Diaspora Remittances: ABCON Advocates Measures To Counter Cryptocurrencies       Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce measures that will counter the advantages of cryptocurrencies exchanges as a channel for diaspora remittances. Making this call...

Foreign Reserves Gain $620m From Remittances     After gaining $620 million from diaspora remittances in two weeks, the foreign exchange reserves jumped to $35.026 billion, a data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shown. The accretion, the highest in over a month, has been attributed...

Oil, Gas Export Revenue Dipped By $2.23bn In 2020 – NNPC       The total revenue generated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation from crude oil and gas exports plunged by 45.98 per cent last year amid the COVID-19 induced collapse in price and demand. Nigeria’s revenue from...

Currency In Circulation Hit N2.8trn In March – CBN       Currency in circulation rose by N29bn to N2.81tn as of the end of March from N2.78tn as of the end of February, the latest figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Sunday. Currency in...

CBN Plans To Strengthen Risk Management In OFIs       The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken moves to strengthen risk management in the financial services subsector categorized as Other Financial Institutions (OFIs), mainly mortgage banks, Finance Houses and micro-finance banks. The move is aimed at taking...

ABCON Seeks CBN’s Approval For Training Institute       The president, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Aminu Gwadabe has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to approve the association’s proposed training institute to provide capacity for its members. He made the appeal...