CBN Frowns as Borrowing Cost Rises, Banks Growth Decline The cost of borrowing has continued to rise, while growth in the banking industry is declining, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. In the personal statement made by the Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability Directorate, CBN,...

Banks’ Total Assets Rise By N16.65trn   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that banks’ total assets from April 2022 to April 2023 rose by N16.65 representing a 25.88 per cent adding that Industry credit also increased by N4.54 trillion during the period under...

N120bn USSD Banks Debt won’t be Cancelled - Telcos Chair  Telecommunication firms have said they will not be forgiving the N120bn Unstructured Supplementary Service Data debt banks owe them. They stated that banks must pay the debt, insisting banks would be disconnected once every effort at...

Naira Falls to 770.38/$ at Official Market The naira slumped further to the dollar after closing at 770.38/$ at the end of trading on the investor & exporter forex window on Monday. According to figures obtained from the FMDQ on Monday, the trading rates had closed...

Election Uncertainties Trigger Increase In Consumer Loans to N2.45trn   Banks increased consumer loans to N2.45 trillion in February 2023, up by 5.6 per cent from N2.32 trillion in December 2022. Financial industry experts attributed the development to an increase in demand occasioned by apprehension about the...

Banks’ Borrowings From CBN Rise By 464% To N4.95trn   Banks’ borrowings from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Standing Lending Facility (SLF) rose year-on-year (YoY) by 464 percent to N4.95 trillion in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1’23) from N877 billion in the corresponding period...