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- 10 Dec 2019
Experts Identify Ways to Extend the Boundaries of Financial Inclusion Strategy
Experts at the Inclusive Finance Nigeria Conference and Awards have identified the various ways the Central Bank of Nigeria can extend the boundaries of financial inclusion strategy in order to…
- 9 Dec 2025
CBN Rejigs Financial Inclusion Strategy to Boost Economic Growth
Philip Ikeazor, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Deputy Governor for Financial System Stability, said financial inclusion must remain a core priority in the nation’s economic transformation agenda,…
- 10 Jan 2019
CBN Unveils Strategy to Achieve 80% Financial Inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has unveiled the revised National Financial Inclusion Strategy designed to ensure that 80 per cent of Nigerian adults have access to financial services by 2020. The…
- 29 Nov 2022
Stakeholders Converge at the Maiden International Financial Inclusion Conference, Lead Conversations on Financial Inclusion
Nigeria, on 24th and 25th November 2022 hosted the largest convening of the global Financial Inclusion ecosystem since the launch of its National Financial Inclusion Strategy in 2012. L-R: Lai…
- 30 May 2025
Uche Uzoebo, SANEF CEO Makes Case for More Financial Inclusion Strategies Targeting Women
Leveraging digital infrastructure is key to accelerating financial inclusion, especially through a multi-stakeholder approach involving governments, fintechs, telecoms, regulators and even the…
- 15 May 2023
CBN unveils “SabiMONI” platform to promote financial literacy, inclusion
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday unveiled an e-learning platform, SabiMONI, to promote financial literacy and to deepen financial inclusion, according to a report by News Agency of Nigeria.…
- 2 Aug 2018
Inlaks Reiterates Commitment to CBN’s Financial Inclusion Strategy
Inlaks has reiterated its commitment to extend the frontier of Central Bank of Nigeria’s financial inclusion vision 2020 project in Nigeria. Femi Adeoti, MD and CEO of Inlaks, made the commitment…
- 26 May 2022
Heritage Bank Leveraging Technology to Promote Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth
In today’s world, making financial services accessible is fast becoming a key area of concern to policymakers for the well-known reason that it has far reaching economic implications. To this end,…
- 3 Jun 2021
EFInA Report says 51% of Nigerian Adults have Access to Financial Services
Efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria to drive financial inclusion across the nation is yielding result, as over 50 percent of Nigerian adults are using formal (regulated) financial services. This…
- 2 Nov 2017
Queen Maxima Pays Scheduled Visit to NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission NCC has played host to Her Majesty, Queen Maxima of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, as part of her global itinerary for advocacy on financial inclusiveness to…
- 21 Sept 2023
CBN, Partners Announce Date for Second International Financial Inclusion Conference
The second edition of the International Financial Inclusion Conference (#IFIC2023) Nigeria’s flagship Financial Inclusion event is scheduled to hold on the 5th & 6th of October 2023 at the…
- 9 Jul 2018
NAICOM to Boost Financial Inclusion with NIIDP
National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), on Monday said it has concluded plans to launch the Nigerian Insurance Industry Development Plan (NIIDP) in order to boost financial inclusion. The commission…
- 11 Oct 2019
IFINCA Sets to Honour Firms Pushing CBN’s Financial Inclusion Services
As the financial inclusion project of the Central Bank of Nigeria continued to gather steam in Nigeria and across the globe among firms, policy-makers and the media, the project is having a positive…
- 17 Apr 2015
MasterCard Partners AFI Network Regulators to Advance Financial Inclusion
MasterCard and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable a close collaboration within AFI’s Public-Private Dialogue Platform (PPD). Launched…
- 18 Oct 2022
Chief Commercial Officer of Itex, Adekunle Adebiyi Highlights Role of Fintech in Financial Inclusion
Adekunle Adebiyi, Chief Commercial Officer at Itex Integrated Services Ltd, spoke extensively on the impact of fintech and Nigeria’s financial inclusion goals, in a recent interview on popular Lagos…
- 19 Nov 2024
Tosin Eniolorunda Advocates for Women-Centric Financial Inclusion
For financial inclusion to be sustainable, especially for women, it must no longer be treated as a buzzword, charitable social activity or a checklist to be marked. L-R: Dr. Jameelah…
- 29 Nov 2024
DBN Bags Financial Inclusion Award for Dedication to MSMEs
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has been honoured with the Financial Inclusion Leadership Award for its dedication to empowering Nigerian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through…
- 14 Mar 2024
Moniepoint Reiterates Commitment to using Innovative Technology to Bridge Financial Inclusion Gap
Given the critical importance of financial inclusion to national development and building a sustainable economy, Group CEO Moniepoint Inc, Tosin Eniolorunda has reaffirmed his organization’s resolve…
- 20 Jun 2022
NAICOM License Micro Insurance Institutions to Promotes Financial Inclusion
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has explained that its reason for issuing operating licenses to micro insurance institutions was to ensure that Nigerians at the grass roots were not left…
- 8 Nov 2017
EFInA Survey Shows 58.4% Nigerian Adults Now Financially Served
By peter oluka In a bid to reduce poverty and achieve inclusive economic growth in Nigeria, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), a financial sector development organization hosted a…
- 18 Jan 2019
CBN Unveils New Policy to Capture the Unbanked
The Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled the National Financial Inclusion Strategy designed to ensure that at least 80 per cent of Nigerians have access to banking and other financial services. The…
- 26 Jun 2023
CBN, Bill Gates Partner on Financial Inclusion
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have finalised the plan to drive financial inclusion in the country. According to a statement from the apex bank, the two groups…
- 12 Jun 2020
Usoro Calls for Collaborative Effort to Achieve 95% Target for Financial Inclusion by 2024
Usoro Usoro, general manager, Mobile Financial Services, MTN Nigeria, has said that in order for the country to meet the 95% target for financial inclusion by 2024 set by the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
- 8 Jun 2022
Experts to Brainstorm on Nigeria's Financial Inclusion Initiative at Oriental News Nigeria Confab
Key stakeholders in Nigeria's financial sector would engage in a robust round table discussion on governments key policy which centers around inclusive financial system that will cover all strata of…
- 25 Jun 2025
SEC Advocates for Advanced Financial Inclusion by 2030
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has noted the need for Nigeria to harness its demographic dividend to advance financial inclusion through investments by 2030 for national survival or…
- 17 Mar 2021
SystemSpecs Makes Case for Broadband Penetration to Deepen Financial Inclusion
SystemSpecs, has supported calls by stakeholders in Nigeria’s business ecosystem for increased broadband penetration to deepen financial inclusion as a means of social and economic transformation in…
- 16 Sept 2015
ITU Tackles Financial Inclusion for 2Bn People
Almost a year after its launch, the ITU Focus Group on Digital Financial Services (DFS) for Financial Inclusion is preparing to host its global meeting to discuss how the international…
- 19 Nov 2024
Moniepoint Crowned Financial Inclusion Champion by CBN
In a move that signposts its market leadership, Africa's fastest-growing financial institution, Moniepoint has been recognized as the Financially Inclusive Fintech of the Year at the 2nd…
- 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…
- 3 Feb 2017
AfDB , AFI Sign MoU to Enhance Financial Services
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent. The…