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CBN makes first FOREX intervention for 2019 worth $210m

CBN makes first FOREX intervention for 2019 worth $210m

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday made its first intervention in the inter-bank sector of the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market for 2019 with a sum of 210 million dollars. U.S. stocks rises as dollar slips The CBN Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said the wholesale sector of the market received 100 million dollars, […]

BANKING INDUSTRY: Top 10 landmark developments of 2018

BANKING INDUSTRY: Top 10 landmark developments of 2018

The MTN saga shook the banking industry like a storm. In August 2018 the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced sanction of N5.87 billion on four banks namely Standard Chartered Bank Limited, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc  and Citi Bank Nigeria Limited. The banks were accused of authorising remittances of foreign exchange with irregular Certificates of Capital Importation, CCI, issued on behalf of some offshore investors of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited. The CBN, therefore, asked the managements of the banks and MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to immediately refund $8.1 billion illegally repatriated by the company to the coffers of the apex bank.

CBN injects $210m into foreign exchange market

CBN injects $210m into foreign exchange market

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has injected 210 million dollars into the various segments of the market to sustain its intervention in the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Market.

Agreement with MTN ends legal case, resolves dispute, says CBN

Agreement with MTN ends legal case, resolves dispute, says CBN

Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said that an agreement reached with MTN over allegations that the South African company illegally repatriated $8.1 billion would end legal proceedings and means the matter has been resolved, it said in a statement.