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March 05, (THEWILL) –The Central Bank of Nigeria  has appointed 16 directors, including Abdullahi Hamisu, to oversee key departments such as Monetary Policy, Trade and Exchange, Banking Supervision, Payment Systems, and Consumer Protection, among others. The appointments, which take effect...

March 02, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to maintaining a transparent and resilient financial system by strengthening regulatory compliance and risk management across the country’s financial institutions. Speaking at a high-level Mandatory...

February 23, (THEWILL) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated the Bank's commitment to strengthening economic cooperation between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Cardoso made the commitment during a...

February 20, (THEWILL) – The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the benchmark interest rate at 27.50%. At the last 298th MPC meeting held on November 25 and 26, 2024, the apex bank...

February 19, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has instructed all deposit money banks and other financial institutions to publish details of dormant accounts, including the names of account holders, account types, and branch locations, on their official...

February 18, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed bank directors with non-performing insider-related loans to step down immediately from the board. A circular signed on Monday by Adetona Adedeji, the CBN's acting director of banking supervision,...

February 14, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured the public, including depositors and other stakeholders of Keystone Bank Limited, that the financial institution remained safe, sound, and fully operational. The assurance followed Tuesday's ruling of an...

February 14, (THEWILL) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has renewed calls for deeper backward integration in the telecommunications sector, emphasising the need to localise key supply chains while expanding financial services to...

February 11, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a review of transaction fees for Automated Teller Machine (ATM) withdrawals, with the new charges set to take effect from March 1, 2025. In a circular signed by John...

February 11, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rescheduled the 299th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to February 18 and 19, 2025. THEWILL reports that the apex bank had planned the meeting for February 17...