The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a new policy on over-the-counter withdrawals, effective 9th January, next year. The apex bank has mandated deposit money banks and other financial institutions to ensure that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed N100,000 and N500,000, respectively per week. The revised cash withdrawal limits, contained in a circular …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it followed due process in the policy to redesign some Naira notes. This is in apparent response to Friday’s comment by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmad that her ministry was not aware of the policy. The CBN said the policy is indeed 12 years due. CBN’s …

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its move to redesign the N200, N500 and N1, 000 banknotes. In a statement in Abuja on Thursday by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, CNPP said: “Only politicians who intended to buy votes” and other equally ill-motivated elements would criticise CBN’s action. The …

Three existing Nigerian currency notes – N200, N500 and N1,000 – will cease to be legal tender from 31st January next year, that is 98 days away. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced on Wednesday that Nigerians and others in possession of the notes should return them the banks, in place of the redesigned notes. According to the CBN Governor, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a calendar of events to reflect on and mark the first anniversary of the introduction of the eNaira, the first digital currency by any Central Bank in Africa. The digital currency, eNaira was unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, 25 October 2021. according to a statement by CBN’s Director of Corporate …

In the last five months, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected $7.6 billion into the economy to stabilise the value of the naira. CBN’s banking regulator’s monthly economic reports on foreign exchange market developments state that the regulator intervened in the markets with $1.65 billion in January, $1.39 billion in February and $1.82 billion in March, while the injection …

Nigeria’s oil revenue dipped by 28.3 percent between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In its economic report for the first quarter of 2022, the CBN said the country generated N799.1 billion from oil sector in Q1 2022., as against N1.11 trillion in Q4 2021. …

Forbes Africa has listed the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele and the founder of Krystal Digital Solutions Limited, Mr Temitope Ogunsemo in its Africa: Undiscovered Series (Nigeria version). In the Forbes’ Report on Nigeria made available on Friday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the world-renowned publication said the Undiscovered Series was part of an …