Banks Borrowed N11.01trn From CBN In 2022   Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Merchant Banks borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) discount window known as the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) dropped to N11.01trillion in 2022, representing a decline of 15 per cent from N13.01...

CBN Moves To Curb $580m Yearly Cassava By-product Imports       Despite being the world’s largest producer of cassava, Nigeria imports over $580 million worth of cassava by-products annually. To keep this money from leaving Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered to extend funds and...

CBN To Sanction BDCs, Banks Rejecting Lower Dollar Bills       Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and authorised Bureau De Change (BDC) operators who reject old and lower denomination of the United States dollar bills will be sanctioned, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday. A circular signed...

CBN Directs Banks To Close Naira Remittances Ledgers       The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to close all ‘Naira General Ledgers’ used by the lenders to remit naira to Diaspora remittances beneficiaries. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele who gave the directive to...

2021 Economy Outlook And CBN’s Solutions         The year 2021 is literally here. Suddenly it has become the year for a magic which was initially expected for 2020, but which disappointed due, obviously, to the public health crises of COVID-19 that practically pressured all economies, including...

CBN Introduces Bills To Mop Up Surplus Funds         The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced special bills as part of an effort to absolve excess liquidity and deepen the financial market, saying the move will avail it with an additional liquidity management tool. The circular...