The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced that it will begin paying the first tranche of liquidation dividends to depositors of Heritage Bank before the end of April 2025. …
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Audit Report Exposes Forex Losses and Debt Pressure at Ethiopia’s Central Bank
A new audit of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has revealed serious financial troubles, including massive losses in foreign exchange dealings and gold trading, as well as rising government …
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Egypt’s Foreign Assets Rise by $1.5 Billion in One Month – Central Bank Confirms
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has announced that the country’s net foreign assets recorded a sharp increase of over US$1.5 billion in February 2025. This pushed the total to …
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RMB Engages Investors, FG on Economic Outlook During Abuja Roadshow
Leading corporate and investment banking group, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), has concluded a series of high-level engagements in Abuja as part of its West Africa investor roadshow, spotlighting Nigeria’s investment …
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Ecobank Drags Oba Otudeko, Others to Court Over FBN Holdings Shares
Ecobank Nigeria Limited has filed a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop Oba Otudeko and his associates from selling over 6.3 billion shares in FBN …
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Six Banks Pay Over N751bn in Taxes for 2024
Six Nigerian banks have paid a total of N751.796 billion in taxes to the Federal and State Governments for the 2024 financial year, which ended on December 31, 2024. This …
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FCMB Group’s digital revenues up N101.9bn in 2024
FCMB Group Plc has continued to show strong growth in its digital business as it recorded a 69.2 per cent increase in digital revenue in the 2024 financial year. This …
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced that shareholders will receive a final dividend of N7.03 per share on April 24, 2025, subject to approval. This disclosure was made …
The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from its current 27.50 per cent to encourage economic growth. …
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FG seeks fresh $10.50m W’Bank loan
Nigeria has approached the World Bank for a fresh $10.50 million loan to strengthen the Central Bank of Nigeria’s technical capacity and modernise the country’s domestic payment system. The move …