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Nigeria: Olukorede Adenowo Appointed CEO Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria
Standard Chartered has announced the appointment of Olukorede Adenowo (K.O) as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited. According to ...
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Nigerian national blockchain policy gets government approval
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved the national policy on blockchain to help the country develop a regulatory framework to govern the adoption ...
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Nigeria: Foreign Investors Increase Position in Nigerian Bonds
With less than a 3.5% yield on US 10-year Treasury bills, foreign investors consummated some transactions around the Nigerian curve in the Eurobond ...
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Nigeria: Access Holdings gets regulatory approval to buy Angolan Bank
Nigeria’s biggest lender Access Holdings received the second of the three regulatory approvals for the deal involving its takeover of Finibanco Angola S.A., the group ...
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Nigeria: IMF cautions as eNaira transactions hit N1.4m
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has cautioned about the unforeseeable “consequences” that could be brought about by the ...
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Nigeria: Buhari’s declaration overrides new telecom tax policy – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has insisted that the proposed 5% excise duty on telecommunications services will not ...
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Nigerian fintech startup, Nomba, raises $30 million in Pre-Series B funding
Fintech startup, Nomba, has raised a $30 million Pre-Series B funding round to support the delivery of bespoke payment solutions for African businesses. ...
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Nigerians with Bank Verification Number (BVN) rises to 57m – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said that over 57 million Nigerians have Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) as of March 2023. Godwin Emefiele, ...
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Nigeria: PenCom steps up efforts at diversifying pension fund investment
The National Pension Commission, PenCom, is stepping up efforts at diversifying investments in pension fund portfolio assets. The Director-General, D-G PenCom, Mrs Aisha ...
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Nigeria: e-Naira hits 1.4m transactions
The efforts of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure an efficient payment system in the country have boosted the e-Naira initiative, ...
