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FCMB appoints new board members
First City Monument Bank Limited has appointed Ademola Adebise and Mrs. Olufunmilayo Adedibu to its board of…
Union Bank begins recapitalisation
Union Bank of Nigeria is kicking off a recapitalisation effort to boost its financial stability.
This move…
GTB confirms hackers attempt to compromise website
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has confirmed an isolated incident involving an attempt to compromise its website…
Providus Bank pays Unity price for national dreams
Providus Bank is set to acquire Unity Bank, a financially troubled but strategically important bank, following…
Lack of BVN stalls 18% Heritage Bank’s depositors from reimbursement – NDIC
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced that 82.36% of insured deposits belonging to…
NDIC pays N5m to Heritage Bank’s depositors
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has successfully disbursed N5 million each to 82.36% of Heritage…
Union Bank Graduates Management Trainees
Union Bank of Nigeria has celebrated the graduation of its 2024 management trainees at a ceremony held at The…
New CBN circular clarifies existing rule on certificate of capital importation for…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new circular detailing the documentation required for foreign…
Why CBN Injected N700bn Bailout In Unity Bank-Providus Bank Merger
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a N700 billion financial package to support the merger between…
CBN okays Unity, Providus Banks’ merger arrangement
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the merger between Unity Bank and Providus Bank. This decision was…
Bank directors disagree with Otedola, Elumelu on FX windfall tax
The Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has expressed disagreement with the views of FBN Holdings…
UBA emerges most visited Nigerian banking website
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has been named the most visited banking website in Nigeria, with 2.36 million visits…
Banks, others shut as hunger protest holds
Banks and financial institutions in Nigeria will be closed on Thursday, August 1, 2024, due to a planned hunger…
Banks’ Recapitalisation: Foreign investors moving in — Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, announced an increase in foreign…
FCMB Group Plans N110 Billion Capital Raise with New Share Offer
FCMB Group announced plans to raise N110 billion by issuing new ordinary shares at N7.30 each on the Nigerian…
Customers besiege banks to reactivate dormant accounts
Bank customers have been visiting their banks to reactivate dormant accounts in response to new Central Bank of…
Zenith Bank Finalises Plans For N290bn Rights Issue, Public Offer
Zenith Bank Plc is set to raise a substantial N290 billion through a combined Rights Issue and Public Offer. This…
Why CBN Wants To Take Over Dormant Account Balances From Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new guidelines to manage dormant accounts and unclaimed funds in…
SEC approves extension of Fidelity Bank offer by 14 days
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allowed Fidelity Bank to extend its Public Offer and Rights Issue…
BVN Enrolments Surge by 854,267 to 62.7m in Two Months
Bank Verification Number (BVN) registrations in Nigeria have risen to 62.7 million as of July 2024, up from 61.87…
FCMB Lifts Female Entrepreneurs With Zero-Interest Loans
The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is addressing gender inequality in Nigeria’s business sector with its…
Access Bank Disburses N740b To 18m Digital Borrowers
Access Bank has disbursed N740 billion to 18 million borrowers through its digital lending services since…
Zenith Bank Retains Position as Nigeria’s Number One Bank By Tier-1 Capital for…
For the fifteenth consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has been recognized as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by…
CBN drops BDC operators in $123m sale
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) excluded Bureau De Change (BDC) operators from its latest forex sales, amounting…
Keystone Wins Retail Bank of the Year 2024 Award
Keystone Bank Limited has been recognized as the 'Retail Bank of the Year' at the Africa Industrial and…
First Bank, others join Zone decentralised payment network
First Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), and Zenith Bank have joined Zone’s decentralized payment network.
…
Access Holdings Launches N351 Billion Rights Issue
Access Holdings Plc, a top financial services group in Africa, has begun a N351 billion Rights Issue to enhance…
World Bank Appoints Dr. Ndiamé Diop as New Country Director for Nigeria
The World Bank has appointed Dr. Ndiamé Diop as the new Country Director for Nigeria, succeeding Shubham…
UBA’s GMD appointed Chairman, CIBN Body of Banks’ CEOs
Oliver Alawuba, Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been appointed Chairman…
Zenith Bank Wins Best Commercial Bank and Best Corporate Governance Awards for…
Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Commercial Bank in Nigeria for the fourth consecutive year in the World…