Tag: banks
Banks are defying a court order to illegally collect stamp duties from customers
April 21, 2016 the court of appeal Lagos division under the lordship of Justice Ibrahim Saulawa and four other Justices ...
We didn’t collude with banks to prevent remittance of funds into the TSA – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied the report that it was aware that some banks did not remit ...
How corrupt officials are diverting loots to accounts without BVN – EFCC
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had said some banks are aiding corrupt officials to ...
Reps have not directed banks to unfreeze Jonathan’s accounts – Gbajabiamila
Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said the lower chamber has not ordered banks to unblock ...
TSA breach: FG files notice to withdraw suit against 7 commercial banks
The Federal Government on Tuesday filed a notice to withdraw its suit against seven commercial banks for not remitting $793.2 ...
N31 million ransom for Igbonla six, $793.2 million illegal cash in banks | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
1.2 million – The National Examination Council (NECO) said out of the 7,410,030 candidates that sat for the Senior School ...
Visa and leading banks bring mobile payments to Nigeria
Global payments leader Visa has launched mVisa, its innovative mobile payment service, in Nigeria. The solution is being rolled out ...
9Mobile and Banks: Should we be worried about our money?
by Alexander O. Onukwue N541bn: That was the amount owed by Etisalat Nigeria to ten commercial banks who were involved ...
Recover N536bn unremitted funds within 7 days, Senate orders CBN
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria to recover monies collected by banks on behalf of Nigeria ...
Robbers loot 3 banks, kill 4 policemen in Osun
Armed Robbers on Tuesday attacked three commercial banks and killed four policemen in Iwo, Osun State, Punch reports. The robbers reportedly ...
Banks involved in transfer of stolen funds should be made to face consequences – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the prosecution of international banking institutions aiding the laundering of stolen funds from ...
I am confident presidency will sign 2017 budget soon – Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said Nigerians should not be apprehensive whether the Presidency will sign the 2017 budget or ...
BREAKING: 3 Nigerian banks set to take over Etisalat over N541.8bn loan
by Dolapo Adelana Three Nigerian banks are set to take over telecommunications firm, Etisalat over its failure to pay a ...
I am not indebted to any commercial bank – Stella Oduah
by Azeez Adeniyi Senator Stella Oduah has said allegations that she is indebted to some commercial banks are untrue. A ...
‘Muslim Brotherhood’ planning massive attacks on banks, prisons, FG raises alarm
The Federal Government on Friday raised an alarm that the Muslim Brotherhood, an affiliate to Boko Haram is planning to ...
Opinion: Can Finweb become the jet engine for small businesses in Nigeria?
by Ade Olabode If you’re a small business data junkie, then chances are you’ve heard of finweb. For the uninitiated, ...
Cheta Nwanze: Nigerian banks should be held for murder
by Cheta Nwanze This tweet, a few months ago, brought home to me, just how horrible Nigerian banks, and/or their ...
Oil importers, banks defrauded the govt – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said oil importers colluded with banks over the years to defraud the government. Buhari said this ...
Opinion: What’s behind Africa’s growing love for digital finance?
by Calvin Ebun-Amu 2007, Kenya’s dominant cellular provider, Safaricom, launched M-Pesa. The service allowed users to send and receive digital ...
Sanusi replies Falana, says he is ready for probe
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi says he is ready for his time as head ...
Magu confirms EFCC is investigating Patience Jonathan
The Chairman of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed that the anti-graft agency is investigating former first ...
#30Days30Voices: ‘For days now, the economic situation has worsened’
In recent months several financial institutions have been in the news for either laying off workers or having financial difficulties. ...
5 ways Nigeria can get out of economic recession, according to Dr. Olisa Agbakoba
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has proffered expert ...
Opinion: 6 success factors for state government’s TSA implementation
By Jubril Gawat Top on the 22 stringent conditions dished out by the Federal Government, which the 36 states must ...
We’ll soon go after banks, MDs – EFCC boss, Magu
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Friday, expressed his resolve to fight the war against ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five news stories to monitor today. 1) Ex-militants say Jonathan’s associates behind militancy The Movement for ...
CBN does a turnaround, allows all banks to be primary forex dealers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is believed to have thrown the door open for all banks in the country ...
Six banks given 14-day ultimatum to recall sacked workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress has issued a 14-day ultimatum to banks to recall all workers who have been sacked in ...
Reno Omokri: Buhari’s potty trained minister, Chris Ngige
By Reno Omokri Psychologists say that when you spend time with a person who has a strong and dominant personality, ...
