CBN Raises ITMO Application Fee To N10m, Restricts Banks, Fintechs From Providing Services
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the application fee for the international money transfer operators (IMTO) licence application fee from N500,000 to N10 million in the revised guidelines. The increase as contained in the revised guidelines for the operations of IMTOs, which were officially released on January 31, 2024, represents about 1,900% in 10 years. Also, the CBN banned...
Relocation: CBN Headquarters Presently Overpopulated – Cardoso
The Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, said the CBN’s planned relocation of departments and personnel to other branches was a response to the current “overpopulation” at the headquarters. Cardoso stated this in an interview with Arise Television on Monday. The CBN governor said the process was normal for any vibrant entity like a central bank. According to him, the move was to...
Salary Delay In 90 MDAs Resolved, As FG Hails Workers For Their Patience
The federal government has said all affected federal workers in about 90 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have received their January salaries. Top officials at the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHoCSF) and selected MDAs told Daily Trust that they have interacted with colleagues and their subordinates, who all confirmed that they received their salaries. They pleaded not to...
Tinubu Sacks Tukur As NFIU Boss, Appoints Bakari
President Bola Tinubu has fired Moddibo Tukur as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), naming Ms Hafsat Abubakar Bakari as his replacement. According to Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, who announced the appointment, it is subject to confirmation by the Senate. “Ms. Bakari is a lawyer and financial intelligence expert with years of experience in anti-money laundering,...
CBN Increases Customs Duty Rate To N1,605.82 Per Dollar Once More
Less than five days after it marginally reduced the Customs Exchange rate from N1515.48 to N1472.756 last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again, for the umpteenth time, increased the rate to N1605.82 per dollar. The rate, which has already been reflected on the Customs portal today, February 21st, 2024, has further dampened the hope of the despondent...
Bitcoin Sets New Record Above $71,000
Bitcoin hit a fresh record above $71,000 on Monday as demand for the cryptocurrency picks up amid optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. The unit hit a peak of $71,432 in afternoon Asian business, according to Bloomberg data, meaning it has advanced almost 70 percent this year. The rally was helped by news that Britain’s Financial...
Otti Orders Withdrawal Tax Suit Against MOUAU
The Abia State government has promised to withdraw the suit it instituted against the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU, over alleged non-remittance of Pay As You Earn, PAYE, tax, to the state. The state Board of Internal Revenue, BIR, had two years ago, filed a suit against the University over alleged unremitted PAYE tax. Governor Alex Otti, who pledged...
Court Declines Binance Executive’s Bail Application, Cites Flight Risk
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a bail application filed by the detained Executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, saying he could be a flight risk. The court presided over just Justice Emeka Nwite held that Gambaryan is likely to jump bail if bail is granted to him. Another executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is a regional...
Zamfara Moves Away From N7,000 Minimum Wage, Now Pays N30,000
The Zamfara State Government has commenced the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to workers in the North-Western state. This followed a meeting the state governor, Dauda Lawal, held with the leadership of labour unions where he pledged to commence the payment of the minimum wage in June. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said...
ECOWAS Nations Set To Launch Single Currency ECO
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have advanced plans to launch the single currency initiative, known as the ECO. This initiative envisioned to propel economic growth and development throughout the West African sub-region, received Nigeria’s endorsement. The single currency is part of the features in the three-in-one Identity cards planned by...
