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- 28 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…
- 23 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…
- 9 Jun 2023
DSS Arrests Emefiele, Suspended CBN Governor
Godwin Emefiele, ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Godwin Emefiele, ousted governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 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.…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…