CBN Sets New Capital Base For Payment Firms       The Central Bank of Nigeria has set new capital requirements for payment firms in the country. The CBN disclosed the capital requirements in a circular on Monday titled ‘New license requirements for the payments system’. The CBN stated that...

Forex Speculators To Lose N100bn — ABCON       Foreign exchange (forex) speculators will lose over N100 billion in the next one month as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sustains massive funding for Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators. The President of the Association of Bureaux De Change...

Foreign Reserves Depreciated By $790m       Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves have depreciated by $790 million despite the rise in crude oil prices. The foreign reserves stood at $34.43 billion as at May 17 data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website showed. Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company...

Our Assets Rose To N1.86trn In 2020 - BoI       The Bank of Industry, has disclosed that despite the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall of crude oil prices, its 2020 performance showed strength and resilience. According to the bank’s chairman, Mr Aliyu Dikko,...

Investors Dump Equities Amid Anxieties Over CBN’s Rate Call         Nigerian equities closed at the weekend with a net loss of N604 billion as anxieties over the likely decisions of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on benchmark interest rate and other monetary policy tools fuelled...

Economy sustains recovery with 0.51% GDP growth in Q1 Nigeria’s economy appears to be on sustained recovery from recession as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.51% (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of 2021 (Q1’21). This marks two consecutive quarters of...