CBN, NSIA To Invest N50bn In Nigeria Commodity Exchange         The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) are to invest a fresh N50 billion in the Nigerian Commodity Exchange (NCX), Abuja. The Governor of the CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this...

CBN To Fund One Million Hectare Rice Farming       Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said the CBN was targeting to fund farmers to cultivate at least one million hectares of farms in the 2020 dry season farming in the...

CBN Increases Credit For Households To N300bn           The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) to N300 billion. The facility, which is meant for households and small and medium enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, was N150 billion. The expansion of the...

We Must Discontinue Dependence On Crude Oil For Public Revenue, Forex — Emefiele         The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has reiterated the need for the country to discontinue heavy dependence on crude oil to guarantee public revenue and foreign...

House Summons Ahmed, Emefiele Over $21bn NLNG Funds, N1.2trn Proceeds         The House of Representatives, on Thursday, summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; and the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris,...

CBN Battles Recession, Raises COVID-19 Facility To N300bn       Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday said the bank would raise its COVID-19-targeted facility from N150 billion to N300 billion in order to accommodate more Nigerians in a bid to cushion the impact...