The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately freeze the accounts and assets of individuals and companies designated for terrorism and terrorism financing following fresh sanctions imposed by Nigerian and United States authorities. The directive was contained in a circular dated June 24, 2...
•Terrorists The federal government yesterday directed financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to maintain full compliance with sanctions obligations by freezing the assets of terrorists financiers. The directive came against the backdrop of sanctions imposed on a Nigerian financier of ISIS, along with his...
Despite years of implementing cashless policy with the promotion of electronic payments, Nigerians continue to hold a significant amount of money outside the banking system. Latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that currency outside banks rose to N5.19 trillion in May 2026, underscoring the persistent dominance of cash ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered banks, fintechs, and other payment service providers to disclose their ultimate beneficial owners. The regulatory measures were contained in a circular dated June 15, 2026, and signed by CBN’s Director, Payments System Supervision Department, Dr. Rakiya Yusuf. Addressed to Deposit Money Banks, Micr...
•CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks, fintech firms, mobile money operators and other payment service providers to store all payment transaction data generated within Nigeria on local servers. It set January 1, 2027 timeline for compliance. The directive is part of a broader regulatory push to stre...
•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State Major markets, banks and business premises in Onitsha, Anambra State, recorded low commercial activity today despite repeated warnings by Governor Chukwuma Soludo against compliance with the sit-at-home order. A visit to key markets, including Onitsha Main Market, Ochanja Market, Marine Modern Market,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has set a N100m penalty for banks that process foreign exchange transactions without adequate documentation as part of a sweeping compliance regime unveiled in its newly released Foreign Exchange Manual. Under the offences and sanctions section of the fourth edition of the manual, the apex bank stated, “Authorised d...
The Association of Lawyers with Disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN) on Friday called on regulators, financial institutions, fintech companies, government agencies, and OPDs to intensify collaboration toward building an inclusive financial ecosystem that leaves no one behind. They specifically urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to prevail on commerc...
•CBN headquarters, Abuja Thirty-four banks have met the new minimum capital threshold eight days to the deadline for banking recapitalisation. A provisional list reviewed yesterday showed that all the major banks with international banking licences, which control more than 70 per cent of the industry and most national banks have scaled the rec...
•Naira notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed commercial banks to block loan defaulters, particularly large-ticket borrowers, from accessing new credit facilities within the banking system. A large-ticket obligor refers to an individual or company that owes a substantial amount of money to a financial institution, reports Vangu...
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