CBN Freezes Eleven Bank Accounts     The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it got an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 11 bank accounts to enable it conduct investigations into suspicious activities. It disclosed this in two documents posted on its...

Despite COVID-19 Disruptions, Banks Attract N37trn Deposits         Despite the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 and the attendant lockdown, the nine months 2020 financial results of 13 commercial banks have shown that they raked in a total of N36.759 trillion as customers’ deposits. This represented an increase...

Stock Investors Gain N375bn As Market Cap Hits N20.28trn         Transactions in the equities market, on Wednesday, sustained bullish rally as the Nigerian Stock Market All-Share Index appreciated by 2.40 per cent. The market breadth closed positive with 26 gainers against seven losers. The ASI grew by 910.13...

Afreximbank Names Seven Nigerian Banks As Trade Finance Intermediaries       Seven Nigerian banks have been named Trade Finance Intermediaries of the African Export-Import Bank to enable a smoother delivery of its initiatives and credit solutions in Nigeria. A statement issued by the bank on Tuesday said the...

Eight Banks Earn N26.73bn From International Trade Transactions         Eight Nigerian banks have earned a total of N26.73bn from commissions charged on Letters of Credit issued for international trade transactions from January to September. Analysis of the third-quarter financial reports of the eight banks indicated that this...

Banks’ Income From Forex Trading Rose By 114% To N145bn         Notwithstanding the sharp depreciation of the Naira and the acute dollar shortage in the economy, income from foreign exchange trading by Nigeria’s top banks rose sharply by 110 percent, year-on-year, to N145 billion in the...