Currency in Circulation Falls 2.6tn to 2.59tn in Five Months The total amount of currency-in-circulation in the country dropped from N2.6tn (N2,603,266m) as of the end of June 2023 to N2.59tn (N2,595,761m) as of the end of July 2023. This is the first time the figure...

Crypto Transactions: CBN Slams Fidelity, FCMB, Four Other Banks N1.31bn Fine The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has penalized six banks for N1.314 billion for alleged non-compliance with cryptocurrency account regulations. The banks include Stanbic IBTC, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Access Bank, Wema Bank,...

Currency In Circulation Drops By N10bn       Currency in circulation dropped by N10bn from N2.81tn as of the end of March to N2.8tn as of the end of April, latest statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Monday. According to figures from the CBN, the...

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...

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 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...