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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, ...
Africa
Africa: AFEX Emerges First in Financial Times’ Ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies
AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities market player, is proud to announce it has secured first place in the Financial Times (FT) ranking of Africa’s ...
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Nigerian Banks increase lending to private sector by N1.3 trillion in March
The total amount of net loans issued to the private sector rose to N43 trillion in the first quarter of 2023 representing a ...
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Nigeria: CBN pumps N701 billion back into circulation in March 2023 to ease cash at ATMs
Nigeria’s currency in circulation rose to N1.68 trillion in March 2023, a 71.4% increase compared to N982.1 billion recorded as of the previous ...
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Nigeria: SEC blacklists six e-commerce platforms
The Securities and Exchange Commission has blacklisted six online trading platforms in its latest crackdown on illegal and unregistered firms claiming to offer ...
Global
Global: Mastercard aims to boost trust for blockchain transactions
Mastercard is teaming up with Web3 players on an on-chain identity and verification framework covering a variety of applications in payments, remittances, ticketing ...
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Nigeria: FG dumps five per cent telecom tax waiver
The Federal Government is reportedly set to proceed with its implementation of a five per cent excise duty tax on mobile telephone services, ...
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Zimbabwe: Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited Launches a Fintech Business, Old Mutual Digital Services
Financial services giant Old Mutual Zimbabwe Limited has launched its Fintech business, Old Mutual Digital Services (Private) Limited (OMDS), a subsidiary that will ...
