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- 28 Mar 2013
Importers to Pay N1, 500 to ADBs for e-Form 'M'
Following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), importers in Nigeria are to pay Authorised Dealer Banks (ADBs) N1,500 per declaration of electronic Form ‘’M’ (e-Form ‘M’) which replaced…
- 14 Feb 2017
Shittu Join Stakeholders at ADB Internet Conference
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications (Nigeria), is currently representing the country at an international Conference on African Internet Governance in Algiers, Algeria. The Conference, jointly…
- 1 Jun 2009
Intercontinental Bank Set to Transform SMEs
Dr Erastus Akingbola, group chief executive, Intercontinental Bank Plc has pledged to transform small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria with the $100m facility bagged from African…
- 28 Apr 2025
CBN Urges Banks to Source FX for PAPSS Settlement Through NFEM
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a comprehensive review of documentation requirements for transactions processed through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), aimed at…
- 11 Jul 2014
AfDB to Establish Resource Centre in Abuja
African Development Bank (AfDB) said it will establish a Public Private Partnership Resource Centre in Abuja to support governments’ efforts to reduce infrastructure gap in the country.…
- 5 Apr 2018
Oradian Deploys Cloud Tech for Digital Rural Banking
Oradian, a financial inclusion company, is set to build its community of visionary microfinance institutions, microfinance banks and Cooperative Societies in West Africa. Through Oradian’s toolset,…
- 25 Apr 2018
Multilateral Development Banks Present Study on Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Rapid technological progress provides a golden opportunity for emerging and developing economies to grow faster and attain higher levels of prosperity. However, some disruptive technologies could…
- 20 Oct 2017
ESET Researchers Spot DoubleLocker ‘Innovative’ Android Ransomware
https://youtu.be/odSWGPLEqt0 By peter oluka ESET researchers have spotted the first-ever ransomware misusing Android accessibility services. On top of encrypting data, it also locks the device.…
- 5 Nov 2018
Inlaks Partners Temenos to Win Core Banking Project in Cameroun
Leading system integrator in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inlaks, and banking software company, Temenos recently secured a Temenos deal in a Francophone country, Afriland First Bank Cameroon. A statement from…
- 1 Feb 2023
Nigeria Hosts Maiden Edition of Digital Economy Regional Conference
Nigeria has recorded another landmark achievement by hosting the maiden edition of the digital economic regional conference (DERC). a convergence of all the ministers of digital economy in the…
- 16 Mar 2023
Nigeria Unveils $618m Investment to Create Digital Skills, Jobs
Nigeria has unveiled a $618 million investment programme, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the digital, technology and creative industries targeted at job creation. Nigeria vice…
- 16 Jul 2023
Our Regulation will Not Stifle Innovation, Inuwa tells Stakeholders
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), reassured stakeholders that the agency's regulations are not intended to stifle innovation but rather to…
- 25 Jun 2024
CBN Issues IMTOs Naira Access to Boost Liquidity & Diaspora Remittances
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), issued new measures to facilitate naira liquidity and raise diaspora remittances. In its latest circular, the apex bank stated that eligible International Money…
- 3 Oct 2013
FG Says Interest Rate will Crash in 18 Months
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that once the restructuring of the Development Finance Institutions is concluded, the interest rates on loans will drop within the next 18 months, as access to…
- 8 Jun 2009
Alao-Akala Commends Intercontinental Bank
Intercontinental Bank Plc has been commended by Adebayo Alao-Akala, the executive governor of Oyo State, for celebrating her customers as kings at the grand finale of the bank’s months-long…
- 1 Feb 2016
FG Asks World Bank, AfDB for $3.5Bn Emergency Loan
The federal government has asked the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) for $3.5 billion in emergency loans to fill a growing gap in its budget in the latest sign of the economic damage…
- 29 Jan 2013
NAMA Makes 24-hr Service Pledge
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has declared its intention to commence a 24-hour service in three airports in the country as from March this year. Mazi Nnamdi Udoh, managing director,…