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- 27 Sept 2019
CBN Claims Anchor Borrowers Programme Created 132,260 Jobs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said 255 private and 14 state government anchors have so far participated in Anchor Borrowers’ Programme as at June, this year. This is in addition to…
- 14 Feb 2018
CBN dispenses N55bn to farmers via Anchor borrowers programme
As part of its mandate to create economic linkages between farmers and processors, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has disbursed N55 billion to more than 250,000 farmers within two years…
- 25 Mar 2022
MAAN Commends Unity Bank for Supporting Maize Farmers
Nigerian maize farmers under the auspices of Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria (MAAN), have commended Nigeria’s agric-focused lender, Unity Bank Plc for its role in facilitating the financing of…
- 18 Jan 2022
Unity Bank Partners RIFAN Mega Rice Pyramid Display, Pledges More Support for Farmers
Unity Bank Plc, Agric-focused lender, has partnered Nigerian rice farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, RIFAN to unveil a mega rice pyramid on the occasion of the National…
- 16 Nov 2025
SERAP Demands Answers over Missing N3 Trillion in CBN Account
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), “to promptly account for and explain the whereabouts of the…
- 15 Dec 2019
CBN, Banks Move to Boost Financial Inclusion
As part of efforts to enhance financial inclusion in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and banks, under the aegis of the Bankers’ Committee, have concluded plans to simplify the…
- 10 Nov 2020
Emefiele and Nigerian Youths: An Appraisal
By Jackson Ugbechie Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the leadership of Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has come under attack recently. Mr. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor Reason? The CBN applied and obtained…
- 11 Nov 2020
CBN Warns Banks against Diverting P-AADS Funds
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned banks participating in the Private-Sector-led Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme (P-AADS ) against diverting the intervention funds meant for…
- 22 Feb 2026
$214Bn Missing, Institutions Silent: Is Accountability Dead in Nigeria?
By Blaise Udunze Between 2010 and 2026, a staggering $214 billion, approximately N300 trillion in public funds, has been reported as missing, unaccounted for, diverted, unrecovered, irregularly…
- 13 Dec 2021
CBN Earmarks N41bn through Heritage Bank for Dry Season Wheat Projects’ Farming
In a bid to meet high demand amid poor production capacity of wheat, the Central Bank of Nigeria earmarked a whopping sum of N41billion, which is being disbursed by Heritage Bank Plc to farmers…
- 11 May 2022
Bank Loans to Govt Hit N16.32Trillion- CBN
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that total net credit by the Nigerian banking sector to the government increased by N2.2tn in the first quarter ended March 2022 to N16.32 trillion According to…
- 21 Jan 2022
Unity Bank Partners RIFAN, Pledges More Support for Farmers
Unity Bank Plc has partnered Nigerian rice farmers under the aegis of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) to unveil a mega rice pyramid on the occasion of the National Rice Festival and…
- 21 Oct 2025
Banks' Funding Failure: The Shocking Rot In Nigeria's Intervention Programmes
By Blaise Udunze For over a decade, the Nigerian government and its financial institutions have launched a flurry of intervention funds, all with the promise to empower industries, revive the…
- 11 Apr 2018
BOA, Suntrust Bank Ink Agreement to Provide Better Deals for Farmers
Chief Audu Ogbeh Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has described the partnership between SunTrust Ltd and the BOA as a welcome development since most commercial banks are wary to offer…
- 5 Oct 2017
CBN Asks Banks to Cough Out N50Bn in Excess Charges
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday it has recovered over N50 billion from banks in excess charges imposed on customers in the last three years, as part of its efforts to protect bank…
- 7 Oct 2021
CBN Commits over N1.3 trillion to Boost Economy
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has committed over N1.3 trillion to various intervention programmes, in order to boost the economy, in the last one and half years following the outbreak of the…
- 6 Dec 2021
Heritage Bank Sets to Expand Wheat Production with Disbursement of N14Bn to Farmers in 14 States
Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria has set up plans to disburse a whopping sum of N41billion to farmers from 14 states for the expansion of wheat production project.…
- 25 Apr 2016
Forex Scarcity Good for Nigeria- CBN
The current scarcity of foreign exchange confronting the country has been described as a good riddance for the Nigerian economy because local production of various essential goods are now being given…
- 16 Jan 2023
Heritage Bank Emerges 1st Institution to win CBN’s Best Supporting Bank with ABP Information
Heritage Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s most innovative service providers, has emerged as the first financial institution in Nigeria to win the “Best Supporting Bank with Central Bank of Nigeria’s…
- 19 Jun 2018
CACOL Accuses CBN of Misappropriating ABP’s N55Bn
Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over…
- 15 Mar 2020
Heritage Bank, GEZAWA Set to Transform Nigeria’s Agric Sector to Huge Commercial Hub
The Nigerian agricultural sector is set to witness a huge growth, as Heritage Bank Plc the lead settlement bank for Gezawa Commodity Market (GCMX) has collaborated with key stakeholders to…
- 10 Aug 2020
Heritage Bank, CBN Drive Improved Investment Outcomes & Job Creation
Heritage bank Plc in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing in Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has continued to drive improved investment…
- 24 Jan 2024
FG Earmarks N200Bn to Support MSMEs
The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated N200 billion to support Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the manufacturing sectors, aiming to generate job opportunities and foster…
- 29 Sept 2022
Unity Bank, Lagos Food Bank Partner to Donate Food Items to Lagos Community
In a massive collaborative initiative to support and promote interventions targetted to addressing hunger and malnutrition in communities, Agric lender, Unity Bank Plc and Lagos Food Bank have…
- 16 May 2017
St. Saviour’s @ 22nd Interhouse Competition Commits to Excellent Child Development
St. Saviour’s Schools, Ebute-Meta, the first primary school to teach information and communication technology (ICT) as a core-subject, has promised more programmes to achieve its vision anchored on…
- 22 Jun 2018
SEC Deepens Grassroots Financial Inclusion Campaign
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has offered an enlightenment opportunities to residents of Kwali Area Council of Abuja on the meaning and essence of financial inclusiveness, as it…
- 30 Dec 2020
USAID Partners WACOT Rice on N5b Deal to Boost Rice Production in Kebbi State
WACOT Rice Limited’s (WRL) strategy to become West Africa’s leading rice producer got a massive boost from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade and Investment Hub (WATIH). The Nigerian based subsidiary…
- 9 Apr 2016
CBN Approves 2 Super Agents to Distribute Banking Services
Mrs Tokunbo Martins, director, Banking Supervision Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the bank has approved two super agents to distribute banking services at cheaper prices.…
- 2 Jan 2013
FG to Borrow $1.15Bn to Boost Power-Maku
The Federal Government is to borrow $1.15 billion for its power reforms this year just as the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) which supervises the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP),…