CBN Clears $831m in Trapped Funds for Foreign Airlines, Confirms IATA
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has successfully cleared $831 million of foreign airlines’ trapped funds over the past year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) confirmed on Sunday. This…
SEC to Unveil Framework for Bank Recapitalisation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced its intention to release a comprehensive framework to steer the capital market through the forthcoming bank recapitalisation exercise. This initiative was revealed…
Wema Bank Targets Tier-1 Status Amid Recapitalisation Drive
Wema Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Moruf Oseni, has announced the bank’s strategic plans to retain its national licence and aim for tier-1 banking status following the fresh…
IMF Reveals 56% of Central Banks Lack National Cybersecurity Strategy for Financial Sector
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed that 56 percent of central banks or supervisory authorities in a survey of 51 countries do not have a national cyber strategy for the…
Zenith Bank Shareholders Endorse Transition to HoldCo Structure
Zenith Bank Plc shareholders have given their unanimous approval for the bank’s restructuring into a holding company. The decision was reached during a court-ordered Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on,…