Nigeria
Nigeria: Money Market Rates Surge Amid Liquidity Squeeze Due to CRR Debits
Money market rates surged to double-digit highs this week, driven by a liquidity squeeze in the banking sector. Opening with a liquidity deficit ...
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Nigeria: Federal Government to Begin Clearing Pension Backlog Next Week – Finance Minister Edun
The Federal Government of Nigeria will begin addressing the backlog of pension payments under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) next week, according to ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Lotus Bank Achieves CBN’s Minimum Capital Requirement Ahead of New Mandate
Lotus Bank Limited, Nigeria’s pioneering non-interest bank, has confirmed it has met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) updated minimum capital requirement for ...
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Nigeria: Naira Drops to N1,690/$ as FX Market Intervention Declines
The Nigerian naira fell further against the US dollar in the autonomous foreign exchange (FX) market, reaching approximately N1,690 per dollar on Tuesday. ...
Ghana
Ghana: Bank of Ghana Directs Financial Institutions to Pause Remittance Partnerships with Taptap Send
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has instructed all financial institutions, including commercial banks, Dedicated Electronic Money Issuers, and Enhanced Payment Service Providers, to ...
Egypt
Egypt’s FRA Strengthens Policies to Boost Efficiency and Competitiveness in Insurance Sector
Mohamed Farid, Chairperson of Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), delivered the keynote address at the sixth annual Insurance and Reinsurance Forum in Sharm ...
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Nigeria’s Money Supply Surges to N108.95 Trillion
Recent data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveals a sharp year-on-year rise in the country’s broad money supply (M3), which grew ...
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Nigeria: NDIC Initiates Auction of Heritage Bank Assets to Settle Uninsured Depositors’ Claims
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has begun a nationwide auction of properties and assets belonging to the defunct Heritage Bank, in a ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FIRS Enhances Taxpayer-Friendly Approach Amid Transformative Initiatives — Chairman
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, has highlighted the agency’s commitment to a more taxpayer-friendly approach, ...
Africa
Nigerian Fintech Lendsqr Launches AI-Enhanced Loan Management Platform in Kenya
Lendsqr, a prominent Nigerian fintech specializing in advanced loan management solutions, has officially launched its platform in Kenya, marking a strategic move to ...