Cardoso Assures on Banks’ Stability, Says MPC Decisions Target Increased Purchasing Power The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its 294th meeting held on Monday and Tuesday reviewed recent economic and financial developments in the country. In a communique issued...

Act Fast on Recapitalisation – CBN Tells Banks The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country to act fast on the increase of their capital base in order to strengthen the financial system against potential risks. This was...

MPC: Experts Fear Another Hike in Interest Rates With the hawkish stance taken by the majority of the Monetary Policy Committee members at the last meeting, expectations are high that another interest rate hike will be announced after the upcoming MPC meeting. Last month, the MPC...

MPC: Experts Fear Another Hike in Interest Rates With the hawkish stance taken by the majority of the Monetary Policy Committee members at the last meeting, expectations are high that another interest rate hike will be announced after the upcoming MPC meeting. Last month, the MPC...

N30tn Ways and Means: Senate to Summons Cardoso Over Infractions The Senate Ad-hoc Committee probing how the N30tn Ways and Means loans were obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria and spent by the former President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration says it has uncovered some infractions...

No fewer than 17 out of the existing 24 Deposit Money Banks may be unable to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s capital requirement if it is increased from its current N25bn, according to a report by Ernst and Young. The new report, titled “Navigating...