Reps Summon Ahmed, Emefiele, Others Over Stalled Customs Project   The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Customs and Excise; Finance; Banking and Currency to invite Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali...

CBN Says Nigeria’s Payment System Attracted $500m Investments In Five Years   The Central Bank of Nigeria has said the country’s payment system attracted about $500m worth of investments between 2015 and 2020. The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking on the...

W/Bank Says 1.7bn Adults Lack Access To Financial Services           World Bank report says 1.7 billion adults worldwide are unbanked. About half of unbanked people include women poor households in rural areas or out of the workforce. Being able to access to a transaction account is a...

External Reserves Gained $2.4bn In Sept – CBN           The country’s external reserves rose by $2.4bn in September, figures obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed on Thursday. According to the CBN, the reserves which stood at $34.02bn as of the end of August rose to...

PDP Demands Immediate Resignation Of CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele         The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate resignation and prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, following the ”allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he...

N500Billion Scandal: Another Group Demands Emefiele’s Sack as CBN Governor             As Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reacts against calls for the resignation of its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, more groups have emerged demanding for his sack. The Arewa Youth Assembly, a socio-economic and socio-political group has called...