response to the Central Bank of Nigeria‘s (CBN) plan to redesign and issue new naira notes from December 15, Access Bank has urged its customers to make use of its alternative channels to deposit their existing naira notes in order to beat the rush pending the circulation of new ones. In a message to customers
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Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that individuals can only deposit N5million for new accounts and N50million for old accounts in one month. CBN Director of Currency, Ahmed B. Umar,who issued the directive said that individuals will not be allowed to deposit more than N5 million if the transaction involves a new account in
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