UK recognises Nigeria's classification of IPOB as a terrorist organisationNERC approves electricity tariff hike for DisCosIt is "becoming a drug trafficking transit and consumption hub" | CBN asks banks to…
Nigeria has a serious debt problem. It is such a pervasive problem that families will not invest in the businesses of their family members, banks refuse to give loans without…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the establishment of treasury single account and the biometric verification number (BVN) saves Nigeria N24.7 billion monthly. Buhari said this at the National Information Technology Development Agency…
A court order was given of which the deadline is tomorrow and, banks have been gripped with anxiety over fear of a major liquidity crisis. Let's go back a little: Justice…
Over the weekend, the Attorney General of the Federation got a court order to seize all monies in accounts without BVN within 14 days. Senior Special Assistant to the President…
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said Nigerians in diaspora should be given more time to obtain the bank verification number. Background: Justice…
From the papers this morning - a tracklist. No negotiation, until full payment of N2.1bn | LAUTECH ASUU says - YNaija Court flooded with ’17 suits’ over EFCC chairman Magu…
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had said some banks are aiding corrupt officials to run accounts without Bank Verification Numbers. Magu said this on…
The Plateau government has removed 579 workers from its payroll. Disclosing this on Monday in Jos, during the state’s monthly briefing, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Muhammad Nazif,…
by Cheta Nwanze This tweet, a few months ago, brought home to me, just how horrible Nigerian banks, and/or their staff, could be. Bank account details, are pieces of information…
Because I know my readers very well, the expectation would most likely be that today, I will go after the PADDINGtons in the House of Representatives. But like my brother,…
If you have a savings account in any Nigerian bank, then the Central Bank of Nigeria just gave you the option to receive and deposit cheques directly into your account.…
The federal government, on Tuesday, set out stringent fiscal conditions for states before they can access a conditional Budget Support Facility which is aimed at providing financial support to any…
Sokoto state government has instructed all workers to submit their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) before they would be paid salaries for the month of April. Imam Imam, spokesperson for Governor…
DSS invasion Of Ekiti Assembly to be investigated - Senate. Leadership Why protesting women were flogged in Delta. Vanguard APC says Wike is responsible for Rivers killings. Punch Court tells…
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike has informed the state's civil servants not to expect salaries, if they fail to confirm their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN). Wike, on Thursday, said the directive,…
About 23,306 names ghost workers have been discovered to be on the payroll of the Federal Government of Nigeria, in a well orchestrated salary payment scam. The fraudulent discovery was…
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce says the proposed ban on the use of Nigerian ATM cards abroad, will adversely affect average Nigerians, who have come to depend on it for various modes…
So if you still done yours, you should now. The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that there is no going back on the October 31 deadline for bank customers…
While Nigerians at home get to do their BVN registration free of charge, same cannot be said for those abroad. Nigerians in Diaspora, particularly in London, United Kingdom, have expressed…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, has extended the registration for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) till October 31, 2015. The BVN enrollment was earlier billed to expire on Tuesday, 30th June, 2015,…