Unity Bank Plc has appointed Hafiz Mohammed Bashir as the acting chairman of its Board of Directors.
Iyabo, one of the daughters of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was also appointed as a non-executive director.
The appointments followed the retirement of Aminu Babangida as chairman of the Board of Directors and Dr. Oluwafunsho Obasanjo as a non-executive director.
A notice signed by the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred agents from using Point of Sale (PoS) terminals meant for merchants to carry out cash-in and cash-out transactions.
The apex bank disclosed this in a circular announcing the Exposure Draft of the Regulatory Framework for Agent…
Barely three days after the Central Bank of Nigeria declared old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes as legal tender, Deposit Money Banks say they are beginning to run out of the old currencies.
The development led to severe hardship and pains for several bank customers seeking to…
Some experts have expressed different opinions about the impact of the collapse of the American bank, Silicon Valley Bank, on the Nigerian economy.
Regulators closed SVB Financial Group and its subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank, on Friday and seized its deposits in what is the largest US banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis and the second-largest ever.
The beginning of the end for SVB…
Deposit Money Banks have begun to ration the disbursements of old N1,000 and N500 notes to their customers amid uncertainty over whether the Central Bank of Nigeria will release the old notes in its custody.
This came about 24 hours after the CBN Governor, Godwin…
An increase in failed payment transactions in February caused a 4.83 per cent decrease in the value of cashless transactions to N37.67tn from the N39.58tn that was recorded in January 2023.
This came as the usage of epayment gateways recorded a 41.29 per cent…
Emefiele eventually gives up and says that the old naira notes are legal tender.
March 14, 2023
Exactly 10 days after the Supreme Court judgement mandating the use of old N,1000 and N500 notes as legal tender till December 31, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday bowed to pressure and officially ordered commercial banks to comply with the court verdict.
He also announced that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 would remain legal tender till the end of the…
The Lagos State Government has noted the hardship sparked by the Naira redesign policy, which has affected business and commercial activities.
There is no reason to reject the old notes, going by the Supreme Court judgement delivered on March 3, 2023.
The apex court declared…
Passengers and others are having a hard time as old notes continue to be debited.
March 13, 2023
The rejection of old notes by transport operators, fuel stations, traders, and other businesses continued over the weekend, leaving many bank customers, workers and commuters stranded in various parts of the country.
Several people found very difficult to go to their…
The closure of the United States-based Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of choice for many venture capitalists and startups, may affect Nigerian startups according to industry players.
On Wednesday, March 8, SVB surprised investors with news that it was seeking to raise $2.25bn to maintain liquidity. Within the next couple of hours, a bank run occurred after VCs advised their startups to withdraw…